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After Goodlander Pressure, Liberty Utilities Commits to Delivering Relief to Stranded New Hampshire Gas Customers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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After Goodlander Pressure, Liberty Utilities Commits to Delivering Relief to Stranded New Hampshire Gas Customers
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Company that refused natural gas service will deploy portable LNG tank to fill the gap
CONCORD, N.H. - Liberty Utilities will deploy a portable liquified natural gas (LNG) supply to deliver service to Lakes Region customers it has left stranded - a reversal that follows mounting pressure and oversight from Congresswoman M more PR
Committee Advances Senator Hassan's Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Against Patients with Disabilities in Organ Transplant System (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Committee Advances Senator Hassan's Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Against Patients with Disabilities in Organ Transplant System
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WASHINGTON - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance Senator Maggie Hassan's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill that will ensure that patients in need of an organ transplant are not discriminated against solely on more PR
Goodlander Introduces Sweeping Bipartisan Bill to Ban Stock Trading and Prediction-Market Betting for Senior Officials in All Three Branches of Government (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Goodlander Introduces Sweeping Bipartisan Bill to Ban Stock Trading and Prediction-Market Betting for Senior Officials in All Three Branches of Government
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WASHINGTON -Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced the Public Service Accountability Act, sweeping bipartisan ethics legislation to restore public trust by prohibiting senior officials across all three branches of our government from trading individual stocks or be more PR
Goodlander, Pappas Introduce Bill to Protect Forest Service Research Facilities from Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Goodlander, Pappas Introduce Bill to Protect Forest Service Research Facilities from Closure
Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced legislation to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any U.S. Forest Service Research and Development facility, including Experimental Forests, unless Congress expressly authorizes the closure. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) co-leads the legislation.
The le more PR
House Passes Goodlander-Led Bills to Protect New Hampshire Small Businesses from Fraud, Disaster, and Corporate Monopolies (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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House Passes Goodlander-Led Bills to Protect New Hampshire Small Businesses from Fraud, Disaster, and Corporate Monopolies
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Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan small business package containing three bills championed by Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02). The bills aim to root out corruption in federal lending, make mission-critical fixes to a broken federal disaster-relief system, and giv more PR
House Sends Goodlander-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Build More Homes and Lower Costs to the President's Desk (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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House Sends Goodlander-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Build More Homes and Lower Costs to the President's Desk
Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) helped send the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to the president's desk. The bipartisan bill, which includes six Goodlander-cosponsored provisions, will cut red tape and outdated rules that are jacking up housing costs and will make it easier and faster to build and finance housing in Ne more PR
ICYMI: New Data Finds Nearly 40 Percent of Insulin Users Polled Pay More than $150 Per Month; 76 Percent of Americans Support Capping Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: New Data Finds Nearly 40 Percent of Insulin Users Polled Pay More than $150 Per Month; 76 Percent of Americans Support Capping Costs
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**Bipartisan INSULIN Act to cap monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs enjoys robust and growing support in Congress**
(Washington, DC) - A new poll released this morning by the American Diabetes Association demonstrates both a real need and overwhelming support among the American people for legislatio more PR
ICYMI: Shaheen Joins Colleagues at Forum on Dobbs Anniversary Highlighting Disastrous Impacts of Abortion Bans and Republican Efforts to Restrict Reproductive Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Shaheen Joins Colleagues at Forum on Dobbs Anniversary Highlighting Disastrous Impacts of Abortion Bans and Republican Efforts to Restrict Reproductive Health Care
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(Washington, DC) - Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a spotlight forum led by Senator Patt more PR
Major Housing Bill with Pappas Provisions Heads to President's Desk (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Major Housing Bill with Pappas Provisions Heads to President's Desk
The package includes two bills co-led by Pappas, the Accelerating Home Building Act and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act
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Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) had two bills he co-leads and an additional bill he is a cosponsor of pass the House as part of the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dre more PR
Pappas, Goodlander Introduce Bill to Protect Forest Service Research Facilities from Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas, Goodlander Introduce Bill to Protect Forest Service Research Facilities from Closure
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Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced legislation to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any U.S. Forest Service Research and Development facility, including Experimental Forests, unless Congress expressly authorizes the closure.
