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Trahan, Citing Local Business Success Stories, Votes for Additional Relief for Small Businesses

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to pass H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act, critical legislation to secure urgently needed relief for small businesses across Massachusetts. The bill will deliver $55 billion to replenish funding for restaurants, particularly those that missed out on the initial…

ICYMI: Trahan Calls Out Oil Executives on Their Corporate Greed and Harmful Price-Gouging

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) participated in a House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with six of the largest American oil companies. During the hearing, Trahan questioned the companies’ top executives on their price-gouging practices during the Ukraine crisis that have enriched themselves and…

Trahan Votes to Hold Russia Accountable for Heinous War Crimes

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted in support of the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act, legislation to hold Russia accountable for its heinous war crimes and take steps to ensure that perpetrators can be prosecuted. “The images we’ve seen out of Bucha and other liberated Ukrainian communities this week are…

Trahan, Community Leaders Highlight Over $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Funding for Chelmsford Students

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined community leaders at Parker Middle School to highlight critical American Rescue Plan funding for Chelmsford Public Schools. The group led a discussion on the funds and their impact, followed by a brief Q&A with Chelmsford history and civics students. “Through legislation like the American Rescue Plan, we…

Trahan Votes for Critical Legislation to Make Insulin Affordable

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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 on the House floor to pass H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, critical legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at no more than $35 per month for individuals with Medicare Part D and commercial health…

Trahan Applauds Lawrence As One of 22 Communities Selected for Energy Department’s Local Energy Action Program

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) inclusion of Lawrence as one of 22 communities nationwide selected for the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP). This first-of-its-kind initiative is designed to help energy-overburdened communities take control of their clean energy future. “This…

Trahan, Rodgers, Kim, Axne Lead Reauthorization of Critical Bipartisan Suicide Prevention Programs

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, joined Congresswomen Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05), Young Kim (R-CA-39), and Cindy Axne (D-IA-03) to lead the introduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize important programs established under the Garrett Lee Smith…

Trahan Concludes Six-Day Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Ukrainian Border Nations

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) returned home after concluding a six-day bipartisan Congressional Delegation to allied nations bordering Ukraine, including Poland, Romania, and Moldova. The bipartisan delegation departed Washington for eastern Europe on Friday, March 18th and included Representatives Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Mark Green (R-TN), Chellie…

Trahan Announces $4.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Third District Schools and Libraries

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that 25 schools and libraries in the Third District have received a total of $4,346,353 in American Rescue Plan funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries…

Trahan, Morelle, Crow Introduce Bill to Increase Workers’ Access to Apprenticeship Programs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Congressmen Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Jason Crow (CO-06) to reintroduce the Apprenticeship Support for Small Employers and Teams (ASSET) Act to provide workers with more opportunities to enroll in valuable apprenticeship programs. The bill was first introduced in September of 2020…