WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter with a group of Senators led by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice and White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasizing the importance of helping states and school districts safely and equitably return to in-person learning. Specifically, the group of Senators noted the urg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) took part in the second day of a more than seventeen-hour virtual House Energy and Commerce Committee markup. Today was a continuation of yesterday's markup, the Committee's first of the 117th Congress. The Committee has wide jurisdiction over critical issues including health care, energy, climate change, the environment and broadband deployment. Rep  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced her House Agriculture Subcommittee assignments and took part in a seven-hour virtual House Agriculture Committee markup, the Committee's first of the 117th Congress. Rep. Kuster will serve on the House Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee, the Nutrition and Oversight Subcommittee, and the Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Subcommittee. D  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the Biden administration's announcement that they acquired an additional 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. This additional vaccine supply is projected to increase vaccine availability by 50 percent by this summer, bringing the total to 600 million doses, enough to fully vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of July. "This s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, held a virtual discussion with leadership from the NH Food Alliance, UNH Extension, Warner Public Market, the Hanover Co-op, and Kearsarge Gore Farm about challenges and opportunities in developing a sustainable, resilient local food system, and how Congress can support their work during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas applauded the Biden administration's decision to repeal policy changes made in the final hours of the Trump presidency that would have hurt conservation efforts in New Hampshire. The repeal comes as the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation urged the Biden administration to undo this damaging policy by the p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that he will again serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 117th Congress and will continue to make transportation and infrastructure a top priority in his second term in Congress. During the week of February 8th, Pappas will outline his New Hampshire Infrastructure Roadmap, an ambitious list of infrastructure priorities that h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a group of ten lawmakers in a bipartisan call requesting the inclusion of $100 million in funding for the National Sea Grant College Program in the next COVID relief package. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our coastal communities, and in particular, the marine and aquaculture industries, have experienced severe negative economic impacts due to decrea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - the Congressional subcommittee responsible for providing oversight of VA, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Denis McDonough as the next Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: "I'm pleased that the Senate has confirmed Denis McDonough as th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas applauded the Biden administration's decision to repeal policy changes made in the final hours of the Trump presidency that would have hurt conservation efforts in New Hampshire. The repeal comes as the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation urged the Biden administration to undo this damaging policy by the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Today Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) sent a letter to President Biden urging the administration to prioritize funding for law enforcement that combat the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to support bipartisan legislative solutions in addressing this horrific problem. The letter emphasizes the urgency of addressing this issue, as the COVID  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire's state, local, and county governments are projected to receive an estimated $1.5 billion in federal funding through the House's latest COVID-19 relief legislation, the Fiscal Year 2021 Reconciliation Act. These funds will be essential to keeping Granite State first responders, frontline health workers, a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a virtual discussion on bringing commuter rail to New Hampshire and the status of the Capitol Corridor Project. As of 2019, more than 75% of New Hampshire residents are in support of bringing commuter rail to NH. "The transportation network is more than roads, bridges, and rail tracks -- it is a vital economic engine that drives   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that New Hampshire's state, local, and county governments are projected to receive an estimated $1.5 billion in federal funding through the House's latest COVID-19 relief legislation, the Fiscal Year 2021 Reconciliation Act. These funds will be essential to keeping Granite State first responders, frontline health workers,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual discussion on bringing commuter rail to New Hampshire and the status of the Capitol Corridor Project. As of 2019, more than 75% of New Hampshire residents are in support of bringing commuter rail to NH. "Extending commuter rail from Manchester and Nashua to Boston will be an economic game-changer for our entire state,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in reintroducing a bill to help protect the health and safety of fire fighters, emergency responders, and the communities that they serve. The bipartisan Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, which passed the Senate last Congress, directs federal agencies to develop best practices, training, and educational pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is pushing to prevent other states from taxing the income of Granite Staters who are working remotely from home in New Hampshire for out-of-state companies. Senator Hassan is calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to include a bipartisan measure addressing this issue. "I write to express my strong support for the bipartisan proposal to limit the authority of st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: U.S Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned President Joe Biden's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, today during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmcs_HgZz8g Senator Hassan questioned Ms. Tanden about how the Office of Management  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following Senate votes last week on the resolution for priorities for the next COVID-19 relief package, the House of Representatives is drafting legislation for the package. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Committee Chairman, called for Senate and House leaders to include $117 million to fund oversight   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) today applauded inclusion of their legislation the Emergency Educational Connections Act and more than $7 billion in funding for the E-rate program in the House coronavirus relief reconciliation proposal. The lawmakers' legislation funds   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), joined in introducing legislation to invest $15 billion in America's workforce training infrastructure as well as career and technical education. The Relaunching America's Workforce Act authorizes funding to help workers sharpen their skills and quickly re-enter the workforce as the ec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), Antonio Delgado (D-NY-18), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16), and Michael Turner (R-OH-10) wrote last night to President Joe Biden to invite him to work with Congress to increase access to medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. In the letter, the group discusses their previously introduc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas applauded the Biden administration's decision to repeal policy changes made in the final hours of the Trump presidency that would have hurt conservation efforts in New Hampshire. The repeal comes as the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation urged the Biden administration to undo this dama  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced a bill with a group of Senators led by Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to address hunger needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond by requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchasing