WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s (MA-03) bipartisan legislation to help address the root causes of the addiction crisis passed the House of Representatives. First introduced by Trahan in 2019, the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act would standardize substance use disorder training to ensure that all prescribers of addictive medications possess baseline… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, just past the midway point of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced the awarding of $500,000 in federal funding for UTEC's gun violence prevention programs in Haverhill. The funding, which was secured by Trahan during government funding negotiations earlier this year, will be used to bolster the organization’s efforts… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – This week, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported two critical pieces of legislation designed to ease inflationary pressures that are driving costs up for families across the nation. The House took up and passed bills to crack down on exorbitant shipping costs driving up the prices of imported goods and slash prices at the grocery store and the gas pump by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to advance the bipartisan 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA 2022), which authorizes critical funding to undertake water development projects in communities across the nation. Following testimony from Trahan before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the legislation includes a $100 million… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, which would implement lifesaving, commonsense gun safety laws that respond to the recent mass shootings in schools and communities across the United States. The legislation passed 223-204.
During debate on the Protecting Our Kids Act, Trahan spoke in favor of the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Bill Keating (D-MA-09), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04)… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant, and state and local leaders toured Jaworek Elementary School to see how the city is putting school relief funding from the American Rescue Plan to use upgrading the school’s cooling and ventilation systems.
“When we passed the American Rescue Plan last year, we included school… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to advance two bipartisan proposals spearheaded by Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) to help address the addiction crisis and continue key youth mental health programs to the House floor for full consideration.
“Congress has talked about taking action to address the addiction and mental health crises… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswomen Lori Trahan (MA-03), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Assistant Speaker of the House, and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led the Massachusetts Delegation, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), William Keating (MA-09), Seth Moulton… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Fitchburg state and local leaders kicked off National Transportation Week by celebrating the $20 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding that is being used to complete two key bridge projects in the city’s downtown. That funding will be used to preserve the Circle Street Bridge and replace the Water… Read more »
