WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation, which Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce, to preserve a whistleblower program that provides rewards to individuals who help root out waste, fraud and abuse. The bipartisan CFTC Fund Management Act will ensure that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) program that provides monetary rewards for whistleblowers can continue  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced H.R. 4375, the bipartisan Twenty-First Century Dams Act. This bill makes a $25.8 billion investment in enhancing the safety, grid resilience benefits, and power generating capacity of America's existing dams while also providing historic funding to remove dams that are no longer necessary. Kuster wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: After hearing concerns from New Hampshire veterans, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help more veterans and military families purchase homes by providing additional flexibilities for the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program. Senator Jeanne Shaheen joins Senator Hassan on the bipartisan letter and Congressman Chris Pappas signed the House version of the  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the HELP Committee, and 21 of their Senate colleagues are calling on Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to expand student debt relief in the Department's upcoming higher education rulemaking. In a letter to Secretary Cardona, the Senators highlight  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Sen. Maggie Hassan joined representatives from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), Dartmouth Outing Club and U.S. Forest Service last week to tour the section of the world-famous Appalachian Trail (A.T.) near Etna. The Senator scheduled this visit to observe the maintenance work being performed to conserve a maintained wildlife opening along the A.T. "Funding for the Appalachian Trail will help w  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, today announced growing bipartisan support for her bill, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, to help protect the Afghan civilians who risked their lives to support the U.S. mission. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), Dan   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help more veterans and military families purchase homes by providing additional flexibilities for the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) signed the House version of the letter. Writing to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, the Senato  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden's address on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan: "I'm very encouraged by President Biden's efforts to get our Afghan allies out of harm's way, but I remain deeply concerned by the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan. Sadly, this   more

KEENE, New Hampshire, July 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a roundtable discussion with local internet service providers, advocates and officials on the need to expand access to quality, reliable high-speed broadband internet for Granite Staters in the Monadnock Region and across the state. The COVID-19 crisis further underscored how critical it is to address gaps in our broadband networks, as   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Kathleen Hicks on Wednesday for a tour of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, followed by a visit to the Pease Air National Guard Base. The Senators and DSD Hicks discussed New Hampshire's important role in support of our n  more