WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, as the final round of the expanded Child Tax Credit payments created by the American Rescue Plan hit bank accounts across New Hampshire, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) shared the stories of Granite State families who have benefitted from the tax cut. Kuster helped deliver approximately $159 million in tax cuts to more than 66,000 Granite State families in New Hampshire's Second District through the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, December 15, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), hosted a telephone town call attended by over 3,200 Granite Staters to share information and resources about state and federal COVD-19 response efforts. This event was one of many telephone and virtual town halls that Congressman Pappas has hosted this year, attended by over 20,000 Granite Staters. "As cases and hospitalizations surge in New more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was creating a permanent bug bounty cybersecurity program based on the results of the pilot program created by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Rob Portman's (R-OH) Hack DHS Act that was signed into law in 2018. The HACK DHS Act directed DHS to launch a bug bounty pilot program, which the Department did in 2019, that uses vetted "white-hat"  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate sent a bipartisan bill, supported by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), to President Biden's desk that will help ensure that goods made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region do not enter the United States. "The human rights abuses committed by the Chinese government against Uyghur Muslims are atrocious. The international community mus more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, applauded the announcement of a $30 million SAMHSA Harm Reduction grant program that she secured in the American Rescue Plan Act. This new funding opportunity will help non-profit and community-based organizations, as well as local and state governments, address the substance use and over more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), along with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative David Trone (MD-06) led over 100 democrats in the Senate and House in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the substance use ep more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Health advocates and consumers joined Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Protect Our Care NH to discuss House passage of the Build Back Better Act, the most significant expansion of affordable health care since the Affordable Care Act. Kuster emphasized the scope of the pending legislation which includes measures to strengthen American health care, lower insurance premiums, give Medicare the power more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- 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) today welcomed $41,187,846 heading to New Hampshire to support 262 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $9 billion announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments across more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s announcement that New Hampshire airports will receive $9,194,982. Funding comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grants included in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), of which more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 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) today welcomed $218,888,554 to New Hampshire to support highway investments across the state. The funding is part of a national $52.5 billion announcement to improve the safety and performance of America's roads, bridges and highways, with funding from the Infras more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led his colleagues in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging the passage of a full appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022 to prevent a de facto cut in resources for essential services and programs including funding for public safety, veterans, and COVID first responders. "The American people are counting on us to include the important investments planned for fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol: "No one is above the law, especially when it means providing the American people with information that can safeguard our democracy. We mus more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to take action against China's brutal oppression of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities. "I'm pleased we've reached a bipartisan agreement with the Senate to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the state-sponsored genocide of the Uyghurs and other horrific human rights violations," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "We must challenge China's huma more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States government and prevent a catastrophic economic downturn: "I'm pleased that we've passed this long-term measure, preventing an economic catastrophe that experts say would wipe out 6 million jobs and $15 trillion in retirement savings and household wealth. "Small  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States government and prevent a catastrophic economic downturn: "I'm pleased that we've passed this long-term measure, preventing an economic catastrophe that experts say would wipe out 6 million jobs and $15 trillion in retirement savings and household wealth. Small bus more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $41,187,846 heading to New Hampshire to support 262 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $9 billion announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s announcement that New Hampshire airports will receive $9,194,982. Funding comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grants included in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), of whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) voted today to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which included key priorities Senator Hassan introduced and championed to protect the national security of Granite Staters and all Americans. "The number one responsibility of the government is to keep Americans safe, secure, and free - and this bipartisan pac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- 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) welcomed $571,277 to New Hampshire to support home visiting services in the North Country. The funding will bolster the work of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, which supports children and families at risk of poor health outcomes. By ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 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) today welcomed $218,888,554 to New Hampshire to support highway investments across the state. The funding is part of a national $52.5 billion announcement to improve the safety and performance of America's roads, bridges and highways, with funding from the Inf more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- 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 Committee, issued the following statement after securing and supporting numerous New Hampshire and national security priorities in the final compromise text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2022 that passed the Senate. The annual legislation authorizes national defense priorities for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to amend the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) general license on humanitarian assistance to authorize education programming activities in Afghanistan. In a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Yellen, the lawmakers emphasized the impo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Todd Young (R-IN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tom Carper (D-DE) in a bipartisan letter calling on the administration to ensure that President Biden's new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework pushes the world forward