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Trahan, Schiff Urge Meta To Continue Removing Dangerous Covid-19 Misinformation

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Facebook’s Oversight Board on COVID-19 Misinformation Policy urging the company not to scale back its efforts to remove false and dangerous content about the virus from Meta platforms. “While public health experts and scientists around the globe have made major strides in…

Trahan Supports Long Overdue Assault Weapons Ban

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, legislation she cosponsored to ban the sale of dangerous weapons of war that have become the firearm of choice for mass shooters. “Weapons of war have no place on our streets. A renewal of the assault weapons ban that decreased mass shootings for a decade before 2004 is long…

Trahan Votes for Bipartisan Anti-Inflation CHIPS Legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted to send the CHIPS and Science Act to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation will reduce inflation, create good-paying domestic jobs, and strengthen national security by bolstering the semiconductor chip industry. “The CHIPS and…

Trahan Votes to Extend Access to Telehealth

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, voted for the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, a bipartisan bill to codify telehealth policies that began during the pandemic.  “For senior citizens, families living in more rural areas, and even those of us with busy lives, telehealth has…

House Passes Bipartisan Lifesaving South Asian Heart Health Legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, supported passage of the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, bipartisan legislation that will increase resources and awareness for heart disease among disproportionately affected communities, including South Asian Americans. “Far too many…

Trahan Statement on LeLacheur Park Transfer

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the Lowell City Council’s vote to authorize the transfer of LeLacheur Park: “When the 2019 season came to an end at LeLacheur Park, none of us expected to be in a three-year battle to ensure we see Red Sox prospects take the field here in Lowell once again. However, this community came together…

Trahan Hosts National Parks Subcommittee Chair at Minute Man National Historical Park

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Natural Resources Committee’s National Parks Subcommittee, hosted the Chairman of the Subcommittee, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), for a visit to Minute Man National Historical Park. “It was my pleasure to show Chairman Neguse the tremendous benefits of the Great American Outdoors Act during our visit to Minute…

Trahan, House Tech Leaders Press Top Data Brokers for Answers on Reproductive Data Practices

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, led a coalition of House Democratic leaders on technology policy in requesting answers from powerful data brokers on their handling of women’s reproductive health data following the Supreme Court’s decision to…

House Votes to Codify Contraception Access

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to codify contraception access. The vote on the Right to Contraception Act comes just four weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion that said the court should revisit its decision guaranteeing the right to contraception. During debate on the Right to…

House Approves $13.5 Million in Federal Investments for Third District Projects

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) secured passage of $13,560,000 in federal funding to support eight economic development and infrastructure projects across the Third District. The investments were passed as part of annual government funding legislation considered by the House of Representatives. “One of my top priorities as the representative for the Third…