WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: Last night, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a telephone town hall to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act, which was passed by the House and sent to President Biden's desk yesterday, as well as the state of COVID-19 in New Hampshire and progress on vaccine distribution. Kuster and Pappas took questions from New Hampshire residents and were joined on  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed comprehensive COVID-19 relief legislation that was previously cleared by the Senate last week. It will now be sent to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Granite Staters and Americans have endured this crisis for a year now. More than half a million of our family m more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Senate cleared comprehensive COVID-19 relief legislation. It will next be considered by the House of Representatives before it is sent to the President's desk to be signed into law: "From everyday families struggling to access life-saving health care during this pandemic to local officials scrambling to secure the resources  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan Act, a comprehensive relief package aimed at lifting up struggling American businesses and families, supporting frontline health care workers and first responders, providing key relief to state and local governments, and addressing the public health and economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. "The more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor statement on March 9, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor in support of the Senate-amended American Rescue Plan Act to boost the nation's vaccine distribution and deliver much-needed relief to struggling families, health care workers, and small businesses in New Hampshire and across the country. Rep. Kuster has been a consistent and leading voice in Congress for the Biden-Harris admi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: Yesterday, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) in introducing H.R. 1783, the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, which authorizes over $94 billion to ensure unserved and underserved communities have affordable high-speed internet access. "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for all Americans to have a reliable, hi more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual workshop with Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) leadership and NH economic development stakeholders to bring together potential applicants from all NBRC-eligible counties in NH to learn about the grant program and the 2021 application process. The workshop gave potential applicants the opportunity to hear from and ask questi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, participated in a full Committee hearing entitled, "A Look at Food Insecurity in America." The Agriculture Committee heard from food supply chain experts about the impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity and how to build a more resilient food supply chain moving forward. Since the spread of COVID-19, approximately one in seven Granit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, participated in a Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Path Forward: Restoring the Vital Mission of EPA." The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee heard from former EPA officials and environmental experts about the changing roles of the Environmental Protection Agency and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) Released the following statement after President Biden signed the Kuster-backed American Rescue Plan Act into law: "Now that President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan into law, help is on the way to those who need it most. "This proactive and transformational relief package meets the demands of this crisis and will make a real difference in the lives o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) to require federal background checks for all gun sales and the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 1446) to close the so-called "Charleston Loophole" which allows gun sales to proceed if background checks are not completed within three days. Rep. Kuster voted for both of these gun safety b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Kuster is a cosponsor of this legislation and supported a previous version of the bill in the 116th Congress. "The men and women of organized labor have improved working conditions for all Americans and helped workers exercise their rights and negotiate higher wages, better benefits, and safer working  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. "Following a year of economic devastation and the loss of more than 500,000 American lives, I am glad to see President Biden swiftly sign a comprehensive COVID relief package into law that will provide the comprehensive federal support necessary to overco more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Last night the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' and Caregivers' COVID-19 Immunizations Now Expanded Act of 2021 or VA VACCINE Act. The bipartisan VA VACCINE Act takes critical steps in allowing VA to fully protect our veterans by granting VA the ability to vaccinate veterans and essential caregivers who are not currently eligible for or enrolled in the VA hea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: Today Congressman Chris Pappas voted to pass the bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021. This common-sense legislation closes loopholes within the existing background check system that exempts individuals purchasing a gun from an unlicensed gun seller from the background check process. "Gun violence claims lives everyday in our country, but we are not powerless in our ability to s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Last night the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' and Caregivers' COVID-19 Immunizations Now Expanded Act of 2021 or VA VACCINE Act. The bipartisan VA VACCINE Act takes critical steps in allowing VA to fully protect our veterans by granting VA the ability to vaccinate veterans and essential caregivers who are not currently eligible for or enrolled in the VA hea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement after voting to pass the American Rescue Plan Act. "After nearly a year of loss, suffering, and pain, help is on the way for our small businesses, workers, communities, and families throughout New Hampshire and across this country," said Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01). "This widely bipartisan relief package will he more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted in favor of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will protect Granite State workers' right to stand together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. "Working families are the engine that drives New Hampshire's economy, and unfortunately all too often we've seen the right to organize for better wages, safe conditions, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and John Katko (NY-24) led 33 colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging his new administration to create a Special Advisor on Sexual Violence position within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They argue that creating such a position to elevate and coordinate HHS more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Jackie Walorski (IN-02) introduced the bipartisan Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act, which would expand and extend universal charitable deductions for individuals not itemizing deductions in years 2021 and 2022. "Over the past year we have seen nonprofits in New Hampshire and across the country step up to help those most more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today announced the successful inclusion of more than $9 billion in dedicated emergency funding for State Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in the American Rescue Plan that passed the Senate today. HCBS are essential to assisting older Americans and people with disabilities, who receive cri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan yesterday highlighted the danger that toxic chemicals, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pose to veterans, and their families, who have served on military bases during a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XPu9_ZwzTY "We have to recognize