WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) toured the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) Tech Camp following the Senate's passage of the CHIPS Act, in which Shaheen secured provisions to fund the research and development of innovative STEM educational programs. Shaheen toured the Regenerative Medicine: Planaria Project, BioTrek, Virtual Reality and Pharmacology programs, where more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), negotiators of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that $132 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law will be invested in the National Estuaries Program more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), negotiators of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that $132 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law will be invested in the National Estuaries Program  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke about the urgent need to take action against sexual harassment affecting the VA workforce during a Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing entitled, "Progress Made? - Ending Sexual Harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs." During the hearing, Kuster questioned VA officials and experts about why action has been delayed to address sexual harassment in the VA an more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following commentary to the Union Leader on July 25, 2022: * * * In case you missed it, the Union Leader published an op-ed by Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) that outlines the complications of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade and the consequences of leaving something as fundamental as abortion access and reproductive freedom up to individual states to decide and restrict. "The Supreme Court rulin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted to pass the CHIPS and Science Act, comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to lower costs for American families and expand American economic independence. This bill, which now heads to the president's desk, represents a powerful investment in lowering costs for American families, ending our dependence on foreign manufacturers, and turbocharging American research  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) led a group of her Republican and Democratic colleagues in calling on the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to expand the recruitment of doctors to rural New Hampshire communities to address the physician staffing shortage. Specifically, Kuster urged the NBRC to implement a J-1 visa waiver program that would allow non-domestic physicians trained in t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that her work on the LIFELINE Act, which she cosponsored, led to the publication of revised guidance by the Treasury Department that will unlock an additional $8 billion for affordable housing from the American Rescue Plan Act's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. The LIFELINE Act is bipartisan legislation to allow states to use American Rescue Pl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Senate's passage of the Chips and Science Act and called on the House to take up the bipartisan legislation without delay. "I'm pleased that the Senate has passed this vital legislation to strengthen domestic manufacturing and innovation which I've been championing and fighting to pass in the House," said Congressman Pappas. "This is critical to boosting  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), helped pass the bipartisan Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act to boost American competitiveness by supporting domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips, strengthening our supply chains, and investing substantially in science and technology developments. "It's essential that we support and incentivize making more products  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act which he helped introduce in September 2021. This bill will support small businesses and rural entrepreneurs across New Hampshire. "New Hampshire's small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but rural small businesses and entrepreneurs can face undue barriers to ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a former member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, released the following statement after a majority on the Executive Council voted down family planning contracts and defunding vital health care for Granite Staters once again: "Once again, the majority on the Executive Council has let extreme ideology and partisanship get in the way of the he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that $132 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law will be invested in the National Estuaries Program (NEP). This unprecedented investment will provide each of New Englan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor statement on July 26, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative John Rose spoke on the House Floor Tuesday to highlight the latest numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, showing an ongoing crisis along the southern border. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Madam Speaker, what do Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Sou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chairman for the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Ranking Member, introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to improve policies and procedures to better protect VA whistleblowers. Subcommittee heari more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The Senate today passed Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan legislation to strengthen supply chains, lower costs, and outcompete countries like China by investing in American research and manufacturing, especially for semiconductors. "I am proud to have worked across the aisle to develop and pass this critical legislation that will lower costs and strengthen our economic more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded the announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center will receive funding for two congressionally directed spending requests (CDS) that Shaheen secured through the fiscal year (FY) 2022 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022. The historic legislation develops U.S. policy to address strategic, economic and diplomatic tools for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on July 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the town of Jaffrey to build a wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the town of Jaffrey to build a water treatmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement on legislation released today by the Appropriations Committee that would fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Through her leadership on this subcommittee, Shaheen helps write legislation that invests in im more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement on a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) on health guidance for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which was made public yesterday. The report is available in full here. Shaheen has long worked to get clinicians guidance on testing and protocols, including introducing the Physi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following statement in response to Russia's announcement today that it intends to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS). Shaheen is also chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member and the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a call with the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) for the United Nations to take targeted measures to hold the Taliban to account for its c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of Senators led by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to combat the increased use and proliferation of dangerous gun conversion devices. The Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act would help tackle the ongoing gun violence epidemic by requiring federal law enforcement to coordinate efforts to prevent t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: The Senate today took a key step forward in advancing Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan legislation to strengthen supply chains, lower costs, and outcompete countries like China by investing in American research and manufacturing, especially for semiconductors. "For far too long, American innovators have had to rely on other countries for key technology and supplies. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate passed by a vote of 92-2 the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, biennial legislation that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. The House of Representatives previously passed its WRDA legislation in June. Both chambers will next conference on the legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on July 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of Senators urged the Biden administration to increase the proposed biodiesel volumes in the upcoming Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2023 and 2024 to provide certainty to farmers and producers. In their letter, the Senators highlighted how American biodiesel moderates fuel prices and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their bipartisan bill, the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act. This legislation authorizes the U.S. Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Proceeds from coin sales will go towa more PR