Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as the world enters the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, with Omicron surging and cases skyrocketing, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) partnered with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to reintroduce lifesaving legislation to manufacture and… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, announced $567,400 in federal teaching health center funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. This award comes from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Haverhill leaders and community partners to highlight the historic investments in bridges and water infrastructure from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The group discussed the myriad ways the package will support infrastructure priorities in Haverhill and across the Third… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Lowell elected officials and community leaders to highlight the transformative support included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for regional transit agencies across the Commonwealth. The event focused on how agencies like the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) will be… Read more »

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 the nurses at St. Vincent Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new contract and end the longest nurses strike in Massachusetts’ history: “Tonight’s vote is an historic victory for the heroic nurses at St.… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) shared her “Year In Review: 2021” report with individuals across the Third District. The report summarizes the progress made over the past twelve months to secure critical pandemic relief for families and small businesses, funding for important infrastructure projects, and legislative victories that will improve the… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittees, led a bipartisan group of House members writing to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to request information on the Department’s ability to investigate Sanctioned Suicide, a website that according to a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – After enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is now distributing $52.5 billion in its first tranche of funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the safety and performance of America’s highways. This investment is for Fiscal Year 2022, and Massachusetts… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced airports in the Third District have been allocated $700,000 in federal grants under the first round of disbursements of Airport Infrastructure Grants under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Gardner leaders and community partners to highlight the historic broadband investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The group discussed recent efforts to expand broadband in Gardner with the partnership of Comcast, as well as additional assistance to get families… Read more »