WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following efforts from U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has designated an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site at Isles of Shoals North, which will help serve Rye Harbor when it begins its dredging project this fall. Senator Hassan advocated for the continued authorization of this critical disposal site last year, and worked with Senator Shaheen  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: Today the House passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to reform the VA's debt collection process causing undue financial hardship for veterans. Pappas introduced the SHIELD Act along with Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), following an alarming hearing that found  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, the House of Representatives passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, an ambitious proposal to transition the US to a clean energy future and cut carbon pollution. The Kuster-backed proposal includes grants to local communities to improve the energy efficiency of schools, homes, and municipal buildings, investments to deploy more clean energy technology and historic support f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, multiple pieces of legislation backed by Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) to improve access to health care for Granite State veterans passed the House of Representatives. Kuster was a co-sponsor of the VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act, which would improve and expand access to telehealth services for veterans. She also backed the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act to help  more PR

HOPKINTON, New Hampshire, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke with NH Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn to discuss recommendations from the state's Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency (LEACT) on police training and standards. LEACT was established in June by Governor Sununu after the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Commissi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after voting to support bipartisan legislation that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month. The bill passed the House with a 359-57 vote. "I am pleased that the House worked to advance critical bipartisan legislation that will prevent a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown," said Kuster. "As our  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on the Affordable Care Act's impact on health care coverage during the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. During the hearing entitled, "Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic," the Subcommittee heard from Aviva Aron-Dine, Ph.D., Vice President for He more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 25: United States Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) led 172 members of Congress in introducing a House Resolution today that urgently responds to numerous reports of unnecessary medical procedures--including hysterectomies--being performed on immigrant women without their consent at the Irwin  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in renovat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that DOJ awarded $7,942,122 in federal funds for New Hampshire to support Granite State law enforcement agencies, strengthen the New Ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin supporting his Department's decision to again allow local governments to utilize CARES Act funding for all public safety and health payroll expenditures during the pandemic, and encouraging Treasury to maintain clarity on the use of CARES Act funding by local governments. The sharp economic downtur more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the Tax Foundation for a round table discussing the Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act and his advocacy for Granite Staters who are working from home during COVID-19 for companies based in other states. As New Hampshire continues to face the public health and economic emergency created by COVID-19, telework has become necessary to keep workers and their families safe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in renov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that DOJ awarded $7,942,122 in federal funds for New Hampshire to support Granite State law enforcement agencies, strengthen the New  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, Bipartisan Opioid Task Force co-chairs Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led a roundtable conversation with members of the Task Force and experts on drug abuse prevention to discuss efforts to use technology to prevent addiction and promote patient safety. The Task Force was joined by Jeffrey R. Wahl, Co-Founder & President of MIDAS Healthcare Solutions; S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama today introduced a bipartisan bill to help combat veteran suicide. The bill, which is also cosponsored by Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, would designate one week per year as "Buddy Check Week" to organize outreach events and educate veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. "Service men and women give so much to our count more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, cosponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure that personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have the tools that they need to more easily detect synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which are contributing to the devastating substance misuse crisis in New Hampshire and across the country.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to provide additional financial assistance to small and mid-sized employers that have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bipartisan RESTART Act, introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Todd Young (R-IN), would provide partially forgivable loans covering six months of expenses for businesses and nonprofits that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: During the Senate Homeland Security Committee's annual Threats to the Homeland hearing, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on combating illegal drug trafficking on the dark web, ransomware threats, and counterterrorism efforts. To watch the Senator's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo3aDAr6FeA Before the Senator began her more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan received a virtual tour of Smiths Medical and heard about its efforts to manufacture integrated hypodermic needle and syringe products to administer a potential COVID-19 vaccine. "I'm proud to have Smiths Medical here in New Hampshire playing such a huge role in our nation's efforts to prepare for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Smiths Medical employees are working around th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Kristina Folcik of Tamworth as September's Granite Stater of the Month. As an endurance athlete and survivor of domestic violence, Kristina recently completed a 100-mile nonstop hike across part of New Hampshire's Appalachian Trail in tribute to women in abusive relationships. She became the first person to ever complete that portion of the trail in one continuou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, during a during a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing today, secured commitments from Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that their agencies would conduct key oversight measures during the COVID-19 vaccine  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led eight of her colleagues, including Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), in raising concerns about individuals being charged for COVID-19 diagnostic tests. While the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, both signed i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, and Doug Jones (D-AL) in introducing bipartisan legislation to help improve mental wellness for veterans. The Senators' bipartisan bill would designate one week per year as "Buddy Check Week" to organize outreach events and educate veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. "Teaching veterans how to conduct  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and colleagues in urging Judge Robert D. Drain to reject Purdue Pharma's proposal to pay President and CEO Craig Landau a bonus of up to $3.5 million. Purdue's opioid marketing campaign accelerated an opioid epidemic that has claimed an estimated 400,000 lives. Purdue Pharma is currently in bankruptcy court, and Judge Drain is overseeing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in reno more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that DOJ awarded $7,942,122 in federal funds for New Hampshire to support Granite State law enforcement agencies, strengthen the New more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced the award of $379,131 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC). These are funds appropriated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will allow the commission to hire a new, full-time economic recovery coordinator who will boost rev more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 25: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen visited the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence in Concord. