Lori Loureiro Trahan

Drug Policy

Destigmatize substance use disorder treatment. Lori sees that too often, those who need help dealing with substance misuse are too embarrassed to ask for it, or else are afraid of the consequences to their life if they do. Lori wants to create a supportive, healthy attitude about recovery and encourage those struggling with addiction to take charge of their health and well-being. Learn more

Lori wants to empower communities to enact programs that teach adolescents about drug use and addiction across the state of Massachusetts. Learn more

Reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Learn more

Prioritize rehabilitation and treatment over incarceration for low-level and nonviolent drug offenses. Learn more

Economy

Unlock public funding to promote smart infrastructure improvements and create jobs. Lori wants to revitalize our cities and towns and strengthen our regional economy. Learn more

Education

Increase teacher pay and collective bargaining rights. Protecting and investing in our teachers and providing more money for professional training will help provide our education system with a stronger foundation and also provide students with more resources and a fairer shot in this competitive economy. Learn more

Hold private universities accountable for student loan debt. The cost structure of private institutions has escalated to epic proportions. Lori believes that we need to incentivize these institutions to focus as heavily on job readiness and placement as they do on admissions, holding those schools with student loan default rates far above the national average accountable. Learn more

Promote affordable and accessible early childhood care and pre-K services. Congress needs to take action on helping families afford these services. No family should have to break the bank so that their child can receive a high-quality pre-K education. Learn more

Promote early exposure to trade, vocational, and apprenticeship programs. Learn more

Support free and accessible full-day Kindergarten. It’s clear, universal full-day kindergarten will not only help our overall economy, but it will also help close the achievement gap. Closing the achievement gap will help level the playing field for all students. Learn more

Expand targeted aid and grants for students who can’t afford the price of college. Learn more

Fully and adequately fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Learn more

Making higher education accessible and affordable. Too many of our young people are saddled with gross amounts of debt that put them on the wrong economic path in adulthood. Learn more

Invest in wrap-around programs and ensure our most vulnerable schools and students receive an equitable education. Learn more

Continuing education options that are local, convenient, and affordable for working people and those who are transitioning to new careers. Learn more

Explore solutions through federal-state partnership to aid employers who help pay down an employee’s student loans. Learn more

Environment / Energy

Push to expand access to cost-saving renewable energy for low-income households. Lori understands that our environment and our economy will benefit from a fresh commitment to an alternative energy source and that we must make sure there is no barrier to entry for families seeking to run their homes in a green, affordable way. Learn more

Lori will work towards aligning the United States with international consensus and impose strict regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Lori believes it is well past time that the United States and our Environmental Protection Agency stand with the international scientific community and let their comprehensive knowledge of climate change patterns inform our own environmental policy. Learn more

Clean air and clean water are fundamental human rights. Learn more

Government Reform

Will support the ‘Democracy for All Amendment’ to end big money dominance in our elections. This act will allow Congress and the States to set overall limits on campaign spending, including prohibitions on corporate and union spending in the political process. Learn more

Will support ‘The DISCLOSE Act.’ This act would require all corporations, unions, and Super PACs to report campaign expenditure of 10,000 or more. It would require the reporting of transfers by those groups to others making such expenditures in order to expose the source of huge campaign contributions. Learn more

Work to overturn Citizens United—the Supreme Court case that allows corporate and special-interests to dump hundreds of millions of dollars into our elections. Learn more

Will support ‘The Government by the People Act.’ This act, among other provisions, creates “People PACs,” or small donor committees, that aggregate the voices and power of ordinary citizens rather than wealthy donors (as traditional PACs tend to do). Learn more

Will support the ‘Get Foreign Money out of U.S. Elections Act.’ This would apply the current ban on campaign contributions by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations. Learn more

Guns

Lori will support legislation that creates a grace period in which the federal government would be responsible for buying all semi-automatic weapons from current gun owners. At the end of this period, owning an assault rifle without a special permit for approved dealers and collectors would be considered a felony. Learn more

No-fly, No-buy. Lori will support legislation that would close the loophole that allows individuals on the terrorist watch list to pass background checks and purchase guns with no questions asked. Learn more

Bring back the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban. Learn more

Lori supports closing the “gun show loophole” to ensure that gun sales made at gun shows, on the web, and via other unlicensed sellers are subject to criminal background checks. Learn more

Comprehensive background checks at every point of sale. Learn more

Oppose concealed carry reciprocity. Lori would not support legislation that proposed by the gun lobby that would override state laws and require states like Massachusetts to allow concealed carry holders from across the country to carry in our state. Learn more

Healthcare

Defend and expand the Affordable Care Act, which helps cover over 20 million Americans. Lori will stand up to Republican-led attacks that try to dismantle the ACA. Lori plans to build on the current success of the law and make sure no American is left uninsured. Learn more

Bring down out-of-pocket costs and deductibles. Learn more

Immigration

Encourage international study and employment. Learn more

Reduce the immigration backlog and reduce delays in court. Some of the most significant bureaucratic delays to dealing with immigration in the U.S. Are due to the lack of a proper legal infrastructure. Lori will push for an increase in the number of Immigration Court judges and Board of Immigration Appeals Attorneys. Learn more

Promote naturalization and help clear a pathway to citizenship. Lori believes that comprehensive immigration reform starts with creating a fair and equal pathway to citizenship. Learn more

Secure our nation’s border… without a wall. Secure borders on the southern and northern edges of the country are necessary to ensure our safety from drug and human trafficking, violence, and terrorism. Lori is committed to doing all that is necessary to keep us safe. An ineffective, overpriced border wall, however, is not something Lori supports. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

Restore basic equity to our tax code. Wealthy families shouldn’t pay a lower tax rate than hardworking middle-class families. In Congress, Lori wants to close the loopholes that unfairly position middle-class families and don’t allow them to take full advantage of the economy. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

Increase the minimum wage. Learn more

Pass and promote paid family and gender-neutral leave. Learn more