LEBANON, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, toured the Wilder Dam in West Lebanon and met with national and local hydropower and conservation stakeholders to discuss the provisions necessary to retrofit, rehabilitate and remove dams as outlined in her bipartisan, bicameral Twenty-First Century Dams Act. Following calls from Rep. Kuster  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with leadership from the Capitol Center for the Arts and Red River Theatre to discuss federal funding to support the entertainment industry as it continues to recover from COVID-19. Rep. Kuster helped to secure critical funding for the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant (SVOG) program in the emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that was passed by Co  more

LEBANON, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), met with leaders from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, and community partners to discuss Families Flourish and project funding for the program Rep. Kuster secured in the House through H.R. 4502, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. In this  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. "Since receiving Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December - becoming the first COVID-19 vaccine available in the United State  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after coordinated terrorist attacks in Kabul resulting in casualties among U.S. personnel. "I join the nation in mourning the loss of the brave U.S. service members killed in today's horrific terror attacks in Kabul. "My heart breaks for the families and loved ones of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), voted in favor of S.Con.Res. 14, Advancing the Build Back Better Plan, the legislative next step to pass the reconciliation package and set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 2022 and the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031. House passage today will allow the process of writing the bud  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and protect voters from discrimination. House passage of this bill comes amid state-level efforts across the nation to restrict access to the ballot box and make it more difficult for Americans to exerci  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Following the news of an explosion outside the Kabul airport, Congressman Chris Pappas released the following statement. "The death of American service members in Kabul is a tragedy. "My thoughts are with their families and loved ones, and we can never forget their sacrifice for our country and fellow Americans who were in harm's way. "I continue to closely monitor the situation i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement urging the Biden Administration to remain in Kabul as long as possible to evacuate Americans, SIV applicants, and other Afghan allies who are now in danger of retribution from the Taliban. "While reports indicate that significant progress has been made evacuating Americans and our Afghan partners, it is clear that these efforts must co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the House voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure package and the budget resolution. "Today I was proud to vote to advance a bipartisan bill to invest in our infrastructure and create good-paying jobs right here in New Hampshire. "Smart investments in our roads and bridges, water systems, and broadband  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Annie Kuster (D-New Hampshire) today introduced the bicameral Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, legislation to bolster the United States Forest Service (USFS)'s popular Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Grant Program (CWEWIP), which is currently oversubscribed. The bill would double CWEWIP funds available each year, increase  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following fact sheet on how the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210) would benefit New Hampshire: * * * In New Hampshire Today: * There are almost 173,000 people with disabilities./1 * There are over 253,000 people ages 65 and older./2 * The Better Care Better Jobs Act would make it possible for over 1,700 family caregivers in New Hampshire to return to work./3 * The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. "This is welcome news. "As the Delta variant surges across the Granite State and our country, increasing vaccination rates is the best thing we can do to save lives and support economic growth. "The COVID-1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Hassan visited downtown Claremont to tour ongoing infrastructure revitalization projects, including repairs to roads, water sites, and sewage sites. There, the Senator spoke with city officials and business leaders about how funding from the bipartisan infrastructure package that the Senate recently passed could provide a major boost to infrastructure revitalization efforts in Claremont and ac  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan yesterday discussed the state and local cyber security grant program that she helped secure in the bipartisan infrastructure package at a roundtable at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester. In addition, New Hampshire now has a State Cybersecurity Coordinator following passage of the annual defense bill that included Senator Hassan's p  more

GILFORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited a Red List bridge in Gilford to discuss how the historic bipartisan infrastructure deal will help address projects like crumbling roads and bridges throughout New Hampshire. The bridge along Route 3 is in critical condition with repairs totaling $2 million. As a lead negotiator of the infrastructure package that passed the Senate earlier this mon  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Berlin's Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Project amid its construction and highlighted how the historic bipartisan infrastructure deal that cleared the Senate earlier this month would support critical projects like this throughout New Hampshire. Shaheen was a key negotiator around provisions on water infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, issued the following joint statement with fellow Senate Foreign Relations Committee members: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) ahead of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's indep  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual meeting with the New Hampshire Congressional delegation and representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Canadian Consul General in Boston and numerous Granite State industry representatives on re-opening the U.S.-Canada border to vaccinated Canadians and the impact it has had on New Hampshire. The roundtable follows an event   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen that designates September 25, 2021 as "National Lobster Day." National Lobster Day seeks to recognize the economic and cultural importance of the species, which is a major economic driver for coastal New England. "There are few things better than having a lobste  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led 41 of their bipartisan colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an additional $  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) that designates September 25, 2021 as "National Lobster Day." National Lobster Day seeks to recognize the economic and cultural importance of the species, which is a major economic driver for coastal New England. "Lobster is an essential part of N  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, issued the following statement in response to President Biden's address on U.S. evacuations from Kabul and on the conditions in Afghanistan: "President Biden's speech today made clear that the U.S. is accelerating rescue missions to protect those in danger in Afghanis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, issued the following statement following President Biden's address to the American people in response to multiple explosions in Kabul on Thursday, which resulted in numerous U.S. and Afghan casualties: "My thoughts are with the families of U.S. troops whose lives were b  more