WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released a video highlighting the 11th annual Experience New Hampshire reception, where Granite State businesses, restaurants, and vendors from around the state showcased their products and services, including New Hampshire beer, wines and specialty foods, for policymakers and government officials in Washington. This was the first Experience New Hampshire event sinc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, hosted a roundtable with Task Force members and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Dr. Rahul Gupta. During the roundtable, the group discussed ONDCP's National Drug Control Strategy, which they releas more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: After pressure from Senator Hassan, acting on concerns raised by NH DAV, the Department of Veterans Affairs has cleared the New Hampshire application backlog for volunteers who drive veterans to medical appointments. Senator Hassan has pushed VA officials to address the backlog issue, including at a hearing earlier this year, and the VA has now cleared the New Hampshire backlog. As follow u more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $1,222,171 is heading to White Mountains Commu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), ahead of the expiration of school meal waivers created in response to COVID-19, spoke in favor of extending these waivers for students to ensure no child goes hungry. During the Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee hearing entitled, "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on SNAP," Rep. Kuster highlighted the cost of letting these waivers expire and the painful a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021. This legislation authorizes and establishes procedures for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders, often referred to as 'Red Flag' laws. This key bill would allow family members and law enforcement officers to petition a federal court for an extreme risk protection order - if the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan led Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, in announcing $50 million of $122 million in federal funds to help bring high-speed internet access to the most rural parts of the state. The funding comes through the Capital Projects Fund that Senator Hassan worked to establish, and is estimated to serve 15,000 homes and businesses - representing ap more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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) welcomed $2,606,771 headed to New Hampshire to support state and local outdoor recreation and conservation projects. The funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), of which Senator Shaheen has been a staunch supporter. "Our expansive outdoors and recreational more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Josh Harder (CA-10), led their colleagues in calling on House leadership to bring legislation to the floor that would address inflation and supply chain concerns and lower rising costs for families. In their letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the Members wrote, "we urge you to prioritiz more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, to help save lives and stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. "We must not turn our backs to the kind of senseless violence we see far too often across our country," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "Families should not live in fear of gun violence when we have the ability to ena more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, to help save lives and stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. "We are not powerless to improve public safety and stop gun violence. Our kids and families deserve to feel safe at school, at their place of worship, and the grocery store," said Congressman Pappas. "I called for these common-sense gun safety more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the REMOVE Act, legislation to enact a whole-of-government approach to experiment, prototype, and produce carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology. The bill achieves this goal by directing federal agencies to include the development of CDR as part of their annual budget requests and ensure this work is coordinated across the federal governme more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Bryan Steil (R-WI) announced the creation of the 21st Century Long-Term Care Caucus. This new, bipartisan caucus will bring together members from both parties to identify and address long-term care in the United States and implement solutions to ensure our nation's patients and their families have the support they need. "I'm pleased to join my colleague Congressma more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) workforce by enhancing VA hiring practices and incentives to better recruit and retain health care professionals, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed into law a bill, cosponsored by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to strengthen breast cancer detection for women veterans. "Women veterans who served in areas associated with burn pits and other toxic exposures can be at serious risk for developing breast cancer," said Senator Hassan. "After sacrificing to protect our freedoms,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Today at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Maggie Hassan continued her push for a crackdown on the growing illicit use of cryptocurrency. "Cryptocurrency can be used for illicit purposes, including in cyber attacks, such as when most of the $2.3 million stolen from the Town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, was quickly converted to cryptocurrency to m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan emphasized the threat online radicalization poses to our safety and democracy, speaking with experts on counterterrorism and antisemitism about how federal agencies can combat online radicalization that can lead to domestic terrorism. Addressing Online Radicalization During  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan led Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, in announcing $50 million of $122 million in federal funds to help bring high-speed internet access to the most rural parts of the state. The funding comes through the Capital Projects Fund that Senator Hassan worked to establish, and is estimated to serve 15,000 homes and businesses - representing more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a Senate Finance Committee hearing about how inflation and backlogs in tax cut payments are negatively impacting Granite Staters and small businesses. In addition, Senator Hassan discussed her bipartisan efforts to combat Putin's attempts to insulate the Russian economy from sanctions by selling off his gold stockpile. Inflation "Inf more PR

NEWTON, New Hampshire, June 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Hassan today discussed her work to develop and pass comprehensive legislation to invest in American manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, and outcompete countries like China during a visit to CBI - A Terex Brand, a member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The business designs, manufactures, and supports machinery and other products necessary for construction, energy,  more PR

GREENLAND, New Hampshire, June 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the Portsmouth Herald featured a story on Senator Hassan's visit to Lovering Health Center in Greenland, where she discussed the critical reproductive health care that they provide and the need to support family planning centers. This is particularly important in the face of the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and attacks on reproductive freedom more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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 Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $1,222,171 is heading to White Mountains Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of Senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the MARCH for Service members Act in the Senate to protect the right to abortion for service members. This bicameral legislation would allow military medical treatment facilities (MTF) to provide abortion services and for the military to cover associated costs. Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Hirono  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the impact of the expanded Global Gag Rule under the Trump Administration. The report is in direct response to a letter led by Shaheen in July 2017 requesting GAO to compile the information. Her letter is a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- 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, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. State Department's decision to impose sanctions against officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for actions that violate or threaten implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. "I welcome the State Department's designa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following statement after several bills spearheaded and supported by Shaheen cleared a pivotal committee hurdle: "While divisions in Congress often make most of the headlines, there are a number of issu more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: Earlier today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) participated in a roundtable discussion at Dartmouth Health Children's in Manchester with stakeholders, advocates and individuals about the need to reduce the cost of insulin and her pending bipartisan legislation with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) toward that end. In April, Shaheen and Collins announced their policy pri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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 $50 million of $122 million in federal funds to help bring high-speed internet access to the most rural parts of the state. The funding is estimated to serve 15,000 homes and businesses - representing approximately 50 percent of locations in New Hampshire that are st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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 Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $1,222,171 is heading to White Mountains C more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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) welcomed $2,606,771 headed to New Hampshire to support state and local outdoor recreation and conservation projects. The funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), of which Senator Shaheen has been a staunch supporter. "Our expansive outdoors and recreati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators led by Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans' fundamental reproductive rights, including their right to an abortion. The Senators wr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators led by Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans' fundamental reproductive rights, including their right to an abortion. The Senators w more PR