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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for 2021-04-11 ( 22 items )  
Following Sen. Hassan & Colleagues' SAVE LIVES Act, Manchester and White River Junction VA Medical Centers Open Vaccinations to All Veterans, Their Spouses, and Their Caregivers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following efforts by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs' Committee, to pass into law the bipartisan SAVE LIVES Act, the Manchester and White River Junction VA Medical Centers will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to all veterans, their spouses, and their caregivers. Yesterday, Senator Hassan visited the Manchester VA Medical Center, where she spoke with veterans and d more PR

N.H. Delegation Announces More Than $3 Million to Support Affordable Housing for Granite Staters (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $3,101,884 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Trust Fund program to support affordable housing for Granite Staters throughout the state. "The lack of affordable housing in our com more PR

POW/MIA Flag Again Flies Over White House Following Rep. Pappas's Legislation to Require More Prominent Placement (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: Today on National Former POW Recognition Day, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, is urging all federal properties, including the White House, to continue to prominently fly the POW/MIA flag in accordance to legislation that he introduced in the House, fought to pass, and was signed by President Trump last year. Today the POW/MIA flag more PR

Rep. Kuster: N.H. Delegation Announces More Than $3 Million to Support Affordable Housing for Granite Staters (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $3,101,884 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Trust Fund program to support affordable housing for Granite Staters throughout the state. "The lack of affordable housing in our communi more PR

Rep. Kuster: N.H. Delegation Welcomes $18 Million to Support Affordable Housing Through the American Rescue Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $18 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding through the American Rescue Plan to expand affordable housing and homelessness services. The funding allocated through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is p more PR

Rep. Pappas: American Rescue Plan Already Making Insurance More Affordable for Granite Staters (10)
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the recent announcement by the New Hampshire Insurance Department that health insurance companies on the federal health care marketplace will allow Granite Staters to change plans during the special enrollment period, allowing them to take advantage of the increased affordability options created by the American Rescue Plan. "Through increased affordability op more PR

Rep. Pappas: N.H. Delegation Announces $3 Million for Affordable Housing (10)
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $3,101,884 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Trust Fund program to support affordable housing for Granite Staters throughout the state. "The lack of affordable housing in our communities is a ser more PR

Rep. Pappas: N.H. Delegation Welcomes $18 Million to Support Affordable Housing Through the American Rescue Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $18 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding through the American Rescue Plan to expand affordable housing and homelessness services. The funding allocated through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is more PR

Reps. Kuster, Barragan, Porter, Trone Lead Letter to HHS Urging Extension and Expansion of Public Health Emergency From Opioid Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44), Katie Porter (CA-45), and David Trone (MD-06), sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, ahead of the expiring opioid public health emergency (PHE) on Wednesday, April 7th, 2021. In the letter, the Members urge HHS to consider renewing the PHE declared to combat the opioid epidemic and broad more PR

Reps. Kuster, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Bolster National Response to Addiction and Opioid Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, introduced comprehensive legislation to respond to the proliferation of synthetic opioids and provide a long-term solution to the constantly evolving addiction epidemic. The Support, Treatment, and Overdose Prevention of (S.T.O.P) Fentanyl Act of 2021 will bolster surveillance and rese more PR

Sen. Hassan Pushes for Action to Combat Scammers Who Are Using COVID-19 Pandemic to Defraud Granite Staters, Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is pushing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to use the funding that Congress provided in the American Rescue Plan to help combat scammers who are using the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud Americans. The Federal Trade Commission has recorded 1,461 reports in New Hampshire of pandemic-related fraud, identity theft, and other scams with a cumulative loss to Gran more PR

Sen. Hassan Visits Exeter Small Businesses That Have Received COVID Relief (10)
EXETER, England, April 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan yesterday visited Cymbidium Floral and Yogasmith, which have both received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, to discuss how the relief that Congress passed into law has helped small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. "I was glad to speak with Exeter small business owners about how the Paycheck Protection Program has helped them stay afloat amid  more PR

Sen. Hassan Visits Lamprey Health Care and Nashua Fire Station 4 to Discuss COVID-19 Relief Funding (10)
NASHUA, New Hampshire, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited Lamprey Health Care to see its Mobile Health Unit, which was purchased through funding that the center received through the federal CARES Act. The Mobile Health Unit is providing critical primary health, as well as COVID testing and vaccinations, to underserved communities in Nashua and on the Seacoast. Senator Hassan recently j more PR

Sen. Hassan: N.H. Delegation Announces More Than $3 Million to Support Affordable Housing for Granite Staters (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $3,101,884 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Trust Fund program to support affordable housing for Granite Staters throughout the state. "The lack of affordable housing in our comm more PR

Sen. Hassan: N.H. Delegation Welcomes $18 Million to Support Affordable Housing Through American Rescue Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $18 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding through the American Rescue Plan to expand affordable housing and homelessness services. The funding allocated through the Department of Housing and Urban De more PR

Sen. Shaheen: N.H. Delegation Welcomes $18 Million to Support Affordable Housing Through American Rescue Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $18 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding through the American Rescue Plan to expand affordable housing and homelessness services. The funding allocated through the Department of Housing and Urban D more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan & Rep. Kuster Applaud $2.7 Million Grant to Strengthen Flood Control Infrastructure in Plymouth (10)
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- 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 Plymouth will receive a $2.7 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downto more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan & Rep. Kuster Applaud $2.7 Million Grant to Strengthen Flood Control Infrastructure in Plymouth (10)
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- 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 Plymouth will receive a $2.7 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downt more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan & Rep. Kuster Applaud $2.7 Million Grant to Strengthen Flood Control Infrastructure in Plymouth (10)
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- 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 Plymouth will receive a $2.7 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downtown  more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan, Rep. Pappas Meet With Acting Navy Secretary Harker for Visit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker for a visit to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Shaheen, Hassan, Pappas and Harker received a tour and update from PNSY leadership on  more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Johnson Call for International Response to Kremlin's Mistreatment of Navalny (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), the Chair and Ranking Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, respectively, sent a letter to Secretary Blinken expressing serious concern about Alexei Navalny's health and well-being. The senators asked that the U.S. and its democratic allies do more to secure immediate me more PR

VA Begins Vaccinating All Veterans, Caregivers, and Spouses Under Rep. Pappas-Backed Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, is reminding all veterans, caregivers, and spouses that they are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the VA through legislation he helped introduce in the House and worked to pass. Pappas applauded the VA New England Healthcare S more PR