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, survivors of domestic and sexual violence have been among the most vulnerable populations due to stay-at-home orders and social distancing practices which have made it difficult to find safety away from their abusers. During the ea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of Senators introduced the Science and Transparency Over Politics (STOP) Act, legislation to fight back against political interference by the Trump administration in the work of experts and the nation's public health agencies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation was led by U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA). "200 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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 Foreign Relations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship committees, introduced the America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Senate Democrats' proposal for a new U.S.-China policy. Shaheen introduced the legislation with U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined a bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the Small Business Debt Relief Extension Act. At the end of September, hundreds of thousands of businesses will reach the end of emergency debt relief for Small Business Administration (SBA)-backed loans. The bill wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced today that she's reintroduced bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senators Kennedy (R-LA), Ernst (R-IA), Hirono (D-HI), Risch (R-ID) and Markey (D-MA) that would improve programs operated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address problems associated with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee released legislation that funds the government until December 11th and includes a key provision responding to Shaheen's calls to significantly modify the recoupment period on loans to health care providers under the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments (AAP) program and lower the interest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a letter yesterday with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Angus King (I-ME), requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of requests for proposals, contract bids and other materials relating to the public relations campaign contract solicited by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to "defeat despair  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that they've issued approval for the Isles of Shoals North Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. This site will serve the New Hampshire, Southern Maine and Northern Massachusetts Coastal Region, and will greatly assist with the dredging of Rye Harbor later this fall. Sha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor, urging the agency to reverse a new policy change that ends federal reimbursements for purchases of masks, disinfectants, testing supplies and other personal protective equipment (PPE) by states for schools and public buildings. The letter comes after FEMA, despite informing stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of Senators sent a letter to Facebook, Instagram, Google, Twitter and YouTube, urging executives to take further measures to stop voting related misinformation and disinformation. The Intelligence Community has confirmed that Russia is trying to influence and undermine the election through social media, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in ren more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that DOJ awarded $7,942,122 in federal funds for New Hampshire to support Granite State law enforcement agencies, strengthen the Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., applauded the House for unanimously passing bipartisan legislation that would help protect patients from counterfeit medical products. The House legislation is a companion to a bill Enzi and Hassan introduced in July. The Safeguarding Therapeutics Act would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to seize and destroy counterfeit med more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee, introduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars and eliminate duplicative government programs. The bill responds to recommendations for congressi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) - the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and a group of lawmakers on a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees as they negotiate the final text of the fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Auth more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the Forest Incentives Program Act with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), which would help landowners make forest management more affordable and provide them with sustainable options to preserve their land. With financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), private forest owners would be encouraged to employ environmentally-con more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) raised concerns about individuals being charged for COVID-19 diagnostic tests. While the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, both signed into law earlier this year, require health insurance plans to cover costs associated with COVID-19 testing, there are troubling reports of insured individuals receiving  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statements in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) that Bristol will receive a $3.52 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's down more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statements in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) that Bristol will receive a $3.52 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downtown more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a group of Senators in calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to include the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act, legislation they cosponsored that would authorize $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding for America's bus, motorcoac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a group of Senators in calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to include the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act, legislation they cosponsored that would authorize $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding for America's bus, motorcoach more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) - the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and a group of lawmakers on a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees as they negotiate the final text of the fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Aut more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators last week in calling on the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to expeditiously investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, GA. "Forced sterilizations infringe on reproductive rights and autonomy," the Senators wrote. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators last week in calling on the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to expeditiously investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, GA. "Forced sterilizations infringe on reproductive rights and autonomy," the Senators wrote more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with their colleagues calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to immediately utilize the E-Rate program to provide internet connectivity to students who are learning remotely as the new school year gets underway. The letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai follows up on legislation that the Senators support that would  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statements in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) that Bristol will receive a $3.52 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural communities that are under significant financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency assistance to repair, modernize and renovate failing water infrastructure. The Emergency Support for Rural Water Systems Act would provide $1 billion in emergency grants, low- and z more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Combatting Bias in Military Promotions Act. Their legislation would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to eliminate certain identifying information from being presented to military officer promotion boards that may result in a biased promotion  more PR