LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, joined with registered nurses from St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester on their picket line to demand improved working conditions that will enable them to do their jobs safely and prioritize patients’ health and wellbeing.
“These incredible nurses have… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $510,544,054 for Massachusetts child care providers to open safely, keep workers on payroll, and lower costs for hardworking families. This funding will provide both employers and the families they serve with long overdue support.
“Safe, affordable child care is essential to getting parents back to work and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) cast her vote in favor of H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act, legislation that will grant statehood to the District of Columbia and finally ensure that the more than 700,000 people who call it home have an equal voice in their government.
“We as a nation cannot claim to be a beacon of democracy in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) led a bipartisan group of 21 of their colleagues in pushing the federal government to recognize and support the goals of Overdose Awareness Day – a day held in remembrance of the lives lost to overdoses.
To recognize Overdose Awareness… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) cast her vote in support of H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to provide health care and social service workers the protection they deserve by compelling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Massachusetts residents who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Trahan helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan.
“While no amount of money can heal the loss of a loved one, this grant… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) cast her vote to pass the landmark Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that will finally ensure equal pay for equal work by closing the gender wage gap and empowering women in the workplace.
“Equal pay is not an issue that only hurts women. It hurts families and it hurts our economy. When women bring home less… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly announced availability of $67 million in federal grant funding through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program. The funding will help local… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Lawrence Mayor Kendrys Vazquez, Senator Barry Finegold (D-2nd Essex and Middlesex), and Representatives Marcos Devers (D-16th Essex), Frank A. Moran (D-17th Essex), and Christina Minicucci (D-14th Essex) to celebrate a new nonprofit-private partnership between Groundwork Lawrence and New… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20):
"Congressman Hastings was a giant in Congress, in Florida politics, and in the lives of his family and friends. I’m heartbroken to learn of his passing, and my prayers go out to his loving wife, Patricia, and his three… Read more »
