WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) along with Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Chris Pappas (D-NH) sent a letter to the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee of Appropriations requesting additional funding be allocated for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Sewer Overflow and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) today released the following statement upon reviewing President Trump’s FY21 budget request to Congress.
“Standing up for families sitting around the kitchen table making tough tradeoffs between paying the mortgage or for prescription drugs is at the heart of everything I do. That means putting together a budget that makes necessary… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA), joined by Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) introduced the Accreditation Reform Act, H.R. 5768. This legislation, when passed, will protect students and taxpayers by modernizing evaluation and increasing transparency in the accreditation system.
“For too long, a lack of accountability and weak… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) applauded House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R.2474. The PRO Act is the most comprehensive workers’ rights legislation since The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
“As the daughter of a Union Ironworker and granddaughter of a Union Carpenter, I’ve experienced firsthand why unions are the… Read more »
LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced $1,496,893 in grant funding made to the Concord Consortium.
The grant will support a school curriculum that will provide students with firsthand experience on how narrative modeling, one of the oldest fields in artificial intelligence, can be developed. This project, entitled "Narrative Modeling with StoryQ:… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced that Cheryl Juaire, from Marlborough, Massachusetts would be her guest to the State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 4th. Cheryl’s son, Corey, died of an opioid overdose at the age of 23. In the wake of his death, Cheryl turned her grief into activism and has worked tirelessly to break down the stigma… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA), David McKinley (R-WV), Max Rose (D-NY), and Mike Simpson (R-ID) – co-chairs of the Save Minor League Baseball Task Force -- introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Major League Baseball (MLB) should maintain the current minor league structure rather than proceed with its plan to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, January 24, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) led a bipartisan call for Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to make a budget request for no less than $500 million in funding for the EPA’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program for fiscal year 2021. The letter, which was co-led by Congresswoman Gwen… Read more »
Photos from the press conference HERE, video HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Representatives Max Rose (NY-11) and Katie Porter (CA-45) to announce along with fellow Freshmen Members of Congress and End Citizens United Action Fund a new Congressional caucus, End Corruption. This group of Members, who have been leaders in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released this statement following her vote in support of the War Powers Resolution.
“For too long, Congress has allowed presidents to bring us to the brink of war without congressional approval. The trend of Congress ceding war powers to the President didn’t start with Donald Trump, but… Read more »
