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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday October 29, 2023 ( 19 items )  

Crapo, Risch Applaud Resolution Honoring National Women's Small Business Month
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, in a resolution that recognizes October 2023 as National Women's Small Business Month and celebrates the contributions of female entrepreneurs. The Senate passed the resolution with unanimous support. "W  more

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces Over $27 Million in Energy Assistance as Winter Months Approach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $27.6 million in LIHEAP funds are being awarded to New Hampshire to assist Granite State families  more

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces Over $27 Million in Energy Assistance as Winter Months Approach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $27.6 million in LIHEAP funds are being awarded to New Hampshire to assist Granite State families ahead of the w  more

New Hampshire Delegation Celebrates ReGen Valley's Designation as a Tech Hub
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA has designated ReGen Valley, led by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI  more

New Hampshire Delegation Celebrates ReGen Valley's Designation as a Tech Hub
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA has designated ReGen Valley, led by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)  more

New Hampshire Delegation Celebrates ReGen Valley's Designation as a Tech Hub
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Manchester, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA has designated ReGen Valley, led by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI  more

New Hampshire Delegation Welcomes Nearly $500,000 to Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that $499,128 is heading to Clean Energy NH to support the expansion of their work to assist small businesses and agricultural producers in New Hampshire's rural communities with energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. These funds  more

New Hampshire Delegation Welcomes Nearly $500,000 to Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that $499,128 is heading to Clean Energy NH to support the expansion of their work to assist small businesses and agricultural producers in New Hampshire's rural communities with energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. These f  more

NH Delegation Celebrates ReGen Valley's Designation as a Tech Hub
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA has designated ReGen Valley, led by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester,  more

Pappas Leads Bipartisan Call to Protect Granite Staters' Access to Nursing Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with Representatives Greg Pence (IN-06), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Jared Golden (ME-02) led 91 of their colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. In the letter, the lawmakers expressed their concerns with the Centers for Medicare and   more

Pappas Leads Hellenic Caucus in Introducing Oxi Day Resolution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, led bipartisan members of the Hellenic Caucus in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate October 28th as Oxi Day. On October 28, 1940 Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas refused to surrender to Axis forces, answering "Oxi!" - or "No!" - to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's 3 A.M. ultimatum that he allow Axis   more

Pappas Votes for Bipartisan Resolution In Support of Israel, Denouncing Hamas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted with Republicans and Democrats to support H.Res.771, a resolution standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. Pappas helped introduce this bipartisan resolution earlier this month. "The world watched in horror on October 7th as Hamas terrorists brutalized, murdered, and kidnapped innocent I  more

Pappas, Bilirakis Lead Bipartisan Call for Turkey to Stop Supporting Hamas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, as Erdogan once again refused to acknowledge Hamas is a terrorist organization, Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) led a bipartisan group of 45 lawmakers in asking the U.S. Department of State to hold the Republic of Turkey accountable for its role in supporting and facilitating the operations of Hamas. "The longstanding political, logistical, and financial support provi  more

Senate Small Business Committee Leaders Shaheen, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Women Small Business Month
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ranking Member of the SBC, led a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce a resolution that recognizes October 2023 as National Women's Small Business Month. Last ni  more

Senator Hassan Presses Administration Officials to Address the Opioid Precursor Pipeline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan questioned officials from the Department of State, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security during a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing about how U.S. agencies can use international partnerships to address the precursor chemical pipeline that cartels are using to produce fentanyl and other illicit   more

Senator Hassan Visits Southeastern NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: DOVER - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today visited Southeastern New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, a nonprofit providing mental health and substance use disorder treatment for those struggling with addiction. She met with the Executive Director of the nonprofit, Jon Cheyne, and toured the facility. "I'm grateful to the staff of Southeastern New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services for   more

Shaheen Calls for Additional Funding to Advance U.S. National Security Priorities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Watch Shaheen's remarks in full here. (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Democratic Leadership, including Leader Chuck Schumer, to speak on the importance of importance of bolstering our national security and supporting our allies and partners by ensuring Congress works in a bipartisan manner to pass the supplemental funding bill for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, T  more

Shaheen Chairs U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on Black Sea Strategy and Efforts to Counter Putin's Malign Influence in the Region
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, chaired a subcommittee hearing today on implementation of the Department of State's strategy o  more

Shaheen Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling for Pentagon to Expand Access to Over-The-Counter Contraceptives for Service Members and Their Families
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, along with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), led 30 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure over-the-counter (OTC) birth control is available for service members and their families on militar  more