WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today advanced bipartisan legislation that Senator Maggie Hassan joined in introducing to improve maternal health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. The bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act aims to reduce maternal mortality rates and address health disparities that disproportionality impact women who live in rural area more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas announced a $341,063 grant to Tuftonboro through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help the town build a new police station. The new, ADA-accessible station will better meet the growing operational needs of the police department, and will include improved staff facilities, a separate entry to ensure privacy and protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Chris Pappas announced a $341,063 grant to Tuftonboro through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help the town build a new police station. The new, ADA-accessible station will better meet the growing operational needs of the police department, and will include improved staff facilities, a separate entry to ensure privacy and protectio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Matthew Jolin of Ashland -- a student at Plymouth Regional High School -- is this year's winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District for his digital illustration titled, 'Adulations of Aberrant Green.' Young artists from schools across New Hampshire's Second Congressional District submitted original artwork to b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, participated in a Subcommittee hearing entitled, "A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence." During the hearing, Kuster questioned Parks and Recreation actor and woodworker Nick Offerman and experts about vaccine efficacy, the importance of Americans getting their more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act -- this House-passed bipartisan legislation would establish an independent commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection against the United States of America. "I was both a victim and a witness on Janu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, led a briefing alongside Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a program created through the American Rescue Plan - which Rep. Pappas supported and helped pass in March. Rep. Pappas kicked off the briefing, which included representatives from the National Rest more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On the day that a new temporary rule from the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security goes into effect, increasing the number of available H-2B temporary nonagricultural guest worker visas, Congressman Pappas (NH-01) is thanking the Biden administration for this action while calling for additional federal action to meet the workforce needs of small businesses across New Hampshire. Recently, the Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after reports that the Acting Solicitor General recommended the Supreme Court of the United States not hear a case filed by the State of New Hampshire to stop Massachusetts from collecting a state income tax on Granite Staters working remotely in Massachusetts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is deeply disappointing news for hard- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the Senate voted 54-35 to block an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol: "I'm outraged by today's vote in the U.S. Senate to block the bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6. The only way to achieve accountability and prevent this from happening again is more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- 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, hosted a walking conversation on the WOW Rail Trail in Laconia with local and state leaders to discuss his priorities for transportation and infrastructure investments, including his legislation to connect America's walking and biking paths. Pappas was joined by Amy Lovisek, the Director of Recreatio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), a founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force and member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the Humane Correctional Health Care Act alongside Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and a bipartisan group of Members. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. This bill wou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Peter Meijer (MI-03) led a bipartisan letter with 26 of their House colleagues this week calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to ensure that funding to adequately assess, monitor and remediate PFAS contamination across the country is included in a final infrastructure package. Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Community Access to Resiliency Grants Act of 2021 with Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11) to ease states and localities' ability to access climate mitigation grants. The ability for coastal communities to access these grants will play an essential role in allowing them to mitigate the environmental and economic impact of rising sea levels and changing weather pat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today helped advance historic bipartisan legislation to address the failure to provide sufficient compensation and care for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service. The bipartisan Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops (COST) of War Act of 2021 that passed the committee includes key pieces of Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan issued this statement following the news that President Biden's acting Solicitor General urged the United States Supreme Court to not hear New Hampshire's complaint against Massachusetts for unfairly taxing Granite Staters: "This is the wrong position by the Biden administration. I've long said that attempts by other states to unfairly tax New Hampshire residents are unc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan attended the dedication ceremony for North Conway's new fire station today, which replaced the town's old fire station which had been standing since 1962. Following the dedication ceremony, the Senator joined additional state and local leaders in taking a tour of the newly-finished fire station. "I was glad to attend the dedication ceremony for North Conway's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators John Thune (R-SD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) in introducing the bipartisan Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act of 2021. The bipartisan bill would dedicate a portion of proceeds from congressionally mandated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spectrum auctions to be used for the buildout of b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Tim Scott (R-SC) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would expand educational assistance programs to help ensure that employers have the tools to hire and retrain workers. The Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act would increase the amount of tax-free educational assistance that emplo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee, today raised concerns that the President's newly released budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is essentially flat. "As the Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, I look forward to reviewing the details of the full [budget more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the announcement that American Performance Polymers (APP) in Colebrook, New Hampshire will receive a $13.1 million contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding is provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: Today U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing bipartisan legislation - the Walter Reed Injury Recovery (WIRe) Act of 2021 - to ensure wounded officers and their families have immediate access to specialized facilities at Walter Reed. "For American public servants suffering from brain injur more PR

