WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on June 23, 2022: With U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm scheduled to meet with oil executives today as the Biden Administration seeks new solutions to lower gas prices that have ballooned rapidly since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are urging the White House t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) - Co-Chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus - announced their new bipartisan legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, to lower the skyrocketing costs of insulin. The new, bipartisan legislation builds on Shaheen's and Collins' previous effort, increasing measures to encou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: The Senate Finance Committee today passed bipartisan legislation from Senator Hassan and colleagues to strengthen retirement security. "Granite Staters who have worked hard throughout their lives deserve the opportunity to retire comfortably, knowing that they will be financially secure," said Senator Hassan. "This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation will help more Americans plan,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The President has signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help develop and retain highly skilled cybersecurity professionals in the federal workforce. Agencies across the federal government face growing cyber threats, but struggle to hire and retain qualified cybersecurity employees. " more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States voted to overturn the near-50 year precedent of Roe v. Wade and end federal protection of abortion access for millions of women across the country: "I am devastated, but not surprised by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A generation of women came to rely on the fundam more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: 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, applauded House passage of comprehensive mental health and addiction legislation including bills from their 2021 Legislative Agenda. The Task Force has been advancing legislation to expand access to treatment, inves more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement following the release of a Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wad "This decision is a devastating blow against the health, well-being, and personal freedom of women in New Hampshire and all across our country. For nearly 50 years the right of women to make their own medical decisions has been the law of the land, and today a radica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC) helped pass the bipartisan Supporting the Resilience of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) resources and tools to support the mental health of veterans and reduce ve more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a bipartisan letter with 15 of his House colleagues calling on House leadership to hold a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress. Rep. Pappas writes with his colleagues: "A recent study found that 54 members of Congress violated the STOCK Act, a decades-old law meant to stop insider trading in Congress and to prevent conflicts of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), and additional colleagues that will increase transparency in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. "Service members make immense sacrifices to keep us safe, secure, and free, which is why we always must keep workin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Biden announced today his support for suspending the federal gas tax. "Granite Staters need relief at the pump now. While I am encouraged that the President now supports a gas tax holiday, I continue to believe that we should seek to suspend the gas tax for at least the rest of the year, not just 90 days more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), to provide certain severely disabled veterans access to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Precheck at no cost has passed the Senate. TSA Precheck is already offered to active duty, reserves, and National Guard service members, and the Veterans Expedited TSA Scre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * The New Hampshire Congressional Delegation issued the following statement on the state's proposal to provide energy relief to Granite Staters. "Granite Staters are struggling with high costs, and we worked to pass emergency relief - including through securing flexible funding for the state through the American Rescue Plan and increasing LIHEAP funding - that has brought more than a billion dollar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan, Congressman Chris Pappas, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed efforts to help small farmers and announced new initiatives to help reduce costs for farmers and support local economies during a roundtable at Brookdale Fruit Farm, a local family-owned and operated farm, which is one of the state's largest fruit and produce farms. "There couldn't be a more imp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, key legislation to reduce the threat of gun violence and keep communities safe: "The devastation of Uvalde, Buffalo, Las Vegas and towns across the country weighs heavy on our hearts - these communities will never be the same. Congress owes every one of t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following bipartisan statement in response to the announcement of U.S. support for the Three Seas Initiative through the U.S. Development Finance Corporation at the Three Seas Summit in Riga, Latvia. The Three Seas Initiative aims to improve connectivity among twelve  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * The New Hampshire Congressional Delegation issued the following statement on the state's proposal to provide energy relief to Granite Staters. "Granite Staters are struggling with high costs, and we worked to pass emergency relief - including through securing flexible funding for the state through the American Rescue Plan and increasing LIHEAP funding - that has brought more than a billion dolla more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) today applauded Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) for her help and instrumental support in the historic U.S. Senate passage of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act. The legislation will finally guarantee care and benefits for veterans who suffer the ill effects of their exposure to burn pits and other toxins while serving America. "This toxic exposure bi more PR