WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) lauded committee passage of the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which was reported out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously. BOHHA would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA) more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks from the Senate floor recognizing several Mainers for their work to raise awareness about diabetes. Senators Collins and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Diabetes Caucus, authored a bipartisan resolution recognizing November 2024 as American Diabetes Month. A transcript of Senator Collins' rem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: In case you missed it, earlier this week U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Fox News' Bret Baier for his Common Ground segment. The Senators discussed their upcoming bipartisan bill that will increase criminal penalties for individuals who commit or attempt to commit violent crimes in the United States on behalf of foreign adversaries, including Ira more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) was presented with the ConNEctor Award by the New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association (NECTA) for her work in Congress to expand access to quality, reliable broadband across New England. NECTA is a nonprofit trade association committed to ensuring households and businesses across the region have access to the technology and services needed to succeed more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last night, the Senate passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Edward B. Garone who served as Chief of Police in Derry for 50 years and as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire for 58 years. The legislation now heads to President Biden's desk for signature. In J more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, voted to pass the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This legislation passed with strong, bipartisan support and implements a number of provisions championed by Rep. Pappas. "There  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mark Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to strengthen cybersecurity in the health care sector and protect Americans' health data. This legislation is a product of the senators' health care cybersecurity wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Rural Hospital Flexibility Act, which would permanently reauthorize and modernize the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. This program provides states with funding to support rural hospitals through training, technical support, and equipment for improving health  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the United States on behalf of foreign adversaries. The legislation would both hold offenders accountable and deter criminals, including criminal organizations, from taking money from foreign adversaries in exchang more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) celebrated the Senate passage of their legislation to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Edward B. Garone who served as Chief of Police in Derry for 50 years and as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire for 58 years. The bill passed through the U.S. House of Represe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **The economic impact report is a result of Shaheen's bipartisan bill that was signed into law in 2016** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of Commerce, applauded the release of an annual report by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), showing a $1.2 trillion economic contribution by the outdoor recreation sector i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted New Hampshire's disaster funding needs at a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. Specifically, Shaheen emphasized the plight of Granite State farmers who lost as much as 80 to 100 percent of their crops in 2023 due to an extreme freeze and late frost, and who are struggling because they do more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in support of blocking the transfer of tank rounds, mortar rounds and Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Israel: "The terrorist attacks by Hamas on innocent Israelis last year were horrific and Israel has the right to defend itself from all unprovoked and brutal terrorist attacks. For months I have expressed my concern about the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chair of the U.S. Senate Diabetes Caucus, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to recognize American Diabetes Month and push for the passage of her bipartisan ?Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act. If signed into law, the bill would address the skyrocketing costs of insulin, remove barriers to care and make insuli more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Diabetes Caucus, applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing November as American Diabetes Month. The resolution supports the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, including public awareness of prevention and treatment options and enhancing education of the risks of developing diabetes more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) celebrated the Senate passage of their legislation to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Edward B. Garone who served as Chief of Police in Derry for 50 years and as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire for 58 years. The bill passed through the U.S. House of Representat more PR