WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard resumes full-scale operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - led the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite inquiring what steps and protocols are in place to safeguard the health and safety of the Shipyard workforce as it returns to full strength. The letter was more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included a bipartisan amendment introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Rob Portman (R-OH) to require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator position in every state. Under the legislation, each state would have its own federally funded Cybersecurity Coordinator, who would more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), requesting that it address a number of concerns related to the supplemental Community Development Block Grants (CDBG-CV) appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Congress included a supplemental appropriation of $5 billion for the CDBG program, funding intended to assist communities with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 23: The U.S. Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a bipartisan amendment introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) to help combat the threat that small, unmanned aircraft systems (drones) pose to U.S. service members worldwide. "Following up on conversations I had with U.S. military  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains multiple provisions that Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped advance, including reopening the child care facility at the Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, investigating the causes of high unemployment rates for post-9/11 women veterans, and improving the Department of Defense's efforts to prevent overdose death more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: The House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation that previously passed the Senate and is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide mandatory funding for deferred maintenance on public lands. The LWCF helps preserve and maintain critical lands for national parks, forests, wildlife refuges  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: The House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation that previously passed the Senate and is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide mandatory funding for deferred maintenance on public lands. The LWCF helps preserve and maintain critical lands for national parks, forests, wildlife refuges more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 23: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a virtual roundtable discussion with Hubbard Brook climate change scientists to discuss the latest research and findings on climate change. The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is situated in the White Mountains and administered by the USDA Forest Service. The forest is among the longest running and most comprehensive ecosystem studies in the world and is used to study hydrology, ecology, and the mana more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Women Veterans Task Force for a joint hearing on preventing sexual harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Today's hearing follows last week's release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report - written at the request of Kuster and colleagues - on the inconsistent and incomplete policies that hinder the VA's e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act, which includes full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for the first time in the program's 56 year history. This bipartisan legislation also will allocate $9.5 billion over the next five years to address critical maintenance backlogs on America's public lands. This bill, which was passed by the House with a vote of 310-107, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Operation Warp Speed and efforts to develop a safe, effective, and accessible vaccine for COVID-19. The Committee examined the current state of research, development, and manufacturing of potential vaccines for the coronavirus disease of 2019. In June, Rep. Kuster introduced H.R. 7104, the Coronavirus Vaccine Development Act more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard resumes full-scale operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - led the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite inquiring what steps and protocols are in place to safeguard the health and safety of the Shipyard workforce as it returns to full strength. The letter was als more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas voted for the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes $740 billion for our military and national security programs at the Department of Defense and Department of Energy (DOE). The NDAA also creates a Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience National Security Fund, and authorizes a 3% pay raise for our service members in uniform. Pappas successfully fought for several New Ham more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced legislation establishing a new grant program at the Department of Justice. The Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Act will authorize $10 million in funding for small and mid-sized police departments to earn or renew accreditation from state, regional, tribal or national police accreditation organizations, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 21: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 54 lawmakers in calling on Congressional leadership to support America's trucking industry and their workers, which have been hit hard by effects of COVID-19. America's trucking industry, which employs 7.8 million Americans, is expected to suffer a 50% decline in Class 8 truck sales through 2020 due to the mandated closures of manufacturing plants and dealers. To support the trucking industr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The House Veterans' Affairs Committee considered two pieces of legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations, to better support and honor all of our service members. The first piece of legislation expands eligibility for state veterans cemeteries to allow for the interring of many Guard members and Reservists who are currently excluded from burial at these cemeteries. This legisla more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Chairman of Oversight and Investigations, Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a joint hearing with the Women Veterans Task Force entitled, "Safety for All: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs." The hearing was prompted by an alarming federal survey which estimated that 1 in 5 VA employees experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in 2014-2016, and a new report from GAO entitled "Sexual Harass more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after voting to pass the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act: "The Administration's Muslim ban, one of its very first priorities, is fundamentally un-American and was never based on any specific, credible national security threats. "The NO BAN Act would overturn this religious discrimination and put standards in place for future travel restrictions based on credible threats to protect the security and public safety of the Unite more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act to preserve New Hampshire's natural environment for generations to come by providing permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and creating the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. This legislation will fully fund the LWCF at $900 million annually, well above its yearly average funding level. This fund  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) have introduced legislation that expands eligibility for state veterans cemeteries to allow for the interring of many Guard members and Reservists who are currently excluded from burial at these cemeteries. Under current law, in order to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant money for improvements, state veteran cemeteries are barred from interring many National  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26: "Thirty years ago, the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, expanding opportunities for individuals who experience disabilities for generations to come. I am profoundly grateful for the advocates who fought to pass the ADA and those who continue to work to expand access for people with disabilities. "As far as we've come, this anniversary should al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and other colleagues in introducing legislation that