WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 22: Today, citing the detrimental consequences of any reduction in mail service to the U.S. health care system, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 31 Members of Congress in calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Azar to publicly defend USPS, urging him to "convey to the President and the public the significant negative impact that a reduction in USPS service would have on our health ca more PR

COLEBROOK, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital (UCVH) and met with UCVH, Indian Stream Health Center, and North Country Healthcare leadership to receive updates on the region's continued response to COVID-19. Rep. Kuster has been in regular contact with community leaders throughout the state on how to best support rural health care providers and th more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) held two virtual roundtable discussions with leaders and providers in the substance misuse, mental health, and health care fields to receive updates on the impacts of COVID-19. Kuster's first roundtable focused on substance use disorder and mental health during the coronavirus public health emergency. The second virtual roundtable provided an opport more PR

CRAWFORD NOTCH, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Appalachian Mountain Club's Crawford Notch Highland Center and met with local environmental leaders to discuss the Land and Water Conservation Fund's (LWCF) key role in supporting the protection of the White Mountain National Forest and other public lands and waters. Kuster also visited the Parker Mountain Trails in Littleton  more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Berlin City officials and community leaders to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on food security in the North Country. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, approximately 1 in 7 Granite Staters are food insecure and do not know where their next meal will come from. An estimated 21-23% of New Hampshire children are living in food insecure environm more PR

HOPKINTON, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement on the passing of former New Hampshire State Senator Harold Janeway: "I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Harold Janeway, a dear friend of mine and my family's. Harold has been a tremendous mentor to me and so many throughout the Granite State during his multiple years of service. "He demonstrated unparalleled dedica more PR

BETHLEHEM, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, Rep. Kuster toured the AHEAD Bethlehem Workforce Housing project at Lloyd's Hills in Bethlehem, NH. Lloyd's Hills is the future location of 25 new affordable housing units in the North Country. This project, which was financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits, will help alleviate the shortage of affordable housing in the North Country. The visit builds on Congresswom more PR

GORHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Gorham Community Forest to view the Forest's recent expansion and meet with local elected officials and environmental advocates to discuss the importance of community forests to the North Country economy. Kuster advocated for Forest Service funding to help expand the Gorham and Randolph Community Forests. "The Gorham Community Forest is more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), co-chair of the Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus, visited the Nansen Ski Club in Berlin and met with the club's leadership, community leaders, and members of "Friends of the Nansen Ski Jump" to discuss the restoration project of the ski jump. In 2019, Nansen Ski Club was awarded a $250,000 NBRC grant - which Kuster supported - for the planning more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited White Mountains Community College (WMCC) and met with school leadership to receive updates on the college's reopening plans and preparations as students return to classroom and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This discussion comes after Rep. Kuster held a virtual roundtable with New Hampshire college and university presidents ea more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of a $38.5 million grant over five years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) stood with members of New Hampshire's American Postal Workers Union (APWU) at an event condemning the Trump administration's sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service that's causing mail delivery delays in New Hampshire and across the country. Despite  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 22: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) co-sponsored and voted to pass the bipartisan Delivering for America Act, which will strengthen the U.S. Postal Service and protect it from ongoing political attacks. Pappas returned to Washington Saturday to cast his vote. H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act, would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing or approving any changes to the op more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Kendra Smith of Nashua as August's Granite Stater of the Month. At a time when so many are facing financial uncertainty, Kendra is selflessly working to provide substantial and popular hot meals to community members in need amid this public health and economic crisis. When schools began to shut down due to COVID-19, Kendra knew that many students in her community more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees the United States Postal Service (USPS), joined her colleagues in raising concerns about how Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's harmful changes are disproportionately impacting service members and their families. The letter to Postmaster General DeJoy was led by Senator Richard Blumenth more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that the City of Nashua will receive an $825,000 grant from the Economic Development Agency (EDA) to establish a second Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The RLF provides low-interest capital to businesses and entrepreneurs. This RLF would specifically assist businesses with mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Shaheen, the lead Democrat on the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee which funds the Census Bureau and the implementation of the decennial census, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office, an independent, non-partisan federal oversight agency, determined that the Trump administration's rushed censu more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) received a briefing on the Cold Stone Spring Water Treatment Plant project, a joint effort between the Towns of Jaffrey and Peterborough to create a new water source for residents of both municipalities. Shaheen met with Jaffrey and Peterborough town officials, as well as representatives from the Northern Border Regional Commission ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) submitted an amicus brief with 23 Senators in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, an impending Supreme Court case focused on anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the foster care and adoption system. In March 2018, the City of Philadelphia learned that two of the agencies it partners with to provide foster care services to children in the public child welfare s more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of a $38.5 million grant over five years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) stood with members of New Hampshire's American Postal Workers Union (APWU) at an event condemning the Trump administration's sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service that's causing mail delivery delays in New Hampshire and across the country. Desp more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Charles Williams in a visit to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The visit comes as the Shipyard resumes full scale operations amid the C more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Charles Williams in a visit to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The visit comes as the Shipyard resumes full scale operations amid the CO more PR