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Concerns about DOGE’s data grab fuel push to update privacy law   Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts), co-chair of the Policy and Communications Committee, speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol after a weekly caucus meeting on May 22, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)   Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) today will announce a push to update a… Read more »

Trahan seeks overhaul of federal privacy law BOSTON — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is leading a push in Congress to close loopholes in a half-century-old federal privacy law that critics say has allowed the Trump administration to “weaponize” the personal financial data of tens of millions of Americans. Trahan, D-Westford, on Tuesday released an open “request for information” letter to civil… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, partnered with Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)  to reintroduce the bipartisan Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act, legislation requiring that online companies make their… Read more »

TL;DR: Mass. Rep. Trahan backs bill simplifying those lengthy online TOS agreements So you’ve just downloaded an app or enrolled in a streaming service. You know what comes next: A whole mess of complicated legalese and a little box at the end, that you click, acknowledging that you’ve read it all. But ... come on ... did you? Really? If you’re among the countless Americans who skip to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, voted against a continuing resolution put forward by House Republicans that will cut $22.8 billion in funding for health care for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while also jeopardizing Americans’ housing, health care, and ability to retire. “When young men and women put on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), the only former Division I woman athlete in Congress, raised concerns during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on college sports about schools’ plans to adopt a revenue-sharing model that would shortchange women athletes and violate Title IX. "Thanks to Title IX, I became the first in my family to graduate from… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump delivered his 2025 Joint Address: “Once again, Donald Trump stood before the American people and made big promises that will never come to fruition. We’ve seen this time and again – grand declarations… Read more »

Trahan, Moulton Tell Local Business Audience Trump Tactics Should Worry Both Parties Congressional Reps. Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan, both Democrats, argued the Trump administration’s slashing of already-approved Congressional spending in the name of fraud, waste and abuse; illegal layoffs of federal employees; and an unprovoked verbal attack on the president of Ukraine by the president… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) led 45 House members in demanding that House Republicans reconsider their plans to slash Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans. The letter was sent in advance of the vote on the House Republican budget proposal that includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. “On January 28, 2025, the day following President Trump’s sweeping… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act to help children with complex medical conditions access critical care. The legislation, which was also introduced in the Senate last Congress… Read more »