WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a visit to the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord this afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) highlighted the need to include emergency support for Granite State independent entertainment venues in upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation. The live entertainment industry has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Independent entertainment venues like the Capitol Center for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 4: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday to raise serious concerns with the Trump administration's failure to unequivocally rebuke Russia for its escalatory aggression and harmful actions against U.S. forces around the globe. Shaheen's letter reads, in part, "The policies of this admini  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congress members Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) nearly $600,000 in federal funding through the OVW for St. Anselm College and Rivier University to invest in programs that combat campus sexual  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Today, U.S. Rep Annie Kuster (NH-02) and a group of bipartisan, bicameral legislators came together to announce an historic effort to highlight National Recovery Month in Congress throughout the month of September, including a Congressional Day of Action on September 16th. The group of legislators includes: * Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, led by Kuster (D-NH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) *   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited Terrill Park, a recreational area undergoing redevelopment along the Merrimack River Greenway Trail. Kuster toured the site and met with state environmental leaders to discuss the project and critical funding made possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Last year, the City of Concord received a $100,000 LWCF grant from NH Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Award of $28 Million in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants to help provide substance use disorder treatment throughout New Hampshire. Friday's grant announcement from SAMHSA was joined by a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) submitted public comments requesting changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed formula that will be used to disperse federal grant funding to states and municipalities for efforts to prevent combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling on the Department of Defense to reinstate funding for the Stars and Stripes newspaper. The Department of Defense currently plans to stop publishing the newspaper at the end of this month and dissolve the organization by January 31, 2021. "The $15.5 million currently allocated  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined New Hampshire veterans yesterday who participated in recreational therapy on a kayaking trip on the Lamprey River. The event was organized by Northeast Passage, an organization that works to empower people living with disabling conditions, both visible and invisible, to define, pursue and achieve whole life health, community engagement and fulfillment throu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan launched a portal to allow Granite Staters to share their experiences following recent changes that the Trump administration has made to the Postal Service, which are delaying mail and essential goods. The portal can be found here https://www.hassan.senate.gov/share-your-usps-story "Granite Staters in every corner of our state rely on the Postal Service for the delivery of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is leading 28 of her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fully extend school meal waivers through the end of the 2020-2021 school year so that schools have the flexibility to fully serve students whether or not they are attending school in person. Senator Hassan and her colleagues initially made this request in July, and the USDA rec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led her colleagues today in raising concerns over the Department of Energy's (DOE) failure to update key national energy efficiency standards for consumer and commercial appliances. The DOE has yet to review 26 of the energy efficiency standards, despite the mandate of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. "Energy efficient appliances save American house  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a virtual roundtable with Granite Staters yesterday to discuss the importance of the U.S. Postal Service for small businesses, medication delivery, and service members. Participants raised the harmful impact of the Postmaster General's changes and the mail delivery delays that they have experienced. "We really need the Postmaster General to reverse not only the d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) held a virtual roundtable this week with New Hampshire business owners and entrepreneurial leaders to discuss the challenges facing startups and newer businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic and priorities to support them in the next legislative relief package. Participants included NH Tech Alliance Executive Director Julie Demers and Senior Director of Startup Initiat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congress members Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) nearly $600,000 in federal funding through the OVW for St. Anselm College and Rivier University to invest in programs that combat campus sex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $11.4 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help New Hampshire nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) visited Rye Harbor and received an update on dredging operations scheduled to begin this fall. The dredging is necessary to combat the severe shoaling that has rendered parts of the waterway difficult to navigate. During their visit, Shaheen and Gregg met with state and local officials, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 29: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), announced that NASA has selected proposals from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Dartmouth College to help improve understanding of the Sun's interaction with the constantly changing space environment around Earth. Bo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced that the agency has awarded $2 million to support Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative projects throughout New England. Among those receiving federal funding is the Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association, which has roots in   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual meeting with members of the Greater Salem and Greater Derry-Londonderry Chambers of Commerce and provided an update on her efforts to secure additional relief for Granite State families and businesses in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation. As New Hampshire's reopening process continues, many of the hardest-hit fa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) called for enforcement of United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) dairy provisions. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, Shaheen and a bipartisan group of Senators said that holding trade partners accountable to their trade commitments is critic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks and participated in a groundbreaking ceremony with the Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity on a new project this afternoon. The project - the Roger Hall Memorial Build - will support Granite State veterans and was made in possible, in part, by a $400,000 grant from the City of Nashua through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) guest read a book for Pine Tree Elementary School students in Conway, New Hampshire, via the school's Facebook page. Pine Tree Elementary School principle Dr. Aimee Frechette has been reading to students every night over the social media platform to stay connected to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shaheen read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, a story about   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congress members Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) nearly $600,000 in federal funding through the OVW for St. Anselm College and Rivier University to invest in programs that combat campus se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 29: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $11.4 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help New Hampshire nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined colleagues in raising concerns over the Trump administration's continued political interference in the COVID-19 response. The Senators warned that decisions to pressure and overrule public health experts will erode public trust and hamper efforts to respond t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined colleagues in raising concerns over the Trump administration's continued political interference in the COVID-19 response. The Senators warned that decisions to pressure and overrule public health experts will erode public trust and hamper efforts to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. In the letter, the Senators discussed sev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fully extend school meal waivers through the end of the 2020-2021 school year so that schools have the flexibility to fully serve students whether or not they are attending school in person. The Senators initially made this request in July, and the USDA recently announced that it   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service confirmed to her office that it would not reconnect sorting machines that have been taken offline at the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center. "As Granite State postal workers do everything that they can to get mail delivered on time and safely during this unprecedented pandemic, the Trump administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will extend some of the critical flexibilities that have allowed students to access much-needed meals. However, these extensions only go through the end of 2020, not the end of the school year in 2021. Last month, Senator Hassan led a bipartisan group o  more