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Trahan Calls for Justice Department, Federal Enforcers to Investigate Steward

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting that they investigate actions by Steward Health Care that led to the company’s bankruptcy and proposed closure…

Trahan Statement on Steward Closing Nashoba Valley Medical Center

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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 Steward Health Care announced its plan to close two Massachusetts hospitals, including Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer: “Steward executives should be ashamed of what they’ve done to patients and providers here in…

Trahan, Blumenthal, Wild Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Research & Treatment Development for Brain Cancers

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) led the introduction of the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen research and treatment development for brain tumors and to improve the accessibility of brain tumor…

Trahan, Healey, Driscoll Celebrate $450 Million EPA Award to Rapidly Accelerate Adoption of Heat Pumps

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LOWELL, MA — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Governor Maura Healey, and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll celebrated the awarding of $450 million in federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s competitive portion of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, a $4.6 billion program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Massachusetts was selected as part of a…

Trahan, Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs’ Statement On Signing Of Fusion Energy Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) celebrated the signing of their Fusion Energy Act. The bipartisan legislation was included along with the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act in the text of S. 870, broad energy…

Trahan Statement on Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted sweeping immunity to presidents who break the law: “The notion that a sitting president can knowingly break the law to benefit himself and be immune from prosecution is disgraceful. The United States was founded on the belief that no one is above the law,…

Trahan Statement on Supreme Court’s Dismissal of Idaho Abortion Ban Case

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court dismissed a case regarding the legality of Idaho’s Republican abortion ban that prohibited abortion care for women experiencing emergency pregnancy complications: “Republicans in Idaho passed an extreme abortion ban that strips women of their right to emergency…

Trahan, Warren, Markey Announce $1.2 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Gardner

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced $1,253,500 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding was awarded to the City of Gardner to advance critical infrastructure projects across the downtown area. “Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Nicholson and members of the City Council, Gardner is experiencing a…

Trahan, New England Congressional Delegation Introduce Resolution Congratulating Boston Celtics on NBA Finals Win

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and members of the New England delegation, introduced a congressional resolution recognizing and congratulating the Boston Celtics for winning their record-setting 18th NBA championship this week against the Dallas Mavericks. For the second time, the Celtics won the NBA championship on June 17, known as “617 Day,” representing…

Trahan Celebrates Opening of Children’s Behavioral Health Center in Fitchburg

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Fitchburg leaders for the official ribbon-cutting of Community Health Connections’ new Children’s Behavioral Health Center. The center’s creation was made possible in part by a $2.5 million federal investment that Trahan secured during negotiations over the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package. The new 3,800 sq. ft.…