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Trahan Announces Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Selections for 117th Congress

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), who was recently  appointed to the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that she has selected to serve on Health Subcommittee, Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. “I’m proud to be a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee,…

Trahan Statement on Impeachment of Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump for incitement of insurrection. “Congress has a constitutional obligation to intervene when sitting Presidents commit a high crime or misdemeanor, no matter how much time remains in their term. Donald Trump must be held accountable for…

Rep. Trahan, Senator Markey, and Senator Warren, Demand Cambodian Government Respect Human Rights and Rule of Law

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Washington (January 13, 2021) – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), lead Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a statement in response to the scheduled January 14, 2021 trial of prominent political opposition leaders in Cambodia. The Government of Cambodia, led by…

Trahan Votes to Demand that Vice President Pence Invoke 25th Amendment

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after voting in favor of legislation calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and begin the process to remove President Donald J. Trump from office. “The President of the United States incited a violent mob of his supporters to commit an act of…

Trahan Statement on Selection of Mayor Walsh for Labor Secretary

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after reports that President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Secretary of Labor: “As the daughter of a union ironworker, I am thrilled that President-elect Biden has selected Mayor Marty Walsh, a son of organized labor, as the next Secretary of Labor. Mayor Walsh and…

Trahan, McGovern Request that Bureau of Prisons Take Action to Mitigate Dangerous FMC Devens COVID-19 Outbreak

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and James P. McGovern (MA-02) authored a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal requesting that he take immediate action to help stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 among inmates and staff at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Devens. “Staffing shortages and hospitalizations have helped to give rise to…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Issues End of Term Report

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released her term in review report detailing key victories she secured for residents of Massachusetts’ Third District during her first two years in Congress. “When I took office in January 2019, it was with the promise that the concerns of hardworking families across Massachusetts’ Third District would always come…

Congresswoman Trahan Supports CASH Act to Deliver $2,000 Checks to Americans in Need

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) returned to Washington to cast her vote in favor of the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020, legislation that will deliver $2,000 economic impact payments to families and individuals in need of serious relief. Passage of the legislation comes just days after House…

Representatives Clark, Trahan, Democratic Women’s Caucus Publish Spotify Playlist Commemorating 100 Years of Suffrage, Songs Fueling Continued Fight for Justice

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker-elect Katherine Clark (MA-05), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), and members of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) published a Women in the House playlist on Spotify to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and honor the tremendous contributions of women across the nation who are…

Reps. Trahan and Moulton, and Senators Markey and Warren Applaud Inclusion of “Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act” in Year-End Spending Bill

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Washington (December 22, 2020) – Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03), Representative Seth Moulton (MA-08), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), applauded the inclusion of their Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act as part of the year-end spending package. The lawmakers introduced the…