Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) voted to advance the Raise the Wage Act, a proposal that would give 17,000 people in Massachusetts’ 3rd district a raise. The bill would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 in 2024, index future minimum wage increases to median wage growth, and ensure all workers are paid at least the full federal minimum wage by phasing out… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) along with 15 other Members of the Freshman Class sent a letter to Democratic Congressional leadership urging action to fix the procedural rule in the House of Representatives known as the Motion to Recommit (MTR). The letter was addressed to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny… Read more »
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… Read more »
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. … Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
