WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Michael Burgess (R-TX-26), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02), and Susie Lee (D-NV-03) introduced the Disease X Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that will help ensure the United States works rapidly to prepare for and develop the necessary medical countermeasures to combat future… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding for eight companies, including Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems, advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. The funding is being awarded through DOE’s Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program, which Congresswoman Lori Trahan… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement that will prevent a default on the nation’s debt, which would have had catastrophic impacts on families across Massachusetts.
“A default on our debt would be disastrous for working families here in Massachusetts and across our nation. For months, House Republicans… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, advocated for and passed increased federal funding for Community Health Centers and Teaching Health Centers out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The legislation now moves to the House floor for a vote.
“Facilities like Greater Lawrence… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor criticizing Congressional inaction to prevent mass shootings. Trahan, the mother of 8 and 12-year-old daughters, delivered the floor speech pleading for Republican members to take action on gun violence, instead of waiting for another news cycle to pass.
“We’re the only country… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, sent letters to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the U.S. Department of Justice requesting further action by both parties in the investigation of the museum’s Cambodian artifact collection. The request follows Trahan’s first letter in November 2022 as well as a… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Annie Kuster (D-NH-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), and David Trone (D-MD-06) released the following statement after the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a temporary rule that extends telemedicine flexibilities… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Mayor Mike Nicholson, and City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas toured Gardner small businesses that have received federal funding through the City’s small business programs supported by federal American Rescue Plan funding.
“When I met with Gardner small business owners today, I was… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, hosted a roundtable on the CHIPS and Science Act with Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao, a senior member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office, Third District companies, and higher education institutions… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03-D) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02-R) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting information on the agency’s plan for authorizing new monoclonal antibodies and antiviral therapeutics.
The FDA recently deauthorized the last mAbs for COVID-19 and there is a lag in getting an updated version reauthorized. The… Read more »
