WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met virtually with women members of Afghanistan's Parliament to discuss the rights and futures of women and girls in Afghanistan as the United States begins withdrawal. Last month, President Biden announced that the U.S. would withdraw U.S. forces by September 11, 2021.  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester to discuss the needs and challenges facing the area as it addresses the mental health crisis, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the event, Shaheen received a briefing from the leadership of the center's Mobile Crisis Response Program, which is one of only three programs ope  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will receive $283,582 through the American Rescue Plan. Specifically, the funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will support organizations and initiatives throu  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will receive $283,582 through the American Rescue Plan. Specifically, the funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will support organizations and initiatives throug  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded President Biden for signing his bipartisan legislation, the Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, into law. This bill, which Pappas introduced in the House, extends the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) temporary order to keep fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation passed unanimousl  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on May 6, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report outlining recommendations on how the United States should achieve the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands, waters, and ocean by 2030: "Here in New Hampshire, we live amongst the most beautiful lan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in Dartmouth College's "Investing in our Energy Futures" virtual conference and discussed her work advancing clean energy policies. "We are at a critical moment for our nation's energy future, and we have the opportunity to take bold, transformative steps forward to create a mo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: Today Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable with members of the New Hampshire Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community and discussed the ongoing efforts in Congress and New Hampshire to end Asian hate. Rep. Kuster was joined by Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), whose legislation, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Kuster cosponsored in the House. "Thank you to the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable with State Senator Becky Whitley and New Hampshire Women's Foundation leadership to highlight support for Granite State women included in the American Rescue Plan and to discuss the legislation's positive impact on New Hampshire families. Kuster helped get the American Rescue Plan Act over the finish line in the House and advo  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will receive $283,582 through the American Rescue Plan. Specifically, the funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will support organizations and initiatives throughou  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed nearly $1 million to New Hampshire to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Specifically, the funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support vaccine education and outreach efforts led by a community-based workforce comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following the news this week that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has run out of money and is closed to most new applicants, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Small Business Caucus, is reiterating his call to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to work with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure this vital small   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed nearly $1 million to New Hampshire to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Specifically, the funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support vaccine education and outreach efforts led by a community-based workforce c  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Connecting America's Active Transportation System Act. Their legislation provides $500 million annually in funding for a federal grant program to help build connected active-transportation routes including trails, sidewalks, and bikeways that support the health and economic growth of our communities. This legislation will help pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) to reform the VA's debt collection process. Pappas's and Nehls' legislation would fix VA's debt collection process which generated and then collected $1.6 billion in debt from veterans in the la  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, bipartisan legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a pilot program on dog training therapy and provide service dogs to veterans with mental health challenges regardless of whether they have mobility issues. "So many veterans who return home from their  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act, which would help improve broadband in rural communities in order to expand access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and job training. "New Hampshire's innovative businesses want to hire workers with a background in STEM, but t  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan held a roundtable discussion today with local businesses at To Share Brewing Company to discuss the small business relief that Senator Hassan helped secure in recent COVID-19 packages and how business owners are approaching economic recovery from the pandemic. Businesses participating in the roundtable included To Share Brewing Company, Deo Mwano   more

SWANZEY, New Hampshire, May 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited Moore Nanotechnology yesterday, which produces ultra-precision machining systems used in consumer electronics, automotive, space, medical, lighting, defense, and aerospace technologies. Senator Hassan spoke with members of the Nanotech leadership team, and thanked them for the innovative work that they are doing in order to drive New Hampshire's economy for  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed nearly $1 million to New Hampshire to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Specifically, the funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support vaccine education and outreach efforts led by a community-based workforce comprised of tru  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation last week, cosponsored by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women of the Six Triple Eight Battalion, which was the only all-Black, all-female battalion serving overseas during World War II and included Portsmouth native Doris Moore. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion served during World War   more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks celebrating the completion of the Grafton Road Drinking Water Treatment Facility located at the Pease International Tradeport. During the ceremony, Shaheen was joined by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Jennifer Miller, as well as federal and local officials and advocates. Before her  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, participated in a moderated virtual discussion on strengthening democracies around the world, which was hosted by the Atlantic Council. Shaheen joined Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid in a talk entitled "In Dialogue: Strengthening the Foundation of Liberal Democ  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a bipartisan letter with Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) urging the Biden administration to encourage other countries to contribute to the United Nations' plan for Yemen humanitarian relief. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Senators thanked th  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take additional steps to ensure federal law enforcement agencies fully comply with the Lautenberg Amendment. The Lautenberg Amendment makes it a felony for anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, receive or possess firearms wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed nearly $1 million to New Hampshire to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Specifically, the funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support vaccine education and outreach efforts led by a community-based workforce comprised of tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation last week, cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women of the Six Triple Eight Battalion, which was the only all-Black, all-female battalion serving overseas during World War II and included Portsmouth native Doris Moore. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion served du  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), both members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held a virtual roundtable discussion today about workforce development opportunities and their bipartisan Success for Rural Students and Communities Act and Gateway to Careers Act. The Senators were joined by employers and higher education institutions across Maine and New Hampshi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held a virtual roundtable discussion today about workforce development opportunities and their bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act. The Senators were joined by employers and higher education institutions across New Hampshire and Maine, including Littleton Regional Healthcare, P  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced that they will introduce the bipartisan Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act to address rising youth suicide rates on Monday. The bill introduction comes during Mental Health Awareness Month, and today is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. The CDC has found that suicide  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The CONNECT for Health Act will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibiliti  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to strengthen the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and to ensure that America's teachers, social workers, public defenders, service members, and community health care workers, along with many other public servants, receive the student loan forgiveness that they have earned. "Espec  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) participated in a virtual conversation held by Dartmouth College entitled "Advancing Bipartisan Energy Policy: A Conversation with Senators Portman and Shaheen." They discussed their joint efforts in the Senate to advance energy efficiency, including the widely praised Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act, which contains key  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- 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 Brian Schatz (D-HI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The CONNECT for Health Act will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibilit  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan joined their colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to strengthen the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and to ensure that America's teachers, social workers, public defenders, service members, and community health care workers, along with many other public servants, receive the student loan forgiveness that they have earned. "Espe  more