WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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 venues have started receiving federal funds through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program. The delegation worked to establish this program in the emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that was passed by Congress and signed into law last D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, July 27th Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, hosted a jobs and workforce resource fair to share information about the state and federal opportunities available for employers and workers in the Granite State. This virtual and telephone event drew over 5,000 Granite Staters from throughout the First District to learn more about employment more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped to pass H.R. 4502, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill authorizes funding through the next fiscal year for key Granite State priorities and investments in families across the country. "Now is the time to make bold, purposeful investments in Granite State families and America's future, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The House passed H.R. 4502, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which included key, Kuster-attained provisions for New Hampshire. Rep. Kuster secured ten targeted Community Project Funding requests that will address the substance misuse crisis in New Hampshire, rebuild crumbling infrastructure, enhance outdoor recreation opportuniti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in a Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Changing Energy Landscape: Oversight of FERC." During the hearing, Kuster questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission officials about the urgency for Congress to take action to keep American dams safe and the potential that hydropower holds. "Hydr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the first hearing of the bipartisan Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol: "On January 6th, U.S. Capitol Police officers and officers from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department fought valiantly to defend the U.S. Capitol and our very democracy as pro-Trump insurrectionists more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), hosted a virtual roundtable on pain management. "In 2020, more than 93,000 Americans died of a drug overdose -- this staggering loss of life is a tragic reminder of the urgent need to address the addiction epidemic," said Rep.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted for the passage of a legislative package to fund the government through fiscal year 2022 that includes amendments and funding Pappas fought for to fund job training services, improve health care access, and support working families. Alongside two standalone appropriations bills passed yesterday, these packages will create good-paying American jobs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) supported bipartisan legislation to reimburse the National Guard and U.S Capitol Police for the costs of defending the United States Capitol following the attack of January 6th. Following the insurrection, the National Guard was deployed to Washington, DC for several months, costing an estimated $521 million. The legislation also provides vital funding to the Capitol Po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 30, 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 venues have started receiving federal funds through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program. The delegation worked to establish this program in the emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that was passed by Congress and sig more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), and John Katko (R-NY), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, hosted a virtual roundtable on military sexual violence and discussed steps Congress can take to bolster resources for survivors and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. Earlier this month, the Independent Review Commission on Sex more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) joined U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), members of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) to reintroduce companion versions of the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2021, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. "Throughout the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) on Campus Sexual Violence Act, a bipartisan bill with 36 cosponsors. The Act will strengthen prevention efforts and the enforcement of laws to eradicate the epidemic of campus sexual violence and hold perpetrators accountable. A version of two of th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), to help students, parents, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking. The Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2021 would provide grants to nonprofit organizations and schools to develop and implement more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined her colleagues in stepping up to the plate by cosponsoring legislation to help independent professional baseball and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams, including the Fisher Cats, that have struggled economically after the COVID-19 crisis threw a curveball into their 2020 and 2021 seasons. The Minor League Baseball Relief Act would provide up to $550 million in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan helped introduce a bipartisan bill, along with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), to expand access to affordable assistive technology for seniors and individuals who experience disabilities. Assistive technology includes items such as hearing aids, wheelchair ramps, or devices to help individuals who are non-verbal to communicate. "Assistiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: At a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency's vetting and visa security programs, its counternarcotics efforts, and its decision to keep the U.S.-Canadian border closed to vaccinated Canadian travelers. To watch Senator Hassan's questioni more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Noelle Lambert of Manchester as July's Granite Stater of the Month for her work to provide amputees, like herself, with specialized prosthetics. Noelle, a lifelong athlete, was recruited to play Division 1 lacrosse at UMass Lowell. In her freshman year, Noelle was in a moped accident that severed her left leg, but she did not let this accident stop her from finis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) voted today to pass a bipartisan emergency security funding package, including to reimburse the National Guard for the costs it incurred to protect the Capitol in the wake of the January 6th insurrection. Senator Hassan had previously pushed for this funding to ensure that the NH National Guard has the resources it needs for future trainings and missi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has granted Dartmouth College $2,760,000 in federal funding to support its quantum genome mapping project. This is one of 29 projects that the Department of Energy is funding to study the materials and chemical processes needed to develop the next gener more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined her colleagues in urging the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to reject Purdue Pharma's recent motion requesting $34.7 million in employee bonuses, including $5.4 million for its top executives, as part of Purdue's Chapter 11 reorganization plan. In a letter to Judge Robert D. Drain, the Senators pointed out more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire nonprofits, including houses of worship, will receive $951,951 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The full list of New Hampshire nonprofits  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 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 venues have started receiving federal funds through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program. The delegation worked to establish this program in the emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that was passed by Congress and si more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in favor of a procedural motion that will allow debate on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which she's helped negotiate over the last few months: "This has been a long time in the making and I appreciate the continued good-faith negotiations from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) co-hosted a virtual webinar on funding from the American Rescue Plan to assist local governments across the state. The Senator shared how $1.4 billion in funding for state, local and county governments is being implemented and discussed what federal resources are available to help small municipalities manage federal funds and execute projects. She also encouraged mu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to reintroduce the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2021 (WRPA), legislation to address the retirement gap and bolster women's financial security. The reintroduction comes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis that have disproportionately impacted women, particular more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act, legislation that would provide blood testing for service members during their annual periodic health assessment (PHA) and for former service members if they were stationed at one of the more than 600 military installations contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Sh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). "I'm heartbroken by the passing of my friend and former Senate colleague, Mike Enzi. Mike was a good man, who always put the needs of Wyoming families first," said Shaheen. "Mike was a reliable partner in the Senate to bridge the partisan divide to make important investments more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, today announced she successfully secured the inclusion of key provisions from her bill with Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the Afghan Allies Protection Act, in the supplemental spending measure for security needs. Her legislation helps protect the Afghan civilians who risked more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, led a joint statement with a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rob Portman (R-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and John Barrasso (R-WY), in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire nonprofits, including houses of worship, will receive $951,951 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The full list of New Hampshire nonprofits to receive funding this year is included below. "Every Granite Stater sho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 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 venues have started receiving federal funds through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program. The delegation worked to establish this program in the emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that was passed by Congress and s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: The Senate passed key provisions from the Afghan Allies Protection Act, a bill sponsored by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), as part of the supplemental security spending measure. Their legislation helps protect the Afghan civilians who risked their lives to support the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation that they cosponsored to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, a former hockey player for the Boston Bruins who was the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). This bill was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) and now moves to the Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation that they cosponsored to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, a former hockey player for the Boston Bruins who was the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). This bill was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) and now m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is renewing her bipartisan effort with U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Representatives Virginia Foxx (NC-05) and Danny Davis (IL-07) to rein in America's flawed sugar price support program. Yesterday, the bicameral group of lawmakers reintroduced the Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2021 to reform the federal sugar support program, which currently has co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted unanimously to pass Senator Maggie Hassan's bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Solid Start program, which was created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019 to contact every veteran three times by phone in the first year after they leave active duty service to check in and help connect them to VA programs and benefits. The bipartisan S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: The White House signed into law key provisions from the Afghan Allies Protection Act, a bill led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), as part of the supplemental security spending measure. Their legislation helps protect the Afghan civilians who risked their lives to suppor more PR