CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Ahead of tomorrow's House vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is highlighting the bill's inclusion of her bipartisan legislation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for vaccines for seniors. On Sunday, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes Rep. Kuster's bipartisan Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act -- a bill she introduced alongside her Republican colleague, R more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), who joined in introducing the original CHIPS and Science Act, and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony of onsemi's newest manufac more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), who joined in introducing the original CHIPS and Science Act, and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony of onsemi's newest manufact more PR

BERLIN, Hampshire, Aug. 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 Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Berlin will receive $19,534,391 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement an innovative project that connects two emerging industries - renewable power generation and tourism - in New Hampshire's northernmost more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- 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 Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Berlin will receive $19,534,391 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement an innovative project that connects two emerging industries - renewable power generation and tourism - in New Hampshire's norther more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and an Aug. 4, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral push to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps over 5.3 million households nationwide afford their energy bills. The letter was sent t more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and an Aug. 4, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral push to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps over 5.3 million households nationwide afford their energy bills. The letter was sent to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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) applauded $6,164,000 heading to Newport to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility that serves nearly 2,000 people. This project is essential to stem pollution that could pose health risks to the town and communities downstream along the Sugar River. Attempts to mitigate this pollution have been unsuccessful over the last d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: President Biden signed into law Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues' historic, bipartisan military toxic exposure legislation that will deliver to all generations of veterans exposed to toxic substances the VA health care and benefits that they need. Later today, Senator Hassan will also discuss her work on the package and the impact it will have with New Hampshire veterans and representatives of New Hampshire Veterans Service Organ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: President Biden signed into law Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will strengthen our economic and national security. It will support our supply chains, lower costs, and help America outcompete countries like China by investing in research and manufacturing here at home, especially for semiconductors. "Today's landmark bill shows that we continue to believe in American ingenuity. By investi more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual discussion to hear from New Hampshire residents who have received assistance from her office to highlight the resources and support that are available to residents in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District. During the conversation, Rep. Kuster spoke with Bick from New London, Bill from Amherst, Pam from Hopkinton, and Bill from Walpole about issues regarding passports more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Berlin will receive $19,534,391 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement an innovative project that connects two emerging industries - renewable power generation and tourism - in New Hampshire's northe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Honoring Our PACT Act, comprehensive legislation to finally address toxic exposure as a cost of war, into law. The bill includes Pappas's VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act, which would expand the Department of Veterans Affair more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after helping to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. "As I speak to Granite Staters across the First District, nothing is more critical than the need for us to take action to address kitchen table issues and lower everyday costs. I've spoken with seniors who have delayed retirement due to high drug costs and families who have had to share prescriptions, ration doses, o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in requesting a briefing from the Department of Defense regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's Naval Branch Health Clinic. Joining Representative Pappas are U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Maggie Hassan (NH), Angus King (ME), Susan Collins (ME), as well as Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral push to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps over 5.3 million households nationwide afford their energy bills. The letter was sent to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees ur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony of onsemi's newest manufacturing facility in Hudson. The delegation and Secretary met with onsemi leadership and highlighted the impact of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 - which was supported b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 10, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined members of the Maine and New Hampshire congressional delegations--Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)--in requesting a briefing from the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 10, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) sent a bipartisan letter to House leadership reiterating their previous calls to hold a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress. "As we prepare to return to Washington to vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, we urge you to effectively utilize this time to take up a bill no later than this Friday to ban stock trading by members more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2022: The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower costs for Granite Staters and Americans, fight inflation, and reduce the deficit. The bill includes key priorities that Senator Maggie Hassan pushed for to bring down prescription drug costs and home energy costs, and includes Senator Hassan's bipartisan measure to cut taxes for innovative small businesses and startups. "Today, we delivered on our commitment to reduc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) successfully included her bipartisan measure to double the refundable research and development (R&D) tax credit for small businesses and startups in the Inflation Reduction Act. Currently, small businesses and startups investing in R&D can claim a tax credit to help cover their investments, which helps them to invest in developing new, innovative products that lead to additional jobs and a stronger economy. Senator H more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) held a press conference at Amoskeag Health in Manchester on the new measures that she fought for to lower prescription drug prices in the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator Hassan and colleagues passed the package this past weekend, and it includes key priorities that Senator Hassan pushed for to bring down prescription drug and energy costs for Granite Staters. AARP and Amoskeag Health l more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) discussed the historic, bipartisan military toxic exposure legislation that they crafted, which will deliver to all generations of veterans exposed to toxic substances the VA health care and benefits that they need. The legislation includes provisions from the bipartisan Toxic Exposure in the American Military (TEAM) Act that Senator Hassan introduced more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) discussed the historic, bipartisan military toxic exposure legislation that they crafted, which will deliver to all generations of veterans exposed to toxic substances the VA health care and benefits that they need. The legislation includes provisions from the bipartisan Toxic Exposure in the American Military (TEAM) Act that Senator Hassan introduced more than a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 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 President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The historic legislation develops U.S. policy to address strategic, economic and diplomatic tools for a global strategy that will allow the United States to confront the challenges that China a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes historic investments to extend key health care premium tax credits, lower the cost of prescription drugs, address the surging costs of insulin, combat climate change, prioritize sustainable energy efficiency solutions, level the playing field by making corporations pay their fair share in taxes and more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022 and letter: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Cirtronics in Milford to highlight New Hampshire priorities included in the recently enacted CHIPS & Science Act. During the visit, Shaheen highlighted the impact the legislation will have on Cirtronics and other manufacturers across the state. "Granite State manufacturers play an important role in supporting economic development and innovation across Ne more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited downtown Berlin following the announcement of $19 million in federal funding from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Shaheen walked through downtown with Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier and local leaders to discuss what this groundbreaking award means for Berlin. This federal fundin more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- 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 Committee, welcomed a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in Manchester. The funding comes through a congressional directed spending (CDS) request that Shaheen secured through the fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus package that passed earlier this year. The award will go towards construc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 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 Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, sent a letter with a bipartisan group of Senators led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to swiftly impose Magnitsky law-related sanctions against Russian officials responsible for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and an Aug. 9, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in requesting a briefing from the Department of Defense regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's Naval Branch Health Clinic. U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), and Susan Collins (R-ME), as well as Representatives more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement after President Joe Biden signed into law protocols for Finland and Sweden's accession into NATO. Shaheen and Tillis lead action in the U.S. Senate in support of the transatlantic Alliance and previously lauded the Senate's overwhelming approval for the accession protocols in the chamber last w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation that would help expand affordable dental care options for Americans in states without a state-run health insurance marketplace like New Hampshire and Louisiana. Currently, the federal health insurance marketplace does not offer stand-alone dental plans without purchase of health insurance on the federal exchange. This leaves residents in New Hampshire and Louisiana, more PR