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ICYMI: Trahan Hosts Facebook Live on LIHEAP & Home Heating Assistance

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan hosted a discussion on how Massachusetts families can access federal home heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Trahan was joined bylocal community leaders, including Connie Martin, Division Director of Energy and Community Resources for Community Teamwork; Norma Alvarez,…

Trahan Celebrates $5 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Gardner Municipal Airport’s Reopening

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) wasjoined by Mayor Mike Nicholson, State Senator Peter Durant, State Representative Jon Zlotnik, Gardner City Council President Lizzy Kazinskas, Councillor Ron Cormier, and Gardner Airport Manager Isabelle Davis as well as officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, and MassDOT to…

Trahan Highlights Federal Funds for New EV Courses at Mount Wachusett Community College

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Mayor Mike Nicholson, State Senator Peter Durant, State Representative Jon Zlotnik, Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) President James Vander Hooven, Councillor Aleksander Dernalowicz, and various MWCC leaders to highlight $350,000 in federal funding for MWCC’s new Electric Vehicle Technician Training Program within their…

Trahan, MA Delegation Request Briefing from Steward Health Care System on Financial Position, Threats of Hospital Closures

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LOWELL, MA —  Today, following a Boston Globe report indicating that Steward Health Care System (Steward) is in dire financial condition, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), as well as Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), William Keating (MA-09), Richard Neal (MA-01), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), James…

Trahan Rips Republican Proposal to Limit College Athletes’ NIL Rights

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, spoke during a legislative hearing on the FAIR College Sports Act, partisan legislation that would place burdensome restrictions and requirements on college athletes and their name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. In addition to…

Trahan Statement on NCAA Championship Media Rights Agreement

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a former Division-I volleyball player and the author of the College Athlete Economic Freedom Act and the Fair Play for Women Act, issued the following statement after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced a new media rights agreement for championships, including significant…

Trahan Leads Congressional Request to Treasury Department on Proposed American Rescue Plan Funding Rule

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, led 55 House members in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting a change to its proposed Interim Final Rule on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) allocated to cities and towns from the American Rescue Plan…

Trahan Releases 2023 End of Year Report

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released her “End of Year Report for 2023” to residents across the Third District. The report summarizes Trahan’s efforts to lower health care and prescription drug costs, create good-paying jobs, defend women’s rights, and more. Additionally, it explains how important legislation has already begun to directly affect and…

Trahan Statement on the Return of Cambodian Art

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, issued the following statement following the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (Met) announcement of the return of 16 major Khmer era artworks to Cambodia and Thailand:  “After months of pressure on the Met, I’m glad to see the museum finally do the right thing by…

Trahan Statement on Rising Antisemitism

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement regarding the rise in antisemitism across the United States and congressional inaction to address the issue: “The significant increase in antisemitism here in the United States and around the globe is something every person in a position of power must acknowledge and condemn. When the…