WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and member of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, which oversees the civil works programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, applauded the announcement that the Army Corps has included the Portsmouth Turning Basin project in the Piscataqua River to their 2021 Work Plan and allocated $ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following months of continued advocacy, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, applauded the news that the Biden Administration will extend the pause on veteran debt collection by the VA during the pandemic and economic crisis. Following Congressman Chris Pappas's (NH-01) fight to temporarily more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to the Army Corps of Engineers' (The Corps) release of their Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Work Plan, which includes $18,232,000 for the Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River Navigation Improvement Project. "The Piscataqua River's narrow turning basin has long been a challenge threatening the safety of s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to the Army Corps of Engineers' (The Corps) release of their Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Work Plan, which includes $18,232,000 for the Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River Navigation Improvement Project. "The Piscataqua River's narrow turning basin has long been a challenge threatening the safety of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 46th President of the United States, and Vice President Kamala Harris, our nation's first woman vice president. "Today, we turn the page on a dark chapter of American history, and we begin the hard work of healing our deeply divided nation. It was an honor to witness the peaceful transit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the executive actions President Joseph Biden has taken on his first day in office. After being sworn in earlier today, President Biden issued a number of Kuster-backed executive actions that will have an immediate impact on Granite Staters and people across the country. "For months, now-President Biden has spoken about his priorities for his  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $2,859,647 in federal grants allocated under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was passed by Congress and signed into l more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: "Today we begin a new and historic chapter in the story of America with the inauguration of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "I join my fellow Americans in celebrating this moment, while reflecting on the magnitude of the challeng more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) introduced the Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutic Development Act to ensure that the United States will be able to mass-produce and administer COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics quickly and efficiently. This bill is an updated version of the Coronavirus Vaccine Development Act, which Kuster and Jeffries introduced last June. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to take up additional bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation as one of this Congress's major legislative priorities, and ensure that public health and the economic devastation due to COVID-19 remain top priorities in the 117th Congress. Although bipartisan action has recen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan greeted members of the New Hampshire Army and Air National Guard upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland today ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week. Approximately 50 members of the New Hampshire Army and Air National Guard are supporting the security mission within D.C. ahead of and during the inauguration. "While I wish this deployment w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today participated in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee nomination hearing for Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be the Secretary for Homeland Security. Senator Hassan focused her questioning on addressing terrorist threats and strengthening federal, state, and local cybersecurity. Watch Senator Hassan more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today participated in a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing for President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Dr. Janet Yellen. The Senator questioned Dr. Yellen about a number of economic priorities, including the importance of expanding the Research and Development (R&D) tax credit for startups, raising awaren more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the next Vice President of the United States: "At this crossroads in our nation's history, President Joe Biden called on all of us to recommit to our shared values to build a stronger country where all Americans may thrive. As he reminded more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, along with Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, announced a $575,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Education to help New Hampshire expand access to career pathway opportunities and prepare students for careers in STEM-oriented fields. Senator Has more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: Earlier today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) questioned Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin during confirmation hearings before the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees. Shaheen is a senior member of both committees, and during her questioning, raised a number of top national security policies that she believes should be a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Dr. King's words ring louder today than they have since he first spoke them: 'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.' On Martin Luther King Jr. Day - and every day - all Americans should more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States: "I hope Joe Biden's message to Americans today echoes in communities across the nation: a brighter future is on the horizon and the way forward is together. The last year alone has been b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement: "For the last four years, Donald Trump ceded U.S. global leadership on combating climate change, which is the greatest existential threat of our generation. Today, President Biden ended that period of concession and sent an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing Executive Orders that address numerous pressing concerns related to the COVID-19 crisis, climate change, economic security, immigration, racial injustice and the census count. "President Joe Biden isn't wasting any time responding to the serious issues impacting New Hampshire fami more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- 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, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Lloyd Austin to serve as the Secretary of Defense. During his confirmation hearing earlier this week, Shaheen raised a number of top national security policies that she believes should be addressed under the Biden administration, as well as key priorities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $2,859,647 in federal grants allocated under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was passed by Congress and signed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are calling on President Joe Biden to return the POW/MIA flag to its place atop the White House, with the American flag, which is required by the Senators' National POW/MIA Flag Act that became law in November 2019. "We write to request that you restore the POW/MIA flag to its rightful place atop the White House," wrot more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21: President Joe Biden announced upcoming Executive Orders to strengthen the COVID-19 public health response, including key measures called for by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Those measures include ensuring that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse COVID-related costs for schools, such as personal protective equipment and cleaning supplie more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter today with a bipartisan group of Senators to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the formula used to distribute federal funding to states for COVID-19 vaccine administration efforts, which leaves smaller states at a distinct disadvantage. The Senators  more PR