LOWELL, MA – Last night, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with her colleagues in the House of Representatives to unanimously pass bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed in an August bombing at the Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul, including Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo of… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Alisyn Camerota on CNN Newsroom to discuss the latest on Congress’s efforts to pass President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act. During the interview, Trahan detailed how her young daughter’s COVID-19 exposure demonstrates the need to pass the bill’s once-in-a-generation investments in working families,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman David B. McKinley (R-WV-01), both members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted an upcoming Health Subcommittee hearing on their legislation, the Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen the bio-preparedness… Read more »
LOWELL, MA — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, visited the University of Massachusetts’ Chan Medical School (UMass Chan) to highlight key research projects supported by federal investments, including establishing a “Vaccine Corps,” COVID-19 training, and substance use disorder projects. Trahan was… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly announced Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination, which is designed to restrict additional chemicals from being released into the environment and bolster clean up efforts at contaminated… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), along with Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02), introduced the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation would make improvements to existing law by increasing transparency and the accessibility of information about the cost of college for students and their families.
“For many… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the awarding of American Rescue Plan grants totaling nearly $70,000 to organizations across the Third District. The funding will support the response and recovery of the cultural sector from the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our local museums, cultural centers, and historical sites… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to a new United Kingdom children’s privacy law intended to protect young users online, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to use its full authority — including its authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act — to ensure major… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – According to a new analysis released by the House Education and Labor Committee, the Build Back Better Act will save Massachusetts families up to tens of thousands of dollars in child care costs each year. The Committee’s report found that the typical Massachusetts family of four with one infant in full-time center-based child care would save $18,750… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – During Sunday’s airing of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver demonstrated in excruciating detail the dangers of PFAS chemicals and the decades-long need for action to address this issue facing communities across the Commonwealth and the nation.
“These chemicals have been linked to a massive array of health issues. High exposure to [PFOA and PFOS]… Read more »
