WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) called on Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to swiftly share more detailed information with taxpayers in New Hampshire and across the nation on the status of their tax returns and adhere to a reasonable timeframe to process returns and send refunds for tax year 201  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, joined Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) to introduce the Health Enterprise Zones Act to close the gaps in our health care system that have left behin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block President Trump's efforts to end the DACA program: "Today's Supreme Court ruling to block the Trump Administration's reckless, cruel decision to end the DACA program will bring some certainty to the lives of hundreds of thousands of young Dreamers who were brought to our country as children and only know one nation as home - the United States. "These y  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped introduce The Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act with a bipartisan coalition of nine of her House colleagues. The bill would create a $120 billion restaurant stabilization grant program designed to help independent restaurants deal with the long-term structural challenges facing the industry due to COVI  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual hearing on COVID-19's impact on the Energy Sector in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy. During the hearing titled, "Reviving Our Economy: COVID-19's Impact on the Energy Sector," Kuster and her committee colleagues heard from former Department of Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz, President Gregory Wetstone of the American Council on R  more

HOPKINTON, New Hampshire, June 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on inequality in America's health care system. During the hearing titled, "Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System," Kuster and her committee colleagues heard from Dr. Rhea Boyd of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation; Dr. Oliver T. Brooks, P  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Kendra Horn (OK-05), and Gil Cisneros (CA-39) sent a letter to the Small Business Administrator, Jovita Carranza, to express their concern about the impact that the U.S. Postal Service's grave financial state may have on struggling small businesses across America. The Postal Service's revenue has plummete  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on House and Senate leaders to include significant support for non-profit organizations in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation. The CARES Act and Families First Act provided substantial support for non-profits in recent months, including through the Paycheck Protection Program. However, non-pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 17: Yesterday Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the leadership of the New Hampshire Good Roads Association to discuss the INVEST in America Act and his work fighting for New Hampshire's priorities as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Topics of discussion including updating federal infrastructure funding formulas, studying trading of toll credits, buildin  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ workers are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: "Millions of LGBTQ Americans still live in fear of losing their job because of who they are or who they love, so this decision is welcome news. "The Supreme Court confirmed that there must be equal justice under the law for LGBTQ Americans in the workplace. "This decision gives our community di  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 18 after the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to end the DACA program that protects young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children: "Dreamers are part of our American family. They enrich our communities, strengthen our economy, and call no other country but the United States home,". "Today's decision will provide temporary relief for the thousands of Dream  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Kendra Horn (OK-05), and Gil Cisneros (CA-39) sent a letter to the Small Business Administrator, Jovita Carranza, to express their concern about the impact that the U.S. Postal Service's grave financial state may have on struggling small businesses across America. The Postal Service's revenue has plummeted as a result  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide relief to small private rural water utilities and prevent increases in housing costs in rural communities where affordable housing is already a challenge. An identical bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Traditionally, when a housing development is built, the develop  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and nursing home and long-term care facility administrators participated in a virtual roundtable where they discussed the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older Americans and those with pre-existing conditions, as well as what nursing homes and long-term care facilities need to protect residents and staff. Senator Hassan thanked health care providers for thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 18 after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending the DACA program: "The Supreme Court made the right decision today in upholding the DACA program, which ensures that young people who were brought to the U.S. as children can continue to live and work here in the country we all call home. "These young people have contributed enormously to our communities and economy, and the  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today led a virtual roundtable where she heard from New Hampshire child care providers and leaders about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of continuing to support child care centers as parents return to work and need safe, reliable child care for their kids. Senator Hassan began the roundtable stating, "I know that this is a particularly cha  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan participated in two Senate hearings on the COVID-19 pandemic where she highlighted the need to manufacture additional personal protective equipment and expand telehealth services to respond to this public health emergency. During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2020 trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Senator Hassan p  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on House and Senate leaders to include significant support for non-profit organizations in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation. The CARES Act and Families First Act provided substantial support for non-profits in recent months, including through the Paycheck Protection Program. However, non  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision against President Trump's effort to end the DACA program: "I'm very glad that the Supreme Court saw through the Trump administration's reckless actions and got this ruling right. This ruling further confirms that DACA recipients' homes are here in the United States,". "President Trump's attempt to end the DACA program was cruel, unnecessary and rooted in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement calling for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national holiday: "The abolition of slavery is one of the most profound and consequential developments in American history,". "This moment should be recognized with a national holiday that encourages every American to celebrate freedom, honor the heroes who fought for abolition, reflect on slavery's legacy, and recommit to confronting the systemic racism tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, introduced the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program (P4) Act. The bill authorizes new lending under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to small businesses with 100 employees or less, including sole proprietorships and self-employed individuals. Eligible businesses must have already expended an initial PP  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after President Trump confirmed that to significantly reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany: "The United States' military presence in Germany is mutually beneficial to both nations, and bolsters the transatlantic alliance. "It's also an invaluable hub for U.S. military operations,". "Congress should not stand idly by while President Trump inflicts lasting damage to our transatlantic relations and  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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, and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led all 47 Senate Democrats in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza calling for urgently needed improvements to strea  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) Subcommittee which funds the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hosted a virtual roundtable with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to highlight contracting opportunities for Granite State small businesses to support NASA's ongoing space e  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on House and Senate leaders to include significant support for non-profit organizations in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation. The CARES Act and Families First Act provided substantial support for non-profits in recent months, including through the Paycheck Protection Program. However, no  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide mandatory funding for deferred maintenance on public lands. The LWCF helps preserve and maintain critical lands for national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and recreational ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide mandatory funding for deferred maintenance on public lands. The LWCF helps preserve and maintain critical lands for national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and recreational are  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 17: The U.S. Senate yesterday passed bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and other colleagues, to require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide a single point of contact to help Americans who are victims of identity theft. Misuse of Social Security numbers is a large and growing problem, and ident  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced bipartisan legislation to allow the U.S. Mint to adjust the metal content of circulating coins in an effort to save taxpayer dollars. The bill could also help the U.S. Mint to produce more coins as banks face a temporary coin shortage due to COVID-19. The U.S. Mint estimates that by adjusting the metal content of coins, the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and additional colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation that helps to strengthen protections for Inspectors General (IGs), who conduct independent oversight of federal agencies. "Inspectors General are charged with conducting independent oversight of the federal government to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being used  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling for a permanent expansion of telehealth services that Congress included in bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation. The bipartisan CARES Act, which Senators Hassan and Shaheen supported back in March, included a provision to expand access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries in New Hamps  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), and Representative Peter Welch (D) announced Wednesday that two Vermont-based entities, the Abbey Group and Willing Hands, have secured extended contracts through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue the delivery of food boxes throughout this summer through the end of August. These two contracts will bring an additional $8.5 million   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling for a permanent expansion of telehealth services that Congress included in bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation. The bipartisan CARES Act, which Senators Hassan and Shaheen supported back in March, included a provision to expand access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries in New Hamp  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of Senators in calling for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the Equality Act to the Senate floor for a vote. The Senators' push comes after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling to confirm that the nation's land  more