Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) unveiled new legislation to support the cleanup of the Merrimack River. The Stop Sewage Overflow Act dramatically expands and improves the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program (Section 221), which is used to award federal grants to states and municipalities for the planning, design, and… Read more »
Lowell, MA – Earlier this week, 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… Read more »
Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) joined with United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and with U.S. Representatives Richard Neal, Stephen F. Lynch, William Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy III, Katherine Clark, and Ayanna Pressley announced that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will receive a total of $61,358,349 in AmeriCorps funding from the… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) made this statement following the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s partially redacted report.
“I am deeply troubled by Attorney General Barr’s partisan handling of the Mueller reports’ release, including his March 24th summary, his testimony before Congress last week, and his attempt to spin the report in a press… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) marked 100 days as a Member of the 116th Congress, highlighting legislative progress on core pillars of her campaign promises.
“In 100 days, the House has wasted no time addressing important issues like background checks for gun purchases, expanding and protecting voting rights, restoring the open internet, protecting… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) voted in favor of the Save The Internet Act, H.R. 1644. This bill will reverse the repeal by President Trump’s FCC of critical net neutrality protections.
“The Trump Administration’s decision to terminate net neutrality protections last year was a disaster from the beginning. The internet is an indispensable part… Read more »
Lawrence, MA – Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Merrimack Valley elected officials, state legislators, first responders, and community organizations today in Lawrence, Massachusetts to honor the late Leonel Rondon and the Rondon family by announcing new federal pipeline safety legislation named in his honor. The new legislation responds to… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) joined with her colleagues to introduce legislation as an original cosponsor to recognize and memorialize the Armenian Genocide.
“The United States must always speak out firmly against ongoing atrocities around the world, but we cannot effectively claim the moral high ground to do so if we fail to reckon with genocides… Read more »
Lawrence, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced $3,582,660 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to support the work of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center.
“I am glad to announce $3,582,660 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to directly support the work of the Greater Lawrence… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) released this statement following the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), H.R. 1585.
“Domestic violence remains far too common with as many as one in three women in the United States still experiencing abuse. The landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ushered in transformative progress by… Read more »
