Press Releases

Trahan Votes in Favor of Emergency Coronavirus Funding Response Package

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) voted in favor of legislation to provide $8.3 billion for a robust response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, including support for state and local health agencies, vaccine and treatment development, and loans for affected small businesses. “The American people deserve and expect a coordinated, fully funded, whole-of-government…

Trahan-Sponsored Opioid Legislation, The MATE Act, Subject of House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Subcommittee on Health for the Committee on Energy and Commerce considered a slate of bills to support patients suffering from substance use disorders (SUD). Among the legislation considered was H.R. 4974, the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act – a bipartisan bill introduced by Congresswoman Trahan in November 2019. The MATE…

Trahan Statement on Federal Criminal Charges Against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts for Merrimack Valley Pipeline Disaster

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) released this statement after Columbia Gas of Massachusetts pleaded guilty to violating the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act. “Today’s guilty plea by Columbia Gas confirms what we knew all along - that the tragic gas explosions from 2018 were both avoidable and the result of a careless abandonment of safety standards and…

Trahan-Backed “Widow’s Tax” Repeal Stands to Benefit Dozens of Military Families in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Veterans

WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of the “widow’s tax” repeal backed by Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), as many as 66 military families in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District stand to benefit according to recent numbers released by the Department of Defense (DoD). That number climbs to 471 statewide, and more than 65,000 nationwide. As a Member of the House Armed Services…

Trahan Announces $804,500 in Federal Grant Funding for Members of the National NeighborWorks Network Serving the Third Congressional District

| Posted in Press Releases

Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced that NeighborWorks America, an organization that provides resources on affordable housing options for low-income and first-time homebuyers, has awarded $804,500 in federal grants to three members of the national NeighborWorks network across Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District. The funds have been awarded to the…

Trahan Leads Call for Additional Funds for Programs to Clean Up Merrimack River

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Trahan Statement on President Trump’s FY2021 Budget Request

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Representatives Trahan, Dean, and Hayes Introduce the Accreditation Reform Act

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Trahan Applauds House Passage of Bold Proposal to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Representative Trahan Announces Nearly $1.5 Million in Federal Grant Funding for the Concord Consortium

| Posted in Press Releases

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:…