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Trahan Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Restore and Protect Abortion Rights

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LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined 207 of her colleagues in the House in reintroducing the Women’s Health Protection Act, critical legislation that will restore and protect the right to abortion access across the country.  “Without the protections of Roe v. Wade in place, millions of women are now counting on us to advance…

Trahan Opposes Republicans’ Legislation to Put Polluters Over People

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted against House Republicans’ top legislative priority due to provisions that would pad the profits of fossil fuel corporations by undermining environmental protections and limiting the ability of families to sue for toxic chemical spills and corporate pollution. “Republicans’ Polluters Over People Act is a…

Trahan Participates in White House Meeting on Implementation of Landmark Laws

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council (RLC), attended a meeting at the White House with key officials in the Biden-Harris Administration to discuss their effort to implement the historic laws that Democrats enacted in the 117th Congress. The meeting coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in…

Trahan Statement on the Indictment of Donald Trump

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office: “Like most Americans, I believe no one deserves special treatment or exemption from consequences if they break the law. That’s the foundation of our justice system, and today’s grand jury…

Trahan Slams Congressional Inaction to Stop School Shootings

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor criticizing Congressional inaction to prevent school shootings. Trahan, the mother of 8 and 12-year-old daughters, delivered the floor speech just 48 hours after three 9-year-old children and three faculty members were murdered in a school shooting at The Covenant School in…

ICYMI: Trahan Calls for Legislation to Strengthen College Athletes’ Rights

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), the only former Division I woman athlete in Congress and a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, participated in a hearing focused on the future of college athletics in the post-amateurism landscape. Footage of Trahan’s opening remarks and line of…

Trahan Named Co-Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis Caucus

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 WASHINGTON, DC – Last Friday, the National MS Society announced Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX-26) as Co-Chairs of the Congressional MS Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) continues to serve as the…

ICYMI: Trahan Presses TikTok CEO on Transparency and Child Protections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a hearing focused on the social media company’s national security concerns and issues protecting children and teens. During her line of questioning, Trahan pushed for the TikTok…

ICYMI: Trahan Publishes Boston Globe Op Ed Ahead of TikTok Hearing

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ICYMI: Trahan Publishes Boston Globe Op Ed Ahead of TikTok Hearing “It’s incumbent on Congress that it not become pawns in the tech wars.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, published an op ed in The Boston Globe in advance of tomorrow’s…

Trahan, Lawmakers Press Musk on Twitter’s New Paid API Access

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LOWELL, MA – Last Friday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, led a group of lawmakers in writing to Twitter CEO Elon Musk requesting information on Twitter’s planned changes to their API access and pricing model. The letter follows Twitter’s announcement of their new…