Press Releases

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the recent releases of updated economic data: “The new economic data released this week shows what the President has been saying for months now – folks here in Massachusetts and across our nation are returning to work in historic numbers. At the same time,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Trahan (MA-03) along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), introduced the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Act of 2021, legislation that would eliminate the total funding cap for the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area and extend its authorization to 2036. The Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area spans 994 square… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and fellow elected officials to highlight unprecedented federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will weatherize homes and buildings across… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was joined by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in introducing the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2021. The bill would protect whistleblowers who disclose wrongdoing at their current and former employers that fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Disclosure could include unlawful violations of consumer… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue announced the completion of a critical land exchange between the National Park Service and the City of Lowell. This exchange has paved the way for construction of the… Read more »

LOWELL, MA — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) highlighted a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that 667,000 Child Tax Credit payments were sent to Massachusetts families the week before Thanksgiving. A total of $34.7 million in tax cuts went back into the pockets of 84,000 hardworking families in the Third District alone. “This year… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers in response to new research suggesting that the company continues to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to advance the Build Back Better Act to meet the urgent needs of Massachusetts families by creating jobs, cutting taxes, and lowering costs. “Today’s vote for President Biden’s Build Back Better Act moves us one step closer to delivering the tools and resources working families need to return to work… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the floor of the House in support of the Build Back Better Act, which is being considered in the House this week. In her remarks, Trahan offered her Republican colleagues a call with her mother, Linda Loureiro, to explain how working families like the one she grew up in will benefit from… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after joining President Joe Biden for an historic White House ceremony during which he signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law: “The bipartisan infrastructure package becoming law sends a signal to families here in the Commonwealth and across the… Read more »