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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…

Mass. Congressional Delegation Announces Over $59 Million AmeriCorps Funding for Commonwealth

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Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with U.S. Representatives Richard Neal (D-MA-01), 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-03), today announced that the Commonwealth of…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Recognizes Fitchburg Resident and Market Basket Manager in Her Local Heroes Spotlight

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) recognized Spyleos Regopoulos, a Fitchburg resident and store manager of the Water Street Market Basket, in her Local Heroes Spotlight initiative for his unwavering commitment to keeping his employees and customers safe while ensuring that the public has access to the groceries they need during this crisis. “Our…

Trahan Announces $2 Million in Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Funding for MA03 Community Health Centers

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $2,027,697 in federal funding from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act for community health centers in Lawrence, Lowell, and Fitchburg. The funding will be used by the facilities to expand COVID-19 testing. “Our health care workers in Lawrence, Lowell, and Fitchburg are…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Introduces Legislation to Strengthen American Manufacturing and Ensure Readiness during Public Health Emergencies

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LOWELL, MA – On Friday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) introduced H.R. 6793, the Pandemic Production Act (PPA), transformative legislation that will reshape how the United States prepares to keep health care workers safe during future infectious disease outbreaks, including a second COVID-19 surge, while also reinvesting in quality, well-paid manufacturing…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Recognizes Lifelong Ashby Resident in Her Local Heroes Spotlight

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) recognized Heather Bussell, a lifelong Ashby resident and Founder and Director of Children’s Garden Nursery School, in her Local Heroes Spotlight initiative for Heather’s unwavering commitment to serving the children enrolled in her child care facility and those now learning from home during the coronavirus pandemic. “The past…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Applauds $800,000 in EPA Funding for Lawrence and Lowell Brownfield Cleanups

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the announcement of $800,000 in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding to assess and clean up contaminated properties in Lawrence and Lowell under the agency's Brownfields Program. The funding comes as part of a larger disbursement of $2.7 million for projects across Massachusetts. "I am thrilled that Lawrence and…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Statement on DeVos Rule Dismantling Title IX Protections

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued a statement following Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s decision to roll back protections for survivors of sexual assault and weaken sexual assault accountability standards for institutions: “Even as we continue to grapple with this unprecedented global pandemic, Secretary DeVos has continued to push her…