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Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $497,999 in Federal Funding for UMass Lowell Research

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $497,999 in federal grant funding for energy research at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. This funding, which is being disbursed by the U.S. Department of Energy, will support the university’s Wireless High Temperature Sensor Network for Smart Boiler Systems project to construct a smart boiler…

Trahan, McKinley, Rose, Simpson Introduce Legislation to Provide Additional COVID-19 Relief to Minor League Baseball Teams, Other Small Businesses

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Save Minor League Baseball Task Force Co-Chairs Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman David McKinley (WV-01), Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), and Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend additional federal coronavirus relief to small businesses, including Minor League Baseball teams, who face exacerbated financial stress…

Trahan Statement on Attorney General Investigation into Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced an investigation into Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley:  “Life Care Centers of America knew how contagious and lethal this virus was when the first outbreak hit their Kirkland, Washington facility back…

Massachusetts Public Housing Authorities Awarded Nearly $5 Million in Funding to Provide Rental Assistance for People with Disabilities

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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-04), announced that…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Recognizes Gardner Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Her Local Heroes Spotlight

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) recognized the staff at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in her Local Heroes Spotlight initiative for their outstanding commitment to keeping residents and staff safe from the spread of the coronavirus. As of May 14th, the facility's resident and staff populations have avoided a single case of…

Trahan Announces $128,000 in CARES Act Funding for Marlborough and Fitchburg Police Departments

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $128,028 in the form of two CARES Act grants for the Marlborough and Fitchburg Police Departments. The funding will be disbursed by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance to support law enforcement’s efforts to respond to the coronavirus. “Heroes like the men and women who show…

Trahan, Cicilline, Langevin, Welch, Keating Secure Support for Frontline Workers in Heroes Act Expected to Pass House Today

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), and Representatives Jim Langevin (RI-02), Peter Welch (VT At-Large), and Bill Keating (MA-09) held a call with regional reporters as the House is set to pass the Heroes Act –  which includes critical support for frontline workers…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Issues Video Statement in Support of the Heroes Act

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) delivered a speech in support of the Heroes Act, legislation that will provide $3 trillion in immediate relief to front line workers, additional financial assistance to working families, and enhance oversight of nursing home facilities that have become hotbeds for the spread of the coronavirus. The full text of…

Federal CARES Act Grants Awarded to Massachusetts State and Regional Transit Agencies

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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-04), announced that…

Massachusetts Health Centers Awarded Nearly $16 Million in Federal Funding for COVID-19 Testing

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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-04), announced that…