The legislation comes amid deep concern over the more PR
PASSED THE SENATE: Major Bipartisan Housing Package Pushed by Senator Hassan That Bans Wall Street Home Purchases (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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PASSED THE SENATE: Major Bipartisan Housing Package Pushed by Senator Hassan That Bans Wall Street Home Purchases
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) successfully helped the U.S. Senate pass by a large bipartisan majority the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a major legislative package pushed by Senator Hassan to reduce the cost of housing by banning Wall Street hedge funds and private equity firms from buying up single-family homes, providing more PR
Rep. Pappas Continues to Fight for Manchester VA Improvements (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Pappas Continues to Fight for Manchester VA Improvements
Pappas urges Trump administration to provide an update on the Manchester VA project and prepare for FY 2027 appropriations enactment
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Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, continued his push for updates at the Manchester VA Medical Center (VAMC) by requesting an update more PR
Senate Foreign Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce EBOLA Act and Urge Secretary Rubio to Work With WHO to Stem Outbreak (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce EBOLA Act and Urge Secretary Rubio to Work with WHO to Stem Outbreak
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Chris Coons (D-DE), more PR
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Leaders Issue Statement in Support of Owens Nomination for U.S. Representative to Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 23, 2026:
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Chairman Wicker Statement in Support of Darrell Owens's Nomination for U.S. Representative to the OSCE
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following s more PR
Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen Presses State Department Officials to Provide Transparency on USAID "Close-Out" Cost Waste (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Presses State Department Officials to Provide Transparency on USAID "Close-Out" Cost Waste
This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Eric Ueland, Chief Operating Officer and Performing the Duties of Administrator of USAID, and Jeremy Lewin, Senior Officer and Perform more PR
Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Issue Statement on Meeting With the Speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 24, 2026, with six fellow Democratic senators:
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Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) an more PR
Senator Hassan Honors POW/MIA Servicemembers in Meredith (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan Honors POW/MIA Servicemembers in Meredith
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MEREDITH - Last week, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined the 38th Annual Northeast POW/MIA Network Vigil and freedom ride in Meredith. The vigil honored the more than 81,000 Americans - including 316 Granite Staters - who are listed as Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA), or otherwise unaccounted for from our count more PR
Senator Hassan Launches Investigation Into Surging Energy Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Senator Hassan Launches Investigation into Surging Energy Costs
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, announced a new investigation into surging energy costs. Today she directed the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent watchdog office, to investigate the extent to which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) more PR
Senator Hassan Presses CBP Commissioner Over Slow Pace of Efforts to Deploy Fentanyl Detection Technology (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan Presses CBP Commissioner Over Slow Pace of Efforts to Deploy Fentanyl Detection Technology
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott on the agency's delays in deploying non-intrusive inspection (NII) technology to combat drug trafficking at the Southern border. In 202 more PR
Senator Hassan Presses for Answers After Reports That Trump May Have Received Special, Free Access to Medication as Prescription Costs Soar (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan Presses for Answers After Reports That Trump May Have Received Special, Free Access to Medication as Prescription Costs Soar
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for answers following reporting that the Trump Administration bent the rules of a federal program to provide a highly sought-after weight-l more PR
Senator Hassan Presses Postmaster General on Mail-In Ballots, Mail Delivery Delays in Rural New Hampshire (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan Presses Postmaster General on Mail-In Ballots, Mail Delivery Delays in Rural New Hampshire
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned Postmaster General David Steiner on President Trump's proposed rule to restrict voting by mail in states across the country, including in New Hampshire and mail delivery delays in rural New Hampshire at a hearing this more PR
Senator Hassan Recognizes Emelia Ajavon of Grantham as June's Granite Stater of the Month (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan Recognizes Emelia Ajavon of Grantham as June's Granite Stater of the Month
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Emelia Ajavon of Grantham as June's Granite Stater of the Month for founding the Chess Club 4 Kids in New Hampshire's Upper Valley.
