LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the inclusion of language she requested in the House’s appropriations package to press the Department of Justice (DOJ) to use its authority to direct discretionary funds from a pipeline violation settlement to affected communities. Trahan requested the inclusion of this language to ensure that funds from the Columbia Gas… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) concluded her listening tour of farms in Littleton, Stow, and Fitchburg, where she heard from farmers and workers about difficulties their businesses face because of the coronavirus pandemic. After hearing their concerns, she called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Heroes Act to provide additional relief to workers… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. Chairman and CEO Claudio Del Vecchio requesting that the company provide fair severance to the 413 employees set to be laid off at the company’s Southwick facility in the coming weeks.
“It is our understanding that, on… Read more »
Being the Change: Policing and Criminal Justice Reforms
LOWELL, MA – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) hosted the first installment of her “Being The Change” discussion series on Tuesday, kicking off a series of conversations with leaders in the fight to end racial injustice.
Trahan was joined by Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37) to talk about the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Representatives Jim McGovern, Bill Keating, Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, Lori Trahan, and Ayanna Pressley announced $520,494 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants to support the reimbursement of personal protective equipment (PPE) at twenty Massachusetts fire… Read more »
LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $612,440 in the form of two federal grants for the University of Massachusetts Lowell to continue oral disease and disorder research. The funding, which was disbursed by the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), will be used by the university to expand the Oral Diseases and Disorders Program’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), members of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act to strengthen the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) ability to prevent servicemember suicides by bolstering the review process of data collected on suicide… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This historic legislation will invest more than $1.5 trillion in rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure and create millions of good-paying jobs to get people back to work.
“When I toured communities… Read more »
LOWELL, MA. -- Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $1,215,478 in federal Head Start program funding for the Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, Inc., a private, nonprofit organization that provides a number of services, including Early Head Start, to children and families in need in the Greater Lawrence region. The investment will be used to support the organization’s… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the House’s passage of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act that will build on the Affordable Care Act by lowering health costs and driving down prescription drug prices. Passage of this legislation comes just days after the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court… Read more »
