LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory – the first of his tenure – highlighting the dangers of health misinformation, including the spread of disinformation that threatens to undermine COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and recommending several steps to take action against this spread.
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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) visited the Merrimack Valley Food Bank site at Lowell Catholic High School to help package and distribute food. During the visit, Trahan promoted the American Rescue Plan’s expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments, the first of which will hit families’ bank accounts today.
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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with State Representatives Danielle Gregoire (D-4th Middlesex) and Carmine Gentile (D-13th Middlesex), as well as Marlborough City Councilor At-Large Samantha Perlman, to highlight relief funding from the American Rescue Plan flowing to the City of Marlborough, organizations that provide critical support to those in need, and… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue participated in a briefing with University of Massachusetts System President Marty Meehan, University of Massachusetts Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, and other UML officials on how the university will put relief funding from the American Rescue Plan to work.
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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced the awarding of $4,717,530 in federal COVID-19 relief funding from the interim relief package passed this past December to three community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in Massachusetts’ Third District: Lowell Community Loan Fund (LCLF) in Lawrence, North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC) in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted in support of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, an ambitious package that will make transformational investments in America’s highways, roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water infrastructure to create… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, United States Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and James P. McGovern (MA-02), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), sent a letter to Tenet Health (Tenet) Chief Executive Officer Ronald A. Rittenmeyer questioning the company's use of taxpayer funds, including federal CARES Act grants and loans, to enrich its executives and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok, and Twitter, urging them to extend privacy protections required under the United Kingdom’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) to children and teens in the United States. The AADC is a statutory… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted in support of S.J. Res. 14, legislation that will roll back the Trump administration’s Rescission Rule and restore methane pollution standards that are critical in the fight against climate change.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-4), along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), introduced the bicameral Mentoring to Succeed Act to provide a strong, sustainable support system through mentorship to ensure that children who experience barriers like poverty,… Read more »
