WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced additional members of the bipartisan congressional delegation that they will lead to the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, as well as new details surrounding panels and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan continued sounding the alarm on the criminal use of cryptocurrency, following the recent cyberattack on the Town of Peterborough, which resulted in the theft of $2.3 million in taxpayer dollars. To view the Senator's comments, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR5S6tOiyro&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=SenatorMaggi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: The Biden-Harris administration announced a plan to deploy funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to help offset rising home heating costs for Americans this winter. This move comes a week after Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined her colleagues in sending a letter to the administration urging the president to release inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strat more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statements after key provisions from their bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act were signed into law as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shaheen and Portman were lead negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure package that was signed into law earlier today. "I'm thrille more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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 $9,786,943 in federal funds for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and Lebanon Municipal Airport. This funding comes from Airport Rescue Grants funded under the American Rescue Plan Act to help airports prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Specif more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined President Joe Biden and other state and local officials at the Pemigewasset River Bridge in Woodstock, New Hampshire to celebrate the robust federal investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Shaheen and Hassan negot more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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-01) and Chris Pappas (NH-02) announced that three New Hampshire health centers will receive a total of $1,516,469 in federal grant funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help strengthen telehealth care as communities continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. This new funding wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, voted to advance three bills she helped introduce during a full Committee markup. During the markup, Rep. Kuster spoke in support of H.R. 1667, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, legislation included in the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force's 2021 Legislative Agenda. "I have h more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined President Biden at the White House for the bill signing ceremony for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act -- comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to rebuild America's infrastructure and deliver historic investments in rural communities that will create good-paying jobs and deploy broadband to underserved areas in New Hampshire. "This is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Build Back Better Act, which included her bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act, which will eliminate out-of-pocket costs for recommended vaccines for seniors on Medicare. This comprehensive, impactful legislative package includes once-in-a-generation investments to support families, combat climate change, create jobs, and  more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed President Joe Biden to New Hampshire to highlight the impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, signed into law yesterday, for the Granite State. Kuster brought Rich Grogan, Executive Director of the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), and NH State Representative Eamon Kelley, an executive at White Mountain Lumber, as her gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * The co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control released updated year-to-date data on U.S. drug overdose deaths, reporting for the first time that overdose deaths in the United States surpassed 100,000 in a 12-month period: "Just a few short months ago, our country was shocked by a 29% rise more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 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 $9,786,943 in federal funds for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and Lebanon Municipal Airport. This funding comes from Airport Rescue Grants funded under the American Rescue Plan Act to help airports prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 c more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined President Joe Biden and other state and local officials at the Pemigewasset River Bridge in Woodstock, New Hampshire to celebrate the robust federal investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Shaheen and Hassan negotiate more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award New Hampshire $8,360,978 in State Tourism gran more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2021: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. "New Hampshire will see significant benefits from this bipartisan legislation, which will help rehabilitate our existing infrastructure while also making more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With cold weather arriving in New Hampshire and energy prices rising, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) has called on the Biden Administration to take swift action to lower costs for families and communities this winter. In a letter with other members of the New England Congressional delegation, Pappas called on the president to take action to lower energy costs for families, including releasing invento more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * After voting to censure Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement. "It is a disgrace to the very institution we serve in for a Member of Congress to threaten violence against one of their colleagues or our President. "We were sent here to serve our constituents, and I still believe we ought to respect one another and strive to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Build Back Better Act: "In America, ensuring our families can succeed should not be a lofty goal. But all across our state, hardworking Granite Staters are facing difficult choices: deciding between buying groceries or repairing a crumbling roof, accessing child care that costs as much as 30% of their income,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that the City of Manchester will receive $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to transform it more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through DOJ's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Hiring grant program. The COPS Hiring progr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), Members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Veteran and Beginning Farmer Assistance Act, which would reauthorize the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program (ATTRA). The ATTRA sustainable agriculture program provides practical educational resources, training, individualized technical assist more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: On November 9, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Congressman Kildee (MI-05) and Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) to send a letter to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to ensure airports are able to use PFAS-free firefighting foam. In 2018, Congress directed the FAA to change its rules so that commercial airports could  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: On November 9, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Congressman Kildee (MI-05) and Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) to send a letter to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to ensure airports are able to use PFAS-free firefighting foam. In 2018, Congress directed the FAA to change its rules so that commercial airports coul more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Senator Maggie Hassan joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues today at the White House for the signing into law of the bipartisan infrastructure package that Senator Hassan helped author and negotiate. "This bipartisan infrastructure package is a game-changer for New Hampshire. This bill will strengthen New Hampshire's economy and support Granite State families by - among other p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas announced that three New Hampshire health centers will receive a total of $1,516,469 in federal grant funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help strengthen telehealth care as communities continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. This new funding will support Ammonoosuc Community more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the below statement following House passage of a major economic package that will complement the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed earlier this month: "While we have details left to finalize through the Senate process, the House-passed economic package includes important provisions that would help lower costs for Granite Staters and get people back to work more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today pressed key administration officials on addressing drug trafficking through targeting criminals' money laundering. The hearing was held as a new report revealed more than 100,000 overdose deaths in the United States between April 2020 and April 2021. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKo8AEUgab0&ab_cha more PR

WOODSTOCK, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is bringing Bristol's Town Administrator, Nicholas Coates, as her guest for today's Woodstock Bridge event with President Biden to highlight how the bipartisan infrastructure package will support New Hampshire, including by helping expand access to high-speed internet. This comes after Senator Hassan joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues at the White House yesterday for more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives passed the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill first introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN). This legislation directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a program to recruit military medical personnel who have less than one year left in their service to work in federal health care occupations in dep more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- 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) joined President Joe Biden and other state and local officials at the Pemigewasset River Bridge in Woodstock, New Hampshire to celebrate the robust federal investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Shaheen and Hassan negotiated and was sign more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Manchester will receive $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to transform its South Millyard area and improve the movement of people and goods at the center of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined fellow members of the bipartisan group of Senate negotiators at the White House, where President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Shaheen was a lead negotiator on provisions of the historic bill that address water infrastructure and broadband. This legislation provides a $550 billion investment in our nation's core infrast more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award New Hampshire $8,360,978 in State Tourism  more PR

WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award New Hampshire $8,360,978 in State Tourism g more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through DOJ's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Hiring grant program. The COPS Hiring program supports stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives cleared a legislative package that invests broadly in America's working families, economy, health care, environment and much more. The legislation specifically includes provisions to lower the cost of insulin, which as co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, has long been a top Shaheen priority. The p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Manchester will receive $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to transform its South Millyard area and improve the movement of people and goods at the center of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), introduced the Defense Supply Chain Security Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill to help strengthen critical supply chains within the defense industrial base and ensure that our military is equipped to handle national security threats. The bill has also been introduced as an amendment to the NDAA. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen helped reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, bicameral legislation to finally ensure Congress' commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed the IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward, but since its more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, bicameral legislation to finally ensure Congress' commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed the IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (MI-05) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to take immediate action to enable U.S. civilian airports to use PFAS-free firefighting foam. The 2018 FAA Reauthorization bill that Senator Hassan helped de more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (MI-05) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to take immediate action to enable U.S. civilian airports to use PFAS-free firefighting foam. The 2018 FAA Reauthorization bill that Senator Hassan helped dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) - chair and co-chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - issued a joint statement with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), chair of the Helsinki Commission, in response to the treatment of former President of Georgia, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced as an amendment to the national defense bill the Not Allowing Revenue for Criminal Organizations (NARCO) Act. The legislation would take a number of steps to strengthen and coordinate the federal government's response to drug financing schemes, and autho more PR