WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 and Armed Services Committees (SFRC), and U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced a pair of resolutions aimed at countering the malign influence of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Latin America and internationally. The resolutions come ahead of this week's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This essential security and humanitarian aid package will provide critical security funding for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Southern Border Washington, D.C. -- Today, New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02), Vice Chair for Communications Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Vice Chair for Policy Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led a total of 76 New Dems on a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster met with Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett and a group of Jewish Granite Staters on their way to the March for Israel in Washington, D.C.** **Kuster is a proud supporter of delivering aid to Israel, ensuring the safe return of all hostages, and combatting antisemitism** Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) reiterated her strong support for Israel, the Jewish community, and the pe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: New Dem Chair Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution Washington, D.C. -- Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) released a statement following the House floor vote on the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government into 2024. The bipartisan CR passed by a vote of 336-95: "Today, despite Speaker Johnson and House Republicans' continued efforts to drive a partisan wedge thr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined colleagues in the House and Senate to urge congressional leadership to provide robust funding for child care in any supplemental funding package. Funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act to ensure parents could afford child care expired in September, but the child care crisis continues. Without this funding, many New Hampshire child care p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * President Biden and Chinese President Xi yesterday announced an agreement in which China will take additional steps to combat fentanyl trafficking. Last month, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of Senators visited China and pushed President Xi to take this action. Senator Hassan issued the following statement on the newly announced U.S.-China fentanyl agreement:   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), sent a letter today to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG). The letter asks for them to prioritize the $14 million funding request from the Biden administration for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), today introduced the Heroes Business Opportunity Act of 2023, which would waive the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Guaranty Fee (also known as the Upfront Fee) for 7(a) loans up to $1 million mad  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen workforce development and ensure job providers have the necessary tools to hire and retrain workers. This legislation would increase the amount of tax-free educational assistance employees can receive from their employers and would cover expenses   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), introduced the Defending Against Adversary Recruitment Efforts (DAARE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would prohibit former American service members from working for the national security apparatus of the governments of China, Russia, Iran, Nort  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, which would authorize the Architect of the Capitol to create a time capsule as part of the nation's planned Semiquincentennial celebration and have it buried on the west lawn of the Capitol, to remain sealed until July 4, 2276, the nation's 500th Ann  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), along with U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) to introduce bicameral legislation that would help preserve and revitalize manufactured housing communities. There are over 140 resident-owned manufactured housing communities in New Hampshire.  "Grani  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after Congress passed a continuing resolution that will keep the government open into the new year: "On behalf of Granite Staters and all Americans, I'm relieved this bill was passed to keep the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen and Collins are co-chairs the Senate Diabetes Caucus and have led legislation to address insulin costs and invest in diabetes research for more than a decade** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Diabetes Caucus, today announced the addition of twelve bipartisan cosponsors for their Improving Needed Safeguards for Us  more