Lori Trahan

Congresswoman proudly representing Massachusetts' Third District. @HouseDPCC Co-Chair. @EnergyCommerce member.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Not happening.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Meta lobbied lawmakers for legal protection as it faces lawsuits over child-harm claims tied to its platforms, according to a source and draft proposals reviewed by Reuters https://t.co/cfV0lKCpgY

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

On June 19, 1865, enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas finally learned they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed two and a half years earlier. Freedom came, but it came late.

Juneteenth is a celebration of that freedom and an honest reckoning with how long it took. The promise of our country has never arrived for everyone at the same time. Our job is to close that gap.

Happy Juneteenth. The work continues!

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Steward was the largest private for-profit hospital chain in the country. When it collapsed, it was over a billion dollars in debt. 

Meanwhile, Steward executives walked away with millions, and left communities here in the Nashoba Valley and across our country holding the bag.

We can’t let that happen again.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Without a national strategy on AI, even more power will concentrate in the hands of the largest corporations.

We saw how that approach failed with social media. We can’t let it happen again.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have overseen an unprecedented rollback of women's reproductive rights. They overturned Roe, undermined IVF and now have contraception in their crosshairs.

I signed @RepFletcher’s discharge petition to force a vote on the Right to Contraception Act, which would force GOP leadership to bring this bill to the floor immediately for a vote.

We must guarantee that women's right to contraception will never be stripped away.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Families under Trump are paying for his tariffs, for his war, and for his lavish ballroom.

But when it comes to your health care, gas or groceries, Republicans say you’re on your own.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Exclusive: A detailed project summary of the ballroom prepared for the White House by a contractor estimated the total construction cost at $600 million — with more than half coming from taxpayers, according to a copy obtained by The Post. https://t.co/gHM0D7BmOg

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

14 years ago, the DACA program was established to protect young people who were brought to this country as children through no choice of their own.

Most Dreamers have only ever known the U.S. as home. They grew up here. Today, many are raising families and strengthening their communities.

Dreamers are Americans in every way but on paper. It's long past time to pass @RepSylviaGarcia's bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act and give them a pathway to citizenship.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Did you know that it took almost a full year for the United States to adopt its flag? 

So although our country is near its 250 Anniversary, our flag is 249 years young! 

Since then, our Flag has stood tall during both our brightest and darkest days, representing the hope and courage of all who have fought to defend it.  

Happy Flag Day!

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

This decision further illustrates the need for a thoughtful and durable national strategy on AI. Decisions this consequential shouldn’t turn on a single directive issued at 5pm on a Friday. They should follow rules that are clear, fair, grounded in technical facts, and built to last beyond any one administration.

Congress must act.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.

The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.

Access to all other Claude models is not affected.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Good luck to Massachusetts native @_milesrobinson_, @NERevolution keeper @headdturnerr, and the entire @USMNT as they begin their World Cup journey tonight! We’re all rooting for you!

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

📍Acton | Today we cut the ribbon on Acton’s new Community Center!

I was proud to deliver $1.3 million in federal investments for this project, and our local and state partners stepped up to bring it across the finish line.

Thank you to everyone who spent years making this vision a reality!

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

We’re at a pivotal moment. AI models will only grow more capable, and the glaring risks will only grow with them.

But without a federal strategy, power will continue to concentrate in the hands of companies racing to build the most potent technology in human history.
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[National Brain Tumor Society @NBTStweets]

@RepLoriTrahan Thank you for your leadership, @RepLoriTrahan, & for being a true champion in the fight against brain tumors!

We are honored to have your continued partnership on the BRAIN Act & appreciate the commitment of our bipartisan, bicameral champions who support our community. 💙

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

AI is moving faster than Washington, and that has to change.

I released a bipartisan discussion draft to create a federal AI strategy that will keep the most powerful AI models safe, protect American workers and make sure our innovators lead the world.

I want to get this right, which is why I’m calling for folks to provide their input: [email protected]

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Proud to receive this recognition from @NBTStweets!

A brain tumor diagnosis turns a family's life upside down. And for decades, survival rates have barely improved. Patients deserve so much better than the status quo.

I introduced the bipartisan BRAIN Act to unlock new research, expand clinical trials, and build stronger systems of care for survivors.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

I was raised in a union family, in a city built by unions, and in a Commonwealth that knows the value of unions fighting for better wages and stronger benefits.

That’s why I voted YES on @DonaldNorcross’s bill to ensure that when workers choose to unionize, their seat at the negotiating table can’t be unnecessarily delayed or denied.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Frontier AI companies in the U.S. and China are in a race to develop the most powerful systems in the world, and the stakes for our national security, workforce and cyber defenses couldn't be higher.

The question isn't whether Congress should act. It's whether we will act in time.
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[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Thanks for flagging this, Charlie! We'll take a look.

[Charlie Bullock @CharlieBull0ck]

I'm more bullish on GAAIA (the Trahan-Obernolte bill) than a lot of safety types, but one flaw that a lot of people (including me, initially) overlooked is that the whistleblower protection section strips out all of the good stuff that Sen. Grassley's AI Whistleblower Protection Act included. Most notably, the protection for disclosures about "substantial and specific" dangers to public health/public safety/national security.

I talked about why it's necessary to protect that kind of disclosure in my Lawfare whistleblower piece from a year ago, and IMO the hypothetical I used to illustrate the issue has aged pretty well.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

I just left the Capitol after voting NO on the Republican’s reckless budget bill.

This bill does nothing rein in ICE. Instead, it hands another $70 billion check to Trump’s mass deportation machine.

Massachusetts families deserve a Congress that works for them, not Donald Trump.

[Lori Trahan @RepLoriTrahan]

Today, I’m voting NO on the Republican reconciliation package. 

Instead of reversing their cuts to SNAP or health care, Republicans are giving another $70 BILLION to ICE. 

No reforms. No protections for our communities. Nothing to lower costs.