WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. in introducing the Buy Low and Sell High Act. This bill would create an Economic Petroleum Reserve designed to continue the trend of declining gasoline prices and generate money for American taxpayers by empowering the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to buy oil when pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced legislation to address home heating oil shortages for this upcoming winter and control costs into the future. The Home Heating Oil Price Reduction Act would quadruple the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) from 1 million to 4 million barrels to increase available supply i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped to pass a government funding package that includes an additional $1 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that she pushed for. LIHEAP is a lifeline for Granite State families that struggle to afford their home heating costs and helps to reduce the burden of high energy costs on New Hampshire households. This bill also more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, joined their Republican colleagues to sound the alarm about the recent announcement that a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Express Scripts, will strip pharmaceutical access away from TRICARE patients and their fam more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation announced that Southern NH Area Health Education Center (Southern NH AHEC), a program of Lamprey Health Care, has been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support and train community health workers in rural and underserved areas in New Hampshire. The Southern NH AHEC program works with community partners to train new C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation celebrates the inclusion of $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in government funding legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate. In August, the New Hampshire Delegation joined a bipartisan, bicameral push to increase emergency funding for LIHEAP. Funding allocated through LIHEAP assists individuals and famili more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that the agency is awarding $30 million to the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). This funding will support the implementation of climate-smart forest practices by f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that the agency is awarding $30 million to the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). This funding will support the implementation of climate-smart forest practices by forest landowners more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will improve funding for federal antitrust enforcement agencies, lower the burden placed on small businesses, make foreign adversarial interests in merger transactions more apparent, and protect the resources of state antitrust enforcers through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the House failed to call a long-promised vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress: "I'm disappointed that after repeatedly promising legislation would be brought to the floor that would ban stock trading by members of Congress, leadership has failed to call a vote. There are multiple bills that have generated more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), delivered the following remarks urging the House to support his bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) policies and protections for whistleblowers, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting for a continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government: "Today I supported the continuing resolution to keep our government open," said Congressman Pappas. "This resolution is vital in keeping the doors open at essential federal agencies and investing in programs New Hampshire families rely on, including LIHEAP. LIHEAP is an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, joined their Republican colleagues to sound the alarm about the recent announcement that a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Express Scripts, will strip pharmaceutical access away from TRICARE patients and their families, a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the agency is awarding a $5.4 million grant to the City of Manchester to help protect families with small children from the dangers of lead-based paint exposure. This funding consists of $4.7 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in celebrating the inclusion of $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in government funding legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate. In August, the New Ham more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced bipartisan legislation that Senator Maggie Hassan pushed for, including a bill to help provide surplus government computers to nonprofit computer refurbishers -- who would then repair and distribute these computers to veterans and others who need them. "This bipartisan bill will help more veterans, students, and seniors have ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Caroline Keane of Concord as September's Granite Stater of the Month. For the past eight years, Caroline has organized the Ready to Learn Fair, where Concord School District students can receive free backpacks and other school supplies. Nine years ago, while Caroline was an education assistant for Rundlett Middle School's autism program, she came across a young  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Senator Maggie Hassan today joined her colleagues in voting to pass a bill to continue government funding. Senator Hassan also helped to secure $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the bill, in order to help bring down energy costs for Granite Staters. "I am pleased that we came together today on a bipartisan basis to prevent more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to strengthen the Solid Start program passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The Solid Start program was created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the previous administration to contact every veteran three ti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services committee, introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to enshrine the right for service members to access protected leave for abortion care and services. The Shaheen amendment codifies the right for service members to access convalescent leave for purposes of abortion care more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in celebrating the inclusion of $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in government funding legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate. In August, the Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in celebrating the inclusion of $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in government funding legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate. In August, the New  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a three-year reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs: "I'm glad to see the House of Representatives vote for the reauthorization of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate cleared a continuing resolution that will extend the government funding deadline from September 30 to December 16, 2022, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. In addition to continu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today introduced the Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act to address the growing humanitarian and security crisis posed by the camps housing ISIS-affiliated detainees and displaced persons in Syria. The largest camp, al-Hol, is located in more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the agency is awarding a $5.4 million grant to the City of Manchester to help protect families with small children from the dangers of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the agency is awarding a $5.4 million grant to the City of Manchester to help protect families with small children from the dangers of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced new legislation today that would ensure the U.S. has sufficient critical munition stocks to support allies and partners in a crisis without depleting U.S. military stocks. The Promoting Readiness for Overseas Contingencies and Unexpected Responses to Exigencies (PRO more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined the Atlantic Council to discuss the transatlantic alliance and continued U.S. support for Ukraine amidst Putin's unprovoked war. Shaheen spoke about NATO's crucial role in advancing U.S. national security priorities, especial more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, issued the following statement after several bipartisan bills she leads passed by the full Senate. "Small businesses are engines of economic growth in New Hampshire and across the country. These pieces of legislation will help ensure our businesses have the tools they need to succeed, more PR