CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, urged immediate action to expand access to life-saving health care in our rural communities during a hearing entitled, "Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research." During the hearing, Kuster spoke on behalf of the MOBILE Health Care Act -- legislation included  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, advocated on behalf of Granite State seniors and Medicare beneficiaries during a hearing entitled, "Protecting America's Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans." During her remarks, Kuster highlighted the need for strong oversight of the Medicare more PR

KEENE, New Hampshire, June 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Cheshire County Administrator Chris Coates and Cheshire County Commissioners at 21 Bar & Grill to discuss American Rescue Plan dollars and the impact they have had in Cheshire County. Kuster discussed the newly-established Cheshire County emergency medical services (EMS) with seven new ambulances, made possible by the more than $14.7  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is pushing for legislation to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement officers in New Hampshire and across the country. Throughout the Granite State, police departments face a workforce shortage and national trends show at least a 30% increase in officer retirements. To help address these challenges, Kuster is advocating for the passage of the Retain COPS Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: Following the release of a new report detailing a number of former members of Congress who have engaged in lobbying the U.S. government on behalf of foreign countries, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is calling for the passage of the bipartisan Fighting Foreign Influence Act. The legislation would curb foreign influence and close the revolving door of former members of Congress and se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decision in West Virginia v. EPA, stating that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants contributing to climate change. "Today the radical majority on the Supreme Court seri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, praised the news that the Department of Veterans' Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission, which recommended closing Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Conway, Somersworth, and Portsmouth, will no longer move forward. Thanks t more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and co-chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, was joined by small business leaders at McDevitt Truck, Inc in Manchester to discuss his newly-introduced bipartisan legisation to eliminate the 12% Federal Excise Tax (FET) on heavy-duty trucks and trailers. Repealing the 12% FET on heavy trucks and trai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01), member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced the Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) processes for identifying, locating, and paying h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins applauded today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is launching a New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force. The strike force will operate as a partnership between prosecutors and data analysts with the Fraud Section's Health Care Fraud Unit; prosecutors with the U.S. Attorneys' Offices in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; and special age more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Pete Gagne of Conway as June's Granite Stater of the Month. Pete is the owner of the Saco River Tubing Center, and this summer he is spearheading the second "Paddle for a Cause" campaign to raise money for and awareness of local Mount Washington Valley organizations. Every Wednesday during the 11-week campaign, a portion of every tube, kayak, and rental sale from  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, worked with a bipartisan group of her colleagues including Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to end the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission process that threatened New Hampshire veterans' care. Senator Hassan has consistently pushed back on recommendations to this Commiss more PR

HOLLIS, New Hampshire, June 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today visited Operation Delta Dog and learned about its mission to rescue dogs and train them to be service dogs for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Sexual Trauma, and related challenges. During the visit, Senator Hassan toured the facility and sp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded the announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award $1 million to the HealthFirst Family Care Center serving the Lakes Region. This funding will help HealthFirst Family Health Center renovate its facility in Franklin to expand access to primary ca more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing concerns about the Department's delays in processing applications for initial Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), or new work authorization applications. In her letter, Shaheen calls on DHS to move swiftly to improve the speed of EAD proce more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jim Risch (R-ID), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in unveiling new legislation to reauthorize the Peace Corps for the first time in over two decades. Authorizing the appropriation of over $410,000,000 per year, the bipartisan Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 proposes to increase Volunteers' heal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today applauded the announcement of $100,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the North Country Counc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen led a group of Senators today on a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), urging congressional leadership to prioritize making permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits in upcoming reconciliation legislation, which are set to expire at the end of this year. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law. This key legislation supported by Senator Shaheen and passed by the Senate last week will reduce the threat of gun violence and keep communities safe. "Uvalde. Buffalo. Newton. Charleston. Las Vegas. These tragic mass shootings are engra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, today released the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for unveiling the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a new initiative to combat the unlawful prescribing and distribution of opioids and other dr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today responded to the Supreme Court's expansive ruling today in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, in which the court ruled to sharply limit the EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, and could curtail the ability of Congress to delegate necessary technical authority to federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), applauded the Biden administration's announcement that $1.467 billion included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be invested through e more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: On Saturday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators led by Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in a letter to President Joe Biden urging additional action to protect the right to abortion after the conservative wing of the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Republican more PR

MADRID, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, led their bipartisan congressional delegation in a media availability following the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Madrid. The delegation included U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (R-IA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) released the following statement on the administration's release of regulations under the HAVANA Act and implementation of the Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act. "We appreciated the first quarterly briefing from Biden Administration officials last week, consistent with the FY22 NDAA, to provide an update on the intera more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: On Saturday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators led by Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in a letter to President Joe Biden urging additional action to protect the right to abortion after the conservative wing of the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Republica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) led their bipartisan delegation to the NATO Summit, including Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), in a joint statement on the announcement that an agreement was reached and Turkey will drop its hold on Finland and Sweden's application to join the transatlantic more PR