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Congresswoman Lori Trahan Applauds House Passage of Universal Background Checks Legislation

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) voted in favor of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. Under current law, only licensed gun dealers must conduct background checks of individuals seeking to purchase a firearm. Most unlicensed sellers are not required to perform routine background checks which poses a safety risk to the American public. H.R. 8…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $9.2 million in Federal Grants for Health Centers in Massachusetts’ 3rd District

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced federal grant funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services totaling $9,232,295 for two community health centers in Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District. The Lowell Community Health Center will receive $4,313,822 and Community Health Connections, Inc. in Fitchburg, MA will receive $4,918,473. …

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Joins Colleagues to Introduce Voting Rights Advancement Act

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) joined with her colleagues in the House of Representatives to introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), legislation that restores voting protections in states with a recent history of discrimination.  Five years after the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act, the…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Votes to Terminate President Trump's Emergency Declaration

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan voted to terminate President Trump’s fake emergency declaration. The legislation easily passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. It is expected to also receive bipartisan support in the Senate.   “Today I upheld my oath of office by voting to terminate the emergency declaration at the border. President Trump…

Representatives Trahan and Kuster Applaud House Passage of Legislation to Protect the Nashua River and its Tributaries

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Washington, DC – Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) today applauded House passage of the Natural Resources Management Act, which contained language to designate portions of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as scenic rivers under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill authorizes a local advisory…

Reps. Trahan, Moulton, and Keating: President Trump’s Sham Emergency Declaration Could Cost Massachusetts Military Facilities

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Washington, DC – Today, Massachusetts House Armed Services Committee Members Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03),  Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Bill Keating (MA-09) condemned President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency so that he can circumvent Congress and use military construction funds to build his border wall. The decision to use military construction funds directly…

Representatives Lori Trahan, David Trone Announce Freshmen Working Group on Addiction

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Washington, DC – Yesterday, February 14, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced that she would be joining the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction, a bipartisan effort to promote policies to end the addiction crisis in the United States. Rep. Trahan joins this group along with 36 other Members of the newly-elected freshman class from across the nation. The purpose of the group is…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Statement on President Trump’s Emergency Declaration

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) released this statement following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. “I am strongly opposed to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, and will work with my colleagues from both parties to provide a check on what is a clear abuse of power. Under the Constitution, Article I states that it is the…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Statement on Anniversary of Parkland Tragedy

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) made the following statement to mark the one year anniversary since Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jamie Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup, and Peter Wang were…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Introduces Paid Family Leave Legislation

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Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) joined with nearly 200 of her colleagues in the House and Senate to introduce the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. This legislation would create a national program to help meet the needs of mothers and fathers and people with serious personal or family health issues through a shared fund that makes paid leave…