LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Middlesex Community College (MCC) President Phil Sisson and senior leadership for a roundtable discussion on how the $13,699,521 in American Rescue Plan relief funding awarded to MCC is being put to use. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III Award for Students was $6.9 million and $6.7 million for the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, released draft legislation that prioritizes student privacy by placing limits on how data collected through commercial educational software can be used. To ensure that students’, parents’, and educators’ experiences are reflected,… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with state and local partners to highlight the federal investments recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Town of Stow’s efforts to extend the Assabet River Rail Trail from its current terminus in Maynard through portions of Stow. The group gathered on-site for a discussion surrounding the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, 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 Healthcare (Tenet) calling on them to pursue the assistance offered by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to return to the table and resolve negotiations with the professional nurses at… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan applauded the awarding of $43,627 in federal grant funding to the Gardner Fire Department through the FEMA FY2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The funding will be used for the installation of a fire and carbon monoxide alarm system.
“Day in and day out, Gardner firefighters demonstrate their unyielding commitment to the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with state and local leaders to visit infrastructure projects in Ashburnham and Ayer, highlighting $2 million federal funding from the INVEST in America Act set to flow to the local communities once the provisions are made law.
“When it comes to our outdated infrastructure, Congress has kicked the can down the road… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced over $4.1 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) that will support 10 small businesses in the Massachusetts Third. Congresswoman Trahan voted to establish the SVOG program, which provides critical relief to businesses in the music and entertainment sectors hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced overwhelming local support for the $7,778,838 in federal funding in the House-passed government appropriations packages for projects in the Third District.
“Working with these incredible organizations, we’ve successfully secured the inclusion of key federal investments that will improve our district’s response to the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) cast her vote in favor of emergency legislation to provide supplemental funding for the U.S. Capitol Police and U.S. National Guard, which will be critical in preventing furloughs and personnel cuts following their heroic defense of the United States Capitol on January 6th and in the following weeks.
“On January 6th, one of our… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – This past Friday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced $1,845,000 in funding for UMass Lowell intended to advance quantum information science (QIS) research to help scientists better understand the physical world and harness nature to benefit people and society.
“Researchers at UMass Lowell… Read more »
