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Congresswoman Lori Trahan Fights for Massachusetts Seniors During Education and Labor Markup

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $4,665,382 in HUD Grant Funding for Lowell, MA

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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…

Representatives Trahan and Smucker Introduce the Bipartisan Financial Aid Communication and Transparency (FACT) Act

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Appointed to National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Marks One Year Anniversary of Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions

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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…

Representatives Trahan and LaMalfa Lead Bipartisan Call For Additional Funding For Teaching Health Centers

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $604,103 in Grant Funding for MA3 Communities Concord and Sudbury

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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.…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces Nearly $1 million in Grants to Aid Fitchburg and Ashburnham Fire Departments, Massachusetts State Fire Training Academy

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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…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Statement on Trump Administration Transferring Funds from U.S. Military Construction Accounts to Pay for Ineffective Border Wall

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LOWELL, MA -- Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued this statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to transfer $3.6 billion from military construction funds to pay for his border wall.    “Diverting urgently-needed funding away from military construction projects that Congress has already authorized in order to build an…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $300,000 In Funding for Fitchburg’s LUK Crisis Center

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  Lowell, MA – Today Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the LUK Crisis Center, Inc in the amount of $300,000.  “I am thrilled LUK will receive this critical funding to advance the important work they do on behalf of our community. With so many families torn apart by substance abuse…