WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) introduced The Clean Data in Higher Education Act, H.R. 4430. This legislation would clean up and eliminate data mismatches in our higher education system. Doing this will create a more transparent and equitable system that solves how institutions are defined by tracking data at the campus-level, and by maintaining the definition… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Kendra Horn (D-OK), and Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced The Strengthen CTE in Higher Education Act, H.R. 4371. This legislation would authorize $200 million in funding to foster greater cooperation and alignment between Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and educational institutions and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Committee on Education and Labor passed the Dignity in Aging Act (H.R. 4334) with Congresswoman Trahan’s support. This bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) increases funding for vital programs that help aging Americans live independently and with dignity.
The Older Americans Act (OAA), originally passed in 1965, is the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced four grants awarded to Lowell, MA through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). These grants represent a total value of $4,665,382.
“CPD grants are necessary for cities like Lowell to continue to expand and grow as communities where everyone has the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Financial Aid Communication and Transparency (FACT) Act, H.R. 4343. This legislation ensures that all students receive clear, comparable financial aid offers from each institution they’re accepted to attend and during every year of enrollment.
Every year, college… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this evening [Tuesday, September 17], Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) was named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the conference committee for the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that authorizes funding for the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year. In Rep. Trahan’s capacity as a conferee, she will… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) marked the one year anniversary of the Merrimack Valley Gas explosions, which impacted the communities of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. The explosions damaged or destroyed over 130 homes and businesses, sent at least 20 people to the hospital, and claimed the life of 18-year-old Leonel Rondon.
“Exactly one year… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) lead a bipartisan call to increase funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. In a letter sent to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Greg Walden, Representatives Trahan and LaMalfa thanked the committee for reauthorizing the… Read more »
Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced two grants from the Department of Health and Human services which will be awarded to businesses in Concord and Sudbury.
The first grant comes in the award amount of $304,258 and is titled the “Discovery of TrkC agonist antibodies for hearing loss.” The grant recipient is Zebra Biologics, Inc.… Read more »
ASHBURNHAM, FITCHBURG, and STOW, MA – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded 2 fire departments and the Massachusetts State Fire Training Academy in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District approximately $941,828 in federal grants.
Ashburnham, MA – $206,191 for 26 firefighter breathing apparatus… Read more »