more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan questioned top public health experts today about the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to better get vaccines to hard-to-reach populations, during a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOxwbCZMdW8 During the hearing, Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: After President Joe Biden today signed the American Rescue Plan into law, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan pledged to work with the administration to get this much-needed relief out the door to the American people without delay. "The American Rescue Plan will help us get more vaccines in arms, get our children back in schools, put people back to work, and help families and small business more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today voted to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as the next Attorney General of the United States. Earlier in the day, Senator Hassan met one-on-one with Judge Garland to discuss New Hampshire priorities for the Justice Department. "Judge Merrick Garland is eminently qualified and will be a strong Attorney General who will protect the Constitutional r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on March 6, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) voted today to pass the American Rescue Plan, a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package that supports public health and provides critical assistance to Granite Staters and small businesses. The package includes Senator Hassan's bipartisan bill to support new businesses that are currently left out of most relief programs and Senator Hassan's amendmen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) led more than 150 of their colleagues in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rescind the former administration's Title X policies that severely curtailed access to vital family planning and sexual health s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), 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 $9,443,931 in federal grants allocated under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was passed by Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The American Rescue Plan that the Senate passed on Saturday will close a loophole that for-profit colleges use to increase their own profits by taking advantage of veterans, service members, and their families. For-profit colleges -- which have troubling track records of misleading students and saddling them with crippling debt -- have seen an uptick in enrollment due to the economic downturn caused b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) applauded inclusion of their legislation, the Emergency Educational Connections Act, and more than $7 billion in funding for the E-Rate (Education-Rate) program in the coronavirus rescue package that passed the Senate today. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- 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 Committee, helped reintroduce the bipartisan bill, the Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Authorization Act of 2021, with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Introduced on the heels of International Women's Day, the bipartisan legislation seeks to strengthen current United States' an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the COVID-19 relief package - the American Rescue Plan - was signed into law by President Joe Biden. Shaheen supported and worked to secure numerous New Hampshire priorities, including key provisions from her legislation that will lower costs and expand access to health care for millions of Americans - the biggest improvement to more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual meeting with rural town managers from throughout New Hampshire to discuss new assistance she fought to include for local governments in the Senate relief package that passed the chamber on Saturday. It is now pending approval before the House of Representatives. Shaheen highlighted her work to secure assistance for s more PR

EXETER, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited a fixed, drive-through vaccine administration site set up at Exeter High School with state and National Guard leaders and highlighted new robust federal funding for vaccination efforts New Hampshire is expected to receive in the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law by President Biden yesterday. The new legislation conta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped reintroduce the bipartisan Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to expand and extend the current deduction for charitable giving. The bill would ensure that Americans who donate to charities, houses of worship, religious organizations and other nonprofits a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to strengthen the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) by fixing how the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is funded. Led by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), this legislation will redirect monetary penalties from federal deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the CVF to increase fund more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- 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 Committee, issued the following statement in response to the State Department's announcement that Ambassador Pamela Spratlen will serve as the Senior Advisor to the Health Incident Response Task Force (HIRTF). She will report directly to State Department senior leadership. The Health Incidents Response Task Force is  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee which funds the Department of Justice, issued the following statement after voting in favor of Merrick Garland to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Garland's confirmation cleared the Senate by a vote of 70 to 30. "As our nation's top law enforcement official, the Attorney General of the United States i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Senate cleared comprehensive COVID-19 relief legislation. It will next be considered by the House of Representatives before it is sent to the President's desk to be signed into law: "Town managers and mayors have been sounding the alarm for months: our communities are running out of ways to stretch their budgets and without  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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 Committee (SFRC), joined SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and eight of their SFRC colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution in observance of the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising. In addition to calling on the United States to support humanitarian aid to the Syrian pe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), 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 $9,443,931 in federal grants allocated under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was passed by Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity on how to prevent, recognize, and report child sexual abuse. The bill is named for Jenna Quinn, a Texan and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following a push from Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the American Rescue Plan that the Senate passed Saturday includes specific funding to support students who experience disabilities. As part of the tens of billions of dollars for K-12 education, the package includes more than $2.5 billion in state grants to support K-12 students with disabilities, $ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce a resolution to recognize March 8, 2021 as International Women's Day. The resolution celebrates the achievements of women and girls around the globe, and underscores the significant barriers that still sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The bipartisan bill would help small employers retain access to forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by extending the deadline for PPP applications for another two months to May 31, 2021, and then providing an additional 30-day period for the SBA t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in a letter to President Biden urging him to include strong support and funding for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs in his FY2022 budget. The Senators highlighted the importance of prioritizing this funding in light of increased reports of domestic violence during the pandemic, particularly as more PR