WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) this week announced the first round of funding from a $27.5 billion bridge formula program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This is the largest bridge formula program in American history, with funding that will be distributed to states and tribal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation requiring that online companies make their terms of service contracts more accessible, transparent, and understandable… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) highlighted a new report from the White House announcing a record investment to help Massachusetts’ working families afford energy costs. In total, Trahan secured $307.5 million for Massachusetts through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the historic American Rescue Plan and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as the world enters the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, with Omicron surging and cases skyrocketing, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) partnered with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to reintroduce lifesaving legislation to manufacture and… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, announced $567,400 in federal teaching health center funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. This award comes from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Haverhill leaders and community partners to highlight the historic investments in bridges and water infrastructure from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The group discussed the myriad ways the package will support infrastructure priorities in Haverhill and across the Third… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Lowell elected officials and community leaders to highlight the transformative support included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for regional transit agencies across the Commonwealth. The event focused on how agencies like the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) will be… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the nurses at St. Vincent Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new contract and end the longest nurses strike in Massachusetts’ history:
“Tonight’s vote is an historic victory for the heroic nurses at St.… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) shared her “Year In Review: 2021” report with individuals across the Third District. The report summarizes the progress made over the past twelve months to secure critical pandemic relief for families and small businesses, funding for important infrastructure projects, and legislative victories that will improve the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittees, led a bipartisan group of House members writing to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to request information on the Department’s ability to investigate Sanctioned Suicide, a website that according to a… Read more »