DURHAM, New Hampshire, May 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a roundtable discussion at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) highlighting resources available for local entrepreneurs as they recover from the pandemic and grow their businesses. She partnered with representatives from New Hampshire Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), which have provided crucial advising services to help  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation with a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to support the biodiesel industry and strengthen America's energy independence. The bipartisan Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 would extend the current federal biodiesel tax credit program through 2025. In 2005, Congress created more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT), on legislation to help homeowners retrofit their homes to cut their monthly energy costs, stimulate the energy efficiency market for jobs and suppliers, invest in workforce training for this crucial industry and combat the climate crisis by pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) - will hold a hearing on fiscal year 2022 funding priorities for the U.S. Department of Commerce and question Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on a variety of issues critical to New Hampshire an more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued this statement in response to the acting U.S. Solicitor General asking the United States Supreme Court not to hear New Hampshire's case against Massachusetts for wrongly taxing residents in New Hampshire: "I'm disappointed by the Biden administration for urging the Supreme Court to decline the case that would reverse an unfair, and I believe unconstitutional, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) today introduced legislation to ensure wounded officers and their families have immediate access to specialized facilities at Walter Reed. "Brave Americans wounded in the service of our country deserve every measure of our support. I'm proud to join my colleagues on  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize math curriculum and improve K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States. The bipartisan Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act would help schools to update their math curriculum to make it more relevant and applicable to real-world s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are today introducing the bipartisan Inspector General Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act, which would give Inspectors General the authority to subpoena former federal employees, as well as contractors and grantees, for in-person testimony, strengthening their ability to safeguard taxpayers. "We must root out government waste more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: Senators Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, and colleagues today introduced legislation that would prevent other states from taxing Granite Staters who telework for companies located in another state. With more Americans than ever working remotely because of technological advances and the pandemic, the Multistate Worker Tax Fairness Act would simplify the tax code by establishing a simple,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Life Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment (LifeBOAT) Act, which would establish a permanent funding stream to provide and expand access to substance use disorder treatment. "Substance misuse is one of the most pressing public health challenges facing New Hampshire, and we must continu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Toll Credit Marketplace Act, legislation that would establish a program to help states increase resources for highway and transit projects. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a marketplace for the sale and purchase of toll credits, which are accrued when states use toll revenues to invest in transpor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced legislation today to reduce exposure of harmful PFAS chemicals to service members and their families. The PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act prohibits the Department of Defense from procuring, purchasing and selling items that contain per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), dangerous and toxic chemicals commonly found in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a bipartisan resolution with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate condemning the recent devastating attack on a girls' school in Kabul that killed over 85 and injured 150 people, and also expressing U.S. solidarity with Afghan women and girls amid the recent surge in violence. The resolution condemns all forms of violence targeting women and supports intern more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award the Cheshire County government $300,000. The funding will be allocated through the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award the Cheshire County government $300,000. The funding will be allocated through t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award the Cheshire County government $300,000. The funding will be allocated through  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in introducing a resolution marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The resolution highlights the contributions to our country by generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the generations of Asian Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- 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 Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in introducing a resolution marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The resolution highlights the contributions to our country by generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the generations of Asian Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan and colleagues today introduced legislation that would prevent other states from taxing Granite Staters who telework for companies located in another state. With more Americans than ever working remotely because of technological advances and the pandemic, the Multistate Worker Tax Fairness Act would simplify the tax code by establishing a simple,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- 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 Armed Services Committees, joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in urging President Biden to take immediate action to ensure women's rights and safety are protected during and after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Noting that protecting Afghan women and girls post-wit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 21 Senators in reintroducing their legislation, the Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act. The bill would require the U.S. State Department to include reproductive rights in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - including reports on the adoption of national policies to promote access to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) cleared the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, comprehensive legislation addressing critical surface transportation infrastructure needs across the country. Shaheen included a key provision in the bill based on her standalone legislation to finance New Hampshire transportation infrastructure projects. The provision, base more PR