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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), who previously announced an effort to update the Privacy Act of 1974 to better protect Americans’ sensitive data, and House Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) demanded information from the National Labor Relations Board regarding potential violations of federal privacy laws by Elon Musk’s… Read more »

Dems look to close the barn door after top DOGE dog has bolted Elon Musk is backing away from his Trump-blessed government gig, but now House Democrats want to see the permission slip that got him in the door. Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a pair of letters to White House Counsel David Warrington and the heads of several government… Read more »

Congress seeks limits on sale of chemical used in suicides BOSTON — Congressional lawmakers are taking steps to restrict consumer access to a commonly available chemical compound that has been used by dozens of young people to kill themselves. The bipartisan bill, filed by U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, would limit the sale of any product with greater than 10 percent sodium nitrite by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, was joined by U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Lisa McClain (MI-10), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Addison McDowell (NC-06) in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing April 29, 2025, as National Fentanyl… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s (D-MA-03) Youth Poisoning Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would ban the consumer sale of products containing high concentrations of sodium nitrite, a meat-curing chemical that can be lethal when ingested. The legislation was introduced earlier this year alongside Congressmen Joe Neguse… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) hosted a ceremony to nominate students from across the Third District to United States Service Academies. The event was held at Dracut’s Harvey J. Gagnon Harmony Hall. “It’s one of my greatest honors and most serious responsibilities to nominate outstanding young men and women from our district to our nation’s service academies,”… Read more »

‘Adding vibrancy to this Main Street’ FITCHBURG — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll paid a visit to the city on Tuesday morning to announce the latest round of Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) tax credits in the amount of $18 million. The two women were joined by state and local officials including Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus, U.S. Rep.… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the passing of Pope Francis: “I join the millions of people around the world mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a transformational leader whose humility, compassion, and moral clarity touched the lives of so many. Born in Argentina to an immigrant family, Pope Francis brought a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) delivered a keynote speech at the Concord 250 celebrations marking the semiquincentennial of the start of the Revolutionary War in Concord, Massachusetts. “What began here in Concord became ‘the shot heard round the world.’ It was more than the start of a war – it was the beginning of an idea. That liberty is worth defending. That government… Read more »

Massachusetts gov. calls for the fight for liberty to continue 250 years later: "Our generation's time" Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey called for Americans to continue the fight for liberty as she spoke at a remembrance of the Battle of Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War Saturday, saying "our freedoms are once again under attack." Healey was one of the speakers at the… Read more »