WASHINGTON, June 22 -- 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 New Hampshire's four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) will receive $7,305,060 in federal grants allocated through government funding legislation that was passed by Congress and signed into law in December. Specifically, the federal grants were awa more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 23, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the tragic passing of Congressman Chris Pappas's (NH-01) 15-year-old nephew, Charlie: "Brad and I, along with our entire staff, were heartbroken to learn that Chris Pappas's nephew died on Sunday. "We have reached out to support Chris and his family during this tragic time. The Pappas family is beloved by our more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force, released the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published an interactive digital map using newly compiled local and national data that displays key indicators of broadband needs across the country: "A clear understanding of broadband use and access in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of H.R. 239, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation to provide women veterans access to the same no-cost contraceptive care as their non-veteran counterparts. This bill would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covere more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, an amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that updates the current language monitoring and protecting minority and women-owned small businesses to include LGBTQ-owned businesses. The bill would expand the ability of LGBTQ-owned businesses to access capital and credit by dire more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a full Committee markup of three bills, including legislation she co-sponsored and helped introduce, H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021. This bill would set national drinking water standards, designate PFAS as a hazardous substance, and turn off the tap for new PFAS chemicals making their way th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 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 New Hampshire's four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) will receive $7,305,060 in federal grants allocated through government funding legislation that was passed by Congress and signed into law in December. Specifically, the federal g more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 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 today that the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) will receive $559,634 to expand access to telehealth services for Granite State veterans and low-income patients. Specifically, the funding was allocated through the Federal Communicatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) participated in a Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing today, where she discussed the importance of passing her bipartisan bills to support veterans' mental health and improve their overall wellbeing. Solid Start Senator Hassan began her questioning by highlighting the urgent need to address mental health challenges among the veteran population. "Every yea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse through which faith-based organizations and houses of worship could access information on safety and security best practices, available federal grant programs, and training opportunities. "Americans should be able to feel a sense  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden announced his support for the bipartisan infrastructure framework that the Senate has been negotiating. Last week, Senator Hassan was part of the group of 20 senators who announced their support for the bipartisan infrastructure package. "Consensus and compromise are what got us here today. This bipartisan agreement marks critical progress toward the real, tangible infrastructure  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following U.S. Senate passage this month of the bipartisan United States Innovation and Competition Act, New Hampshire education leaders shared their support for a key bipartisan provision based on a bill authored by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) which would help high school students earn college credits. "As we have seen at community colleges throughout New Hampshire, early co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 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 today that the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) will receive $559,634 to expand access to telehealth services for Granite State veterans and low-income patients. Specifically, the funding was allocated through the Federal Communica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act. The RISEE Act would create a new dedicated stream of funding from future offshore wind development for coastal protection and resiliency. This will allow for more equitable resource-sharing between states, the federal gove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce the Disarm Hate Act with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) to prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms. The U.S. has seen a spike in hate incidents, including in March of this year, when a shooter in Atlanta murdered 8 people, 6 of whom were women of Asian descent. "From the Charleston massacre  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual roundtable with local family planning providers, which comes only one day after State Republican lawmakers forced biennial budget legislation through the State legislature with dangerous anti-choice provisions. The budget bill, which cleared the House and Senate yesterday, will make sharp cuts in funding to clinics tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after announcing an agreement on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of Senators and the White House: "Lawmakers have long argued that infrastructure is a bipartisan priority. Today, we made good on that sentiment and announced a bipartisan agreement forged between Senate Democrats and Republicans and the President of the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, June 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 Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement that the United States will impose sanctions against Belarusian individuals and entities, in coordination with its transatlantic allies, in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- 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 New Hampshire's four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) will receive $7,305,060 in federal grants allocated through government funding legislation that was passed by Congress and signed into law in December. Specifically, the federal grants were aw more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced today that the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) will receive $559,634 to expand access to telehealth services for Granite State veterans and low-income patients. Specifically, the funding was allocated through the Federal Communic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Senator Maggie Hassan joined Republican and Democratic Senators today in passing the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021. The bipartisan bill, which Senator Hassan cosponsored, will make it easier for New Hampshire farmers and private forest landowners to participate in carbon markets and get rewarded for climate-smart practices. The bill has broad, bipartisan support from more than more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The U.S. Senate yesterday passed Senator Maggie Hassan's (D-NH) bipartisan resolution recognizing July 1, 2021 as the 100th anniversary of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and commending the service of GAO to Congress and the United States. GAO provides nonpartisan, critical, and timely reports to Congress to improve government efficiency and save taxpayers billions of dolla more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), chair of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill to create two new cyber training programs within the federal government to help strengthen American cyber defenses and bolster the federal government's cyber workforce. One of those programs will be housed at the Department of Veterans Affairs to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation to guarantee collective bargaining rights for fire fighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. The Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act recognizes the right of emergency services providers to join a union as well as bargain for fair working conditions, hours, and wages. Many states,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would double the Pell Grant award, index the award to inflation, and make additional changes to expand the award for working students and families. Pell grants are typically awarded to college students f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Better Care Better Jobs Act. This legislation would make a historic investment in home- and community-based services by expanding access to quality home care services and lifting up the caregiving workforce that provides them. "Many seniors and individuals with disabilities depend o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), both members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced a bipartisan bill to improve oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and reduce the backlog of requests from veterans for medical and other VA military records. A companion bill passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. Veterans will often request more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) - Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - issued the following statement after their bipartisan resolution in support of Georgia's April 19th political agreement cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday afternoon. "As Georgia implements the April  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, introduced legislation to expand seniors' access to groundbreaking diabetes technologies, such as the artificial pancreas and implantable continuous glucose monitoring systems. The Senators spoke on the Senate floor yesterday to urge their colleagues to support their Improving Me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 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 their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would double the Pell Grant award, index the award to inflation and make additional changes to expand the award for working students and families. Pell grants are typically awarded to college students from low-income households who otherwise may not be able to afford t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Better Care Better Jobs Act. This legislation would make a historic investment in home- and community-based services by expanding access to quality home care services and lifting up the caregiving workforce that provides them. "Home and community-based services allow seniors and Am more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan push led by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible. The Senators wrote, "The Save Our Stages Act, now the Shutte more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan push led by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible. The Senators wrote, "The Save Our Stages Act, now the Shutter more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reintroduced her legislation with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to address the unique barriers young girls in developing countries face in accessing a full education. Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Mike Waltz (FL-06) introduced companion legislation in the House of Re more PR