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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday January 28, 2024 ( 20 items )  

Daines on Fox Business: Biden's Border Crisis is the Biggest National Security Threat Facing America
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business' Cavuto: Coast to Coast to discuss President Biden's border crisis. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Biden's Anti-Border Security Policies: I think, as you just mentioned, it's the number one issue for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. According to a Harvard poll that just came out, it's the number one issue for voters across our e  more

Following Sen. Hassan Push, Veterans Service Record Backlog is Now Cleared
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The National Archives and Records Administration has cleared a backlog of veterans record requests from the National Personnel Records Center, which at one point numbered more than 600,000 during the pandemic, thanks in part to continued efforts from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). With