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Trahan Demands Release of 14-Year-Old Marlborough Resident Detained by Federal Immigration Agents

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) demanded the immediate release of a 14-year-old Marlborough resident who was detained yesterday by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents: “Yesterday, a 14-year-old girl from Marlborough was detained by federal immigration agents. A child with no criminal history was taken into custody in an apparent overnight attempt…

Trahan Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Iran

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced significant U.S. military strikes on Iran: “President Trump is drawing the United States into another foreign conflict, returning American servicemembers to the Middle East once again less than five years after the end of our 20-year War in…

Trahan Unveils Report Outlining Bipartisan Path to Update the Privacy Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released a new staff report titled Privacy, Trust, and Effective Government: A Bipartisan Blueprint for Modernizing the Privacy Act. The report was developed following extensive stakeholder input submitted in response to a Request for Information (RFI) Trahan circulated in 2025 examining potential updates to the Privacy Act of…

Trahan, Massachusetts Members Demand Accountability After Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, was joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Richard E. Neal (MA-01) in demanding immediate answers from the Trump Administration…

Trahan’s Lifesaving Children’s Health Bills Signed into Law

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, celebrated the signing of two of her bipartisan children’s health bills into law after they were passed as part of a larger health care package. The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act and the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act represent years of work to…

Trahan Secures Passage of Additional $7.5 Million for Third District Projects

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation including more than $7.5 million in federal funding she secured for critical community projects across Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District. “Families across our district deserve safe roads, dependable infrastructure, and real opportunities to…

Trahan, Valadao Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Bill to Save Essential Health Systems

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WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA-22) reintroduced the Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to formally recognize “essential health systems” in federal law and unlock new pathways for federal funding…

House Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Leaders Demand Immediate SAMHSA Funding Restoration

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, leaders of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force and the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus led a bipartisan group of 100 House members demanding the Trump administration reverse its decision to terminate thousands of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants that fund local mental health and addiction…

Trahan Secures House Passage of $5 Million for Third District Projects

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) secured House passage of $5,118,000 in federal funding for five critical community projects across Massachusetts’ Third District. The investments will support major infrastructure upgrades in Lowell, Littleton, Groton, and Westford, while expanding access to addiction recovery services through The Phoenix in Lawrence and…

Trahan Supports Bipartisan Legislation to End the GOP Health Care Crisis

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, voted to pass the bipartisan Breaking the Gridlock Act, legislation that would end the Republican-driven health care price hike by extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years and helping millions of Americans afford their health…