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Congresswoman Lori Trahan Hosts Dr. James Baker of MA3 At Bipartisan Freshman Working Group on Addiction Policy Breakfast

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Washington, DC – Today, at the invitation of Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) Dr. James Baker, who practices medicine in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District, presented to Members of the Bipartisan Freshman Working Group on Addiction at their July policy breakfast.  The Freshman Working Group on Addiction, of which Rep. Trahan is a founding member, aims to capitalize on…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $1,683,802 In Funding for UMass Lowell

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Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced two federal grants awarded to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided a $383,803 grant in support of a project titled "Global-Position Tracking Control for Highly Versatile Bipedal Robotic Walking,” which is under the direction of Yan Gu, Assistant Professor in the…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $472,944 in Federal Grant Funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

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Lawrence, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced a grant totaling $472,944 for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. This award will support program T91, also known as Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Center; Graduate Medical Education. This award comes from the Department of Health and Human Services and is awarded by the Office of the Secretary.…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces Massachusetts Priorities Secured in House Passed National Defense Authorization Act

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured several key wins for Massachusetts in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500). The House passed the NDAA earlier today. The FY20 NDAA authorizes $733 billion for our national defense to take care of troops, conduct critical research and…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan to Unveil New Migrant Death Accountability Legislation with Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

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Boston, MA – Tomorrow, Tuesday July 9, 2019, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) will unveil the Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act, a new bill to ensure that Congress is notified promptly of migrant deaths in U.S. custody and can act to hold the administration accountable. Congresswoman Trahan will be meeting with Eva A. Millona, Executive Director of the Massachusetts…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $300,000 in Federal Grant Funding for UMass Lowell

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Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $300,000 made to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The first award has an intended total amount of $50,000.00, and supports a project entitled "I-Corps: Detecting Cancer in Single Cells," and started Jul. 01, 2019. The second award has an intended total amount of…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan to Visit Immigrant Detention Facilities on the US Border

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Washington, DC — On Monday, July 1, 2019, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) will join several of her colleagues from the House of Representatives on a delegation led by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to El Paso and Clint, Texas to visit and tour several facilities used to detain immigrants, including those housing young children and infants in notoriously deplorable conditions.…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Statement on Passage of Critical Cyber and Election Security Legislation

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) released this statement following the passage of H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act of 2019.   “The need to safeguard the security and integrity of our elections is urgent. That is why today, I voted in favor of the SAFE Act. We know that Russia interfered in our 2016 elections. We also know…

Trahan Amendment Urging the FCC to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence Included in FY 2020 FSGG Appropriations Bill

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) successfully amended the Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services & General Government appropriations bill (H.R. 3351). Rep. Trahan’s amendment would compel the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide an update into results from its investigation into the sale of geolocation data by wireless carriers to third party…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Applauds Inclusion of Funding Priorities for CSO Clean Up, 2020 Census, Veterans Health Care, and More in House-Passed Appropriations Package, H.R. 3055

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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) highlighted numerous priorities of Massachusetts and the Third Congressional District included in H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” packages of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills. This bill passed the House on Tuesday, June 25.   “This appropriations package secures a number of important wins for Massachusetts’ Third…