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House Passes Commonsense Proposals Backed by Majority of Americans to Tackle Gun Violence

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of two commonsense pieces of bipartisan legislation supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans to get at the root causes of the gun violence epidemic by requiring background checks on all firearm purchases and finally closing the Charleston Loophole. “Even as tens of thousands of Americans…

Trahan Applauds Introduction of LIFT America Act, Inclusion of Her Legislation to Bolster Health Infrastructure

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Newly introduced bill will deliver additional federal resources for Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, the first teaching health center in the nation WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, applauded the introduction of the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s (LIFT) America Act,…

Trahan Supports PRO Worker Legislation that Will Bolster Economic Recovery

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, the most significant upgrade to workers’ ability to decide for themselves whether to exercise their right to unionize in nearly a century. “Passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act is deeply personal to me. As the daughter of a union…

Trahan Votes to Send American Rescue Plan to President Biden’s Desk

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) cast her vote to pass the updated American Rescue Plan and send the long overdue relief package to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. “Today’s vote on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan sends a clear message to the American people: help is on the way. With the much-needed relief contained in this…

Trahan, LaHood Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Wastewater and Stormwater Overflows

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Darin LaHood (R-IL-18)announced the reintroduction of the Stop Sewage Overflow Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure the federal government does its part to support the cleanup and prevention of combined sewage overflows (CSOs) contamination in rivers across the nation, including the Merrimack…

Trahan, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Leaders Hail Importance of American Rescue Plan

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LOWELL, MA – Today, during a tour of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s (GLFHC) Lawrence Vaccination Site, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with the facility’s leadership to applaud President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan and investments in community health centers on the front lines of the vaccination effort. “The hardworking folks here at…

Trahan Supports Landmark Anti-Corruption Legislation that Returns Power to the People

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of H.R. 1, the For The People Act, a historic and comprehensive democracy reform package that will secure every American’s most fundamental right to make their voice heard at the ballot box and hold elected officials accountable. During consideration of H.R. 1 on the House floor, Trahan called…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted in favor of H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, joining her colleagues in passing historic legislation to set nationwide standards for policing and help rebuild the trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. “The brutal murder of George Floyd last summer forced…

Representatives Trahan and Kim Lead Bipartisan Call for Department of Justice to Limit Spread of COVID-19 in Federal Prisons

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) led a group of bipartisan House members in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to take serious action to stop the dangerous and disproportionate spread of COVID-19 in U.S. Bureau of Prison (BOP)-managed institutions that has led to the death of employees and at…

Trahan Supports Passage of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, an urgently needed relief package put forth by President Joe Biden to address the needs of working families and set the nation on course to defeat the virus, get kids safely back into classrooms, and rebuild the economy. “When Congress passed the…