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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…

Trahan Praises Completion of 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, issued the following statement after completion of the Conference Report for the Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA: “Today’s agreement is evidence that the ability to work toward a bipartisan compromise is…

Congresswoman Trahan Commemorates Small Business Saturday with Stops at MA-03 Small Businesses

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) celebrated Small Business Saturday by visiting shopping local at small businesses in Lowell, Marlborough, and Townsend. “Small businesses continue to be some of the most impacted by challenges brought about by COVID-19. Yet, they continue to work every day to overcome those hurdles to serve their communities and keep workers on…

Trahan, House Vote to Get Americans Back to Work by Expanding Lucrative Registered Apprenticeships

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, voted in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation that invests more than $3.5 billion over the next five years to create nearly one…

Congresswoman Trahan Applauds $3.7 Million in Head Start Funding for Community Teamwork in Lowell

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 LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced $3,744,377 in federal Head Start funding for Community Teamwork Inc, a non-profit organization in Lowell. This grant was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Head Start. “The social and…

Congresswoman Trahan and Senator Markey Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department to Address Deterioration in Human Rights in Cambodia

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to address the alarming deterioration in human rights and democratic rule in Cambodia, as Cambodia’s leader Hun Sun has ramped up government crackdown on dissent since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. As of October 2020, 55 political…