choices. The Expanding SNAP Options Act would provide   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a group of Senators on a letter to expand eligibility for the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits in the upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation. In the letter to the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senators emphasized that additional financial assistance is crucial to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she'll serve as Chair of the pivotal Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. Shaheen has been Vice Chair of the subcommittee for 4 years, and through her leadership, has helped secure critical priorities for New Hampshire, in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced her legislation to respond to the extreme challenges that COVID-19 has created for STEM education. The bill, the Emergency Support for STEM Act, would provide $200 million for emergency STEM promotion grants to Governors to support hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education -- including via remote learning, after-school activities and innovative   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to reintroduce a bill that would increase coverage for uninsured Americans receiving COVID-19-related treatment and vaccines through Medicaid. The Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act allows Medicaid programs to pay for treatment, hospitaliz  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after speaking this morning with Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island and President Biden's nominee to serve as Secretary of Commerce: "With a diverse and far-reaching portfolio that includes everything from combating the exist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) reintroduced the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, legislation that would protect millions of unemployed or furloughed workers from losing their health insurance in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would allow laid off workers to remain on their   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas applauded the Biden administration's decision to repeal an order and policy changes made in the final hours of the Trump presidency that would have hurt conservation efforts in New Hampshire. The repeal comes as the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation urged the Biden admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following successful efforts by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to include bipartisan legislation in the year-end funding bill to allow eligible small employers to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program and claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit, the Senators are now urging the Biden administration to issue guidance to help ensure that small businesses can fully par  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced legislation to better support students with disabilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act would provide $11 billion for state grants under the Individuals   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in urging Senate leadership to include funding for summer enrichment opportunities for low-income children in the next COVID-19 relief package. In a letter, the Senators stressed COVID-19's disproportionate effects on low-income families and underscored the n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Annie Kuster announced a $250,000 federal grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Development to Groton, which will be used to help the town construct a new public works building after its current one sustained wide-scale flood damage. The new public works building will include four bays for maintenance and vehicle storage, an offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in introducing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will strengthen federal laws that protect workers' right to join a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits. "Americans deserve safe working environments with fair wages and benefit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in introducing legislation to create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program. The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act would ensure that all workers, no matter the size of their employer or if they are self-employed or part-time, have access to paid leave for serious medical events. "Too many Granite  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Annie Kuster announced a $250,000 federal grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Development to Groton, which will be used to help the town construct a new public works building after its current one sustained wide-scale flood damage. The new public works building will include four bays for maintenance and vehicle storage, an of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), two of the co-authors of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), sent a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA), urging them to provide additional flexibility for seasonal small businesses applying for forgivable PPP loans. Specifically, the Senators requested that Treasury and SBA allow seasonal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) that New Hampshire will receive $19,867,522 through the recently-passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support child care programs during the pandemic. Shaheen and Hassan have led efforts in Congress to as  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) that New Hampshire will receive $19,867,522 through the recently-passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support child care programs during the pandemic. Shaheen and Hassan have led efforts in Congress to a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined their colleagues in introducing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will strengthen federal laws that protect workers' right to join a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits. "New Hampshire is strongest when we stand with our workers, and I will   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan joined their colleagues in introducing legislation to create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program. The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act would ensure that all workers, no matter the size of their employer or if they are self-employed or part-time, have access to paid leave for serious medical events. "As families acr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the bipartisan Emergency Family Stabilization Act to help families experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bipartisan bill creates a new grant program to provide flexible funding for community-based organizations working to meet the unique and challenging needs of children, youth, and families experiencing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and co-signed by Senators representing small and rural states in calling for Congress to fix discrepancies that have caused these states to receive significantly less funding for vaccines and testing than originally estimated. Small and rural states face unique challenges in addressing this  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and co-signed by Senators representing small and rural states in calling for Congress to fix discrepancies that have caused these states to receive significantly less funding for vaccines and testing than originally estimated. Small and rural states face unique challenges in addressing thi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee joined their colleagues in urging Senate leadership to include funding for summer enrichment opportunities for low-income children in the next COVID-19 relief package. In a letter, the Senators stressed COVID-19's disproportionate effects on low-income  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Representative Annie Kuster announced a $250,000 federal grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Development to Groton, which will be used to help the town construct a new public works building after its current one sustained wide-scale flood damage. The new public works building will include four bays for maintenance and vehicle storage, an o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to quickly implement the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act to support America's bus, motorcoach and passenger vessel industries. The COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee, sent a bipartisan letter today to the Biden administration with SFRC Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), in support of full implementation of Nord Stream II-related legislation authored by Shaheen that became la  more