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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…

Representatives Trahan and McGovern Applaud $125,000 in CDC Drug Free Community Grant Funding for LUK, Inc

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the awarding of $125,000 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention to LUK, Inc., a not-for-profit social service agency based in Fitchburg that provides critical services to communities…

Trahan Supports Relief Package, Calls for Work to Begin on Additional Aid

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of a funding package to keep the federal government open and deliver another round of COVID-19 relief. Following the vote, Trahan called for negotiators to begin work on another assistance package that can be signed into law early next year. “Working families in Massachusetts and across our nation…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Secures Appointment to Powerful Energy and Commerce Committee

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was nominated for an appointment to the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, making her the only Massachusetts member on the Committee in the 117th Congress. Considered one of the most important committees in the House because of its broad jurisdiction, a seat on the Energy and Commerce Committee will enable Trahan to…

Congresswoman Trahan Applauds $1.8 Million in Head Start Funding for Community Action, Inc in Haverhill

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced $1,803,213 in federal Head Start funding for Community Action, Inc., a non-profit organization in Haverhill. This grant was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Head Start.  “The…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces Third District Winners for the 2020 Congressional App Challenge

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 LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced Westford eighth graders, Arav Jain and Som Lunavat, the winners of the Third Congressional District’s annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The two students’ application, Work for Cause, was selected by a panel of local judges from a pool of submissions from middle and high school students who participated in this…

Rep. Trahan, Senators Markey and Warren Announce $600,000 Economic Development Grant for the Lawrence Partnership

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Washington (December 11, 2020) – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a federal grant of $600,000 to the Lawrence Partnership, a broad coalition of business and civic leaders. This federal funding will be used to support the…

House Passes FY21 NDAA Conference Report

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee conferee, voted along with a veto-proof majority of members in the House of Representatives to pass the NDAA Conference Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. “For the past 59 years, Congress and Presidents of…