would address the "maximum allotment" provision that is significantly limiting the amount of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act relief funds that can be awarded to smaller states through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. The Senators' bill waives the provision for the pur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 21: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and New Hampshire public health care leaders discussed racial inequities in health care outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual roundtable discussion yesterday. Participants discussed a range of factors that contribute to why communities of color in New Hampshire make up a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases in the state. "[The murder of George Floyd] has led to a discussion about racial dispa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard resumes full-scale operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - led the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite inquiring what steps and protocols are in place to safeguard the health and safety of the Shipyard workforce as it returns to full strength. The letter was  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 23: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, joined by U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, reiterated concerns over a change in policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that limits veterans' ability to access non-drug related therapies, such as muscle massage services and acupuncture, which can help veterans experiencing chronic pain. "A 2014 study by the National Institutes of Health found that more than half  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, successfully added her amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2021 to boost funding for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) health impact study, which she helped establish in the FY18 NDAA. The annual legislation authorizes national defense objectives for the fiscal year. Shaheen's amendment authorizes $15 m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks and participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Lydall Performance Materials' expansion to house two new production lines that will produce materials used in N95 masks. The new lines are supported by a $13.5 million federal contract the company secured with the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Health and Human Services (HHS), with fundin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen issued the following statement after a report that the two members of the British jihadist group known as "the Beatles" admitted in an on-camera interview to having a role in the captivity of Kayla Mueller - an American who was tortured and killed by ISIS. Senator Shaheen has been working closely with the families of Americans killed by ISIS to make sure these terrorists are brought to trial in the United States. * * * "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, successfully secured and supported a number of priorities that address both local needs in New Hampshire and critical national security objectives in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The annual legislation authorizes national defense objectives for the fiscal year. The FY21 NDAA passed the Senate with bipartisan support more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter with a group of Senators, led by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), to Vice President Mike Pence and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor urging them to take immediate action to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sanitizing supplies for election and poll workers--and voters--ahead of the November 2020 election. Guidance fro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) have introduced legislation that expands eligibility for state veterans cemeteries to allow for the interring of many Guard members and Reservists who are currently excluded from burial at these cemeteries. Under current law, in order to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant money for improvements, state veteran cemeteries are barred from interring many Na more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), joined by U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, reiterated concerns over a change in policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that limits veterans' ability to access non-drug related therapies, such as muscle massage services and acupuncture, which can help veterans experiencing chronic pain. "A 2014 study by the National Institutes of Health found that more than h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 22: During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and colleagues advanced bipartisan bills to help address the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen government efficiency. The Committee advanced a bill that Senator Hassan and colleagues worked on with Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) to assess the federal government's current and future pandemic preparedness efforts and to examine t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) voted to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which included key priorities that Senator Hassan introduced and championed to protect the national security of Granite Staters and all Americans. "Keeping Granite Staters and all Americans safe, secure, and free is the most important responsibility that we have - and I'm pleased that this year's national defense bill includes key  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., introduced legislation that would help protect patients from counterfeit medical products that could cause serious harm. The Safeguarding Therapeutics Act would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to seize and destroy counterfeit medical devices and products, including vaccines and combination products like EpiPens. It is a Senate companion to legislation introduced by Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand small business and non-profits' access to federal COVID-19 relief. The bipartisan Employer Assistance Coordination Act would allow eligible small employers to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program and claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit to help keep workers on payroll and pay for their health care coverage. Currently, small employers ca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a group of their Senate colleagues in introducing the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act to help address the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on communities of color. The bill would require targeted testing, contact tracing, public awareness campaigns, and outreach efforts specifically directed at communities of color and other populations that have been made vulnerable t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 23: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a group of their colleagues in calling for upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation to exclude federal funding for predatory for-profit colleges. If legislation does include support of for-profit colleges, the Senators raise specific limits that should be included in the legislation to hold for-profit colleges accountable. Many for-pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) praised the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing the bipartisan Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act to accelerate the adoption of the latest technologies by government agencies. This legislation expands upon Senator Portman's bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Act which codifies an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) within the Genera more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced legislation that would address the "maximum allotment" provision that is significantly limiting the amount of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act relief funds that can be awarded to smaller states through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. The Senators' bill waives the provision for the purposes of the CARES Act and any future supplemental  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 24: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced new, bipartisan legislation this week that would promote the creation of educational courses for physicians regarding the health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. Their legislation, the Physician Education for PFAS Health Impacts Act, would establish a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund the creat more PR