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Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $612,440 in Federal Funding for UMass Lowell Research

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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…

In Advance of NDAA Markup, Trahan, Speier, and Cisneros Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Military Suicide Prevention

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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…

Congresswoman Trahan Votes for the Moving Forward Act to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure

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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…

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $1.2 Million in Federal Head Start Funding for Community Day Care Center of Lawrence

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan, House Vote to Expand Access to Affordable Health Care

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Votes to Override Trump Veto, Restore Relief for Defrauded Students

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, voted to override President Trump’s veto of H.Res. 76, bipartisan legislation that would prevent U.S. Department of Education Secretary Besty DeVos from implementing her Borrower Defense rule. Scheduled to go into effect July 1st, DeVos’s policy would make it extremely…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Reminds MA-03 Small Business of June 30th PPP Loan Application Deadline

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) reminded small business owners in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District of the June 30th application deadline for relief under the Paycheck Protection Program. For more information and to apply for the forgivable loan, small business owners can click HERE. “The Paycheck Protection Program has been a much…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. This transformative legislation will overhaul policing in America and begin to rebuild the trust between officers and the communities they serve.  “We’ve long encountered…

Congresswoman Trahan Announces Nearly $3.3 Million Returned to MA-03 Constituents since January 2019

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that she and her team have returned $3,274,550 to residents of Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District struggling to access federal benefits and payments. Trahan made constituent service excellence a main tenet of her first term in office, and she and her staff have been working around the clock during the…

Congresswoman Trahan Statement on Columbia Gas Sentencing

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released a statement following the sentencing of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts for violating the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act leading to the Merrimack Valley gas explosions: “Today’s sentencing won’t bring back Leonel Rondon, and it won’t heal the physical and emotional scars of the 22 people who were…