WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today outlined how Pete Hegseth's lack of qualifications to serve as Secretary of Defense would put U.S. national security, and our men and women in uniform, at risk. Some key quotes from the Senator's remarks include: * "Unfortunately, it is clear that Mr. Hegseth does not have the skills, experience, record, or cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Crapo and Chairman Risch Introduce U.S.-Taiwan Tax Legislation Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), along with their respective committee counterparts, Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), introduced legislation to provide expedited double-tax r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, bicameral bill would provide double-tax relief between U.S. and Taiwan * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), with U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), introduced legislation to provide expedited dou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Bipartisan, bicameral bill would provide double-tax relief between U.S. and Taiwan * * * Today, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Chair Jim Risch (R-ID), with U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), introduced legislation more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: New Boston, N.H. - In case you missed it, yesterday, Representative Maggie Goodlander delivered remarks at the Community Church of New Boston honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Goodlander joined Reverend Robert "Woody" Woodland and community members to reflect on Dr. King's lasting impact and the work that remains to achieve his vision and deliver equality and justice for a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Delegation Welcomes More than $10 Million for Granite State Projects Through Northern Border Regional Commission (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), welcomed more than $10  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Shaheen Raises National Security Concerns with Nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, Announces She Will Vote Against His Confirmation (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), took to the Senate floor to outline her concerns for our national security ahead of the possible confirm more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Representative Maggie Goodlander released the following statement: "For 15 years, the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United has paved the way for big corporations and billionaires to seize unprecedented power in our democratic system. Citizens United tore down critical safegua more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today, as the Senate is expected to consider the final confirmation of Pete Hegseth to serve as our nation's Secretary of Defense, Representative Maggie Goodlander released the following statement: "The decision of who serves as our nation's Secretary of Defense is a consequential one for America and for the women and men who serve in our military. I saw that firsthand every day  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Representative Maggie Goodlander released the following statement after voting in favor of the Laken Riley Act: "America is a nation of immigrants, and I am committed to fighting for legislative reforms that treat immigrants with dignity, secure our borders, provide an earned pathway to citizenship, and stop the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs that are fueling overdose death more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, U.S. Representatives Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), welcomed more than $10 million in federal funding for Granite State projects through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). This funding was awarded through NBRC's Catalyst Program which supports a broad range  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Maggie Goodlander attended the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America. "Today, sitting between statues of Dr. Martin Luther King and President Abraham Lincoln in our Capitol, I bore witness to America's 60th Inaugural Ceremony and the peaceful transfer of power -- a hallmark of our republic," said Representative Goodlander. "I cong more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement on the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term as President. "Today, Americans from around the country - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - gathered to witness the peaceful transition of power, a hallmark of our democracy. Donald Trump is now our President, and I hope that he upholds the oath that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement of sanctions on General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan: "We welcome yesterday's impositio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following statement after members approved the nomination of Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become secretary of State during a committee business more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after members approved the nomination of Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to become Secretary of State during a committee business meeti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement upon the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State: "Today, the U.S. Senate came together in a bipartisan way to confirm Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Having worked w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the release of American citizens Ryan Corbett and William McKenty from Afghanistan, the result of lengthy negotiations by U.S. officials: "Any time one of our citizens is wrongfully detained, we must use all levers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's executive order to indefinitely suspend all refugee admissions to the United States: "I am alarmed by President Trump's executive order indefinitely suspending all refugee ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): "The Trump Administration's decisio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Secured Commitment to Review Lifesaving Women's Health Programs * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). In her open more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald Trump (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump and released the following statement: "Today we witnessed the peaceful transfer of power--a hallmark and guiding principle of American democracy. Now that he has been sworn in for a second term, it is my hope that Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Tragic Death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent on Northern Border (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the tragic death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Vermont's Norther Border: "U.S. Border Patrol agents put their lives on the line every day to keep Americans safe and secure. Yesterday's loss of an officer in the line o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Voting Against Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth Out of Senate Armed Services Committee (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on her vote against Pete Hegseth, nominee to be Secretary of Defense, out of the Armed Services Committee: "I voted against pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Voting in Favor of the Bipartisan Laken Riley Act (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan Laken Riley Act : "Laken Riley's tragic murder should never have occurred, and while our thoughts continue to be with her loved ones, this bipartisan bill is an attempt to help prevent future trage more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Warns Against Latest GOP Effort to Restrict Access to Reproductive Health Care (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) took to the Senate floor alongside her Democratic colleagues, to oppose Senate Republicans' latest effort to restrict access to reproductive health care. Instead of focusing on lowering costs for working Americans, Republicans are pushing for a bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Businesses Lower Costs, Fight Inflation (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the former Chair and now a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the bipartisan Helping Small Businesses to Hedge Risk and Insure against Volati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Join Senate Colleagues Urging Republican Leadership to Pursue Bipartisan Solutions on Border and Immigration (Washington, DC) - This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined 11 of their Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in sending a letter to Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune stressing the importance of working more PR