At just nine years old, Emelia created the Chess Club 4 Kids, which has helped bring students together from multiple communities to learn chess skills and form lasting friendships. Work more PR
Senators Hassan, Wyden Press RFK Jr. on White House Involvement in Decision to Dismantle Vaccine Recommendations Panel (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senators Hassan, Wyden Press RFK Jr. on White House Involvement in Decision to Dismantle Vaccine Recommendations Panel
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WASHINGTON - Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member, pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over contradictory statements regarding his decision to fire the feder more PR
Sens. Shaheen, Collins Issue Letter to FDA (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to the Food and Drug Administration
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Here is the text of the letter:
June 16, 2026
Kyle A. Diamantas J.D.
Acting Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Dear Acting Commissioner Diamantas:
As Co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, we share your commitment to addressing chronic diseases, such as diabetes. With the goal of better addressing t more PR
Sens. Shaheen, Tillis Issue Statement on Meeting With NATO Secretary General Rutte (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 25, 2026, with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina:
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Shaheen, Tillis Statement on Meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released a statement following their meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte an more PR
Sens. Wyden, Hassan Issue Letter to HHS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health Care, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
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Here is the text of the letter:
June 17, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
Secretary Kennedy,
We write regarding comments that you made during the April 22, 2026 Se more PR
Shaheen Announces 2 New Cosponsors of Bipartisan Bill to Cap Monthly Insulin Costs at $35, Bringing Total to 28 Bipartisan Senators (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen Announces 2 New Cosponsors of Bipartisan Bill to Cap Monthly Insulin Costs at $35, Bringing Total to 28 Bipartisan Senators
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**Fourteen Senators from each party now cosponsor the Shaheen-led bill to lower insulin costs for Americans with and without insurance**
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced two new cosponsors of the bipartisan INSULIN Act that would make life more affordable for Americans living more PR
Shaheen Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Housing Package Including Three of Her Bills to Lower Housing Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Housing Package Including Three of Her Bills to Lower Housing Costs
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**Senate passes bipartisan housing package including three Shaheen-led bills with broad bipartisan support**
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan housing package to address the high cost of housing and increase the supply of affordable units in the Granite Sta more PR
Shaheen Joins Senate Democratic Colleagues in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Voting by Mail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen Joins Senate Democratic Colleagues in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Voting by Mail
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump's unconstitutional executive order to restrict voting by mail. Today's l more PR
Shaheen, Collins, Coons, Reed, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Speed Up Distribution of Cost-Saving Weatherization Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen, Collins, Coons, Reed, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Speed Up Distribution of Cost-Saving Weatherization Funding
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are introducing bipartisan legislation that would ensure grant funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and State Energy Program (SEP) are distributed w more PR
Shaheen, Hassan Renew Efforts to Authorize Billions to Combat Substance Use Disorder (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen, Hassan Renew Efforts to Authorize Billions to Combat Substance Use Disorder
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(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Ag-FDA Subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) renewed a years-long effort to authorize billions in federal funding for substance use treatment and prevention with the reintroduction of th more PR
Shaheen, Kennedy Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Service Members and Veterans to Seek Justice and Accountability for Sexual Trauma (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen, Kennedy Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Service Members and Veterans to Seek Justice and Accountability for Sexual Trauma
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and John Kennedy (R-LA) are introducing new bipartisan legislation that would help service members who have experienced sexual assault or harassment while serving in the military s more PR
Shaheen, King, Klobuchar Push Legislation to Make Child Care More Affordable for Working Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen, King, Klobuchar Push Legislation to Make Child Care More Affordable for Working Families
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**Senators' legislation seeks to strengthen the child care workforce to make services more accessible for working families**
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week introduced legislation that would make child care more affordable and accessible for working families by ref more PR
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