WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that New Hampshire will receive more than $1.6 million in FY 2022 through the Army Corps of Engineers for important improvements to the shipping channel and turning basin near Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River through the new bipartisan infrastruct more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) will receive $500,000 through a Title X Dire Need Grant award. The NH Congressional Delegation pushed for this funding, includin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) will receive $500,000 through a Title X Dire Need Grant award. The NH Congressional Delegation pushed for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack during a full Committee hearing entitled, "To Review the State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack." During the hearing, Rep. Kuster asked Sec. Vilsack about the USDA's plans to address the broad need for business technical assistance for f more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with leadership and staff from New Hampshire libraries throughout the Second District to discuss new federal relief funding Kuster helped secure in the American Rescue Plan. During the conversation, Kuster and the librarians discussed how new funding is expanding programming and resources for communities as New Hampshire continues to combat the COVID-19 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, participated in a hearing entitled, "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains." During the hearing, the Members asked industry experts about recent innovations and the potential future for investors in the United States. The cryptocurrency industry has matured rapidly over the l more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement ahead of the 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling: "As an adoption attorney for 25 years, I worked with more than 300 birth mothers making the most personal, private decisions of their lives. They consulted their families, loved ones, and doctors, but not one looked to the government to make more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) celebrated House passage of their bipartisan and bicameral legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, classified U.S. Army units that served in World War II, known widely as the Ghost Army. These units were in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the Invest to Protect Act, bipartisan legislation that will secure funding for small police departments to improve training and standards, recruit and retain officers, acquire body camera data storage, and provide mental health resources for officers. Today, Pappas also announced his "New Hampshire Safe Communities Agenda,"  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, helped the House to pass the EVEST Act, which will automatically enroll eligible servicemembers in VA health care during the transition process. "Automatically enrolling all our veterans in VA health care when they transition out of the military is a long overdue and common sense step we can take to serve those who hav more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: On Thursday, January 20th, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, led a closed-door, closed press roundtable conversation, "VA Police: Perspectives from the Front Line," to hear from both rank-and-file officers and VA police leadership and examine issues related to the VA Police force, inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01, along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) will receive $500,000 through a Title X Dire Need Grant award. The NH Congressional Delegat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: The New Hampshire Congressional delegation announced today that New Hampshire will receive more than $1.6 million in FY 2022 through the Army Corps of Engineers for important improvements to the shipping channel and turning basin near Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River through the new bipartisan infrastructure law. In addition, $81,000 will be used for needed repairs to the Fra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored legislation to ensure that all federal law enforcement officers receive the benefits that they have earned. The bill would fix a technicality that bars some federal law enforcement officers from receiving the same retirement benefits as their peers in similar positions. "Many federal law enforcement officers - including those who serve at the Defense Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today hosted a virtual roundtable with patients and health care professionals in New Hampshire to discuss the urgent need for Congress to take action to lower the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. "Affording lifesaving medications is getting harder and harder, and it is forcing seniors and families to make agonizing decisions," said Senator Hassan. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, along with Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, announced that New Hampshire will receive more than $1.6 million in FY 2022 through the Army Corps of Engineers for important improvements to the shipping channel and turning basin near Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River through the new bipartisan infrastructure law. In addition, $81,000 w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, today introduced the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Roger Wicker (R-MS). This legislation would provide the President with the enhanced authority to more swiftly enter into lend-lease agreements directly w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked an essential voting rights bill - the Freedom to Vote: John Lewis Voting Rights Act - from passing the Senate: "The right to vote isn't determined by political affiliation. It is the most sacred right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution for every eligible American and ensures our country is, as Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement ahead of the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision: "Today marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that affirmed a woman's Constitutional right to decide how and when to start her family. Roe was a historic victory for women, our bodies and our autonomy. "But the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and a member of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following statement after meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. Shaheen and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Ukraine, which included senior members of the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) will receive $500,000 through a Title X Dire Need Grant award. The NH Congressional Delegation pushed for t more PR