on issues of digital trade, technology and decarbonization. They also urged the administration to put di more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the entire Democratic bench of the Foreign Relations Committee in introducing the Department of State Inclusivity Act of 2021, new legislation to assess and bolster the State Department's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. By requiring the Department to develop an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in introducing the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would greatly boost the availability of mental health resources in America's public schools. Mental illness affects one in five - 20 percent - of American youth, and just this week, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, issued a new Surgeon G more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $41,187,846 heading to New Hampshire to support 262 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $9 billion announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Ph more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s announcement that New Hampshire airports will receive $9,194,982. Funding comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grants included in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), of wh more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in applauding the EDA's announcement that the City of Manchester will be awarded $500,000 through the "Build Back Better Regional Challenge" program, which targets projects that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- 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) today welcomed $41,187,846 heading to New Hampshire to support 262 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $9 billion announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments acr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s announcement that New Hampshire airports will receive $9,194,982. Funding comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grants included in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), of w more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Dec. 14 -- 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 U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in applauding the EDA's announcement that the City of Manchester will be awarded $500,000 through the "Build Back Better Regional Challenge" program, which targets projects that boost economic r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote an op-ed in the Concord Monitor slamming the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) decision to reject a popular energy efficiency plan that funds NHSaves, an award-winning energy efficiency program. Given NHSaves' proven record of reducing energy costs for families and businesses, Shaheen notes how New Hampshire Republicans' decision flies in the f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released a health consultation report, "Evaluation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Private Wells Near the Saint-Gobain Site in Southern New Hampshire, Merrimack, New Hampshire," for public comment until March 1, 2022. The report comes in response to a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to raise the debt ceiling, which passed the Senate by a vote of 50-49. It will next be considered by the House of Representatives. Earlier this year, Shaheen called out Republican obstruction to raising the debt ceiling, which both parties supported three separate times under the Trump administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following commentary to the Seacoast Online: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote an op-ed in Seacoast Online this week about what's at stake for women in New Hampshire and across the country as the U.S. Supreme Court considers Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. Shaheen has worked for decades to strengthen reproductive rights as both Governor and Senator and sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and cosponsored by Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Hoeven (R-ND) to ensure all members of Reserve components and the National Guard are eligible to be buried in state veterans cemeteries - so long as their service was not terminated under dishonorable conditions - passed a key committee hurdle. Senators Hassan an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 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 Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees - led a bipartisan group of 10 Senators with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) in introducing a resolution expressing support for an independent and democratic Ukraine--one that is secure against further Russian m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- 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) today welcomed $571,277 to New Hampshire to support home visiting services in the North Country. The funding will bolster the work of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, which supports children and families at risk of poor health outcomes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 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) today welcomed $218,888,554 to New Hampshire to support highway investments across the state. The funding is part of a national $52.5 billion announcement to improve the safety and performance of America's roads, bridges and highways, with funding from the In more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate last night passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to address rising youth suicide rates. The bipartisan Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act passed the Senate on the nine year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The CDC has found that suicide has been on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined 43 of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to revise current guidance that has led to members of the LGBTQIA+ community being denied pension survivor benefits after losing their life partner. The letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes a measure authored by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Thune (R-SD) to encourage quantum research efforts that are critical to national security and economic growth. "The Chinese military is working hard to close the technology gap between our two countries, and we can't let that happen," Senator Hassan said. "Qu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 17, 2021, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation: * * * U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, today released the follo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement with Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, on Dec. 14, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today issued the following statement following a meeting with Angelina Jolie. "We had a very productive meeting with Angelina Jolie regarding the plight of Afghan women and religious minorities. "Our nation and the international community need to work together to avoid a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today before the Senate voted to confirm Samantha Elliott as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. She was confirmed on a bipartisan vote of 62-37. Shaheen and Hassan highlighted Elliott's robust qualifications and extensive legal experience that have ga more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined 43 of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to revise current guidance that has led to members of the LGBTQIA+ community being denied pension survivor benefits after losing their life partner. The letter to Secretary of the Treas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative has been extended through 2022 and its funding has been increased from $250 million to $300 million per year, with at least $75 million specifically for lethal assistance, as part of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These funds are used to help train, equip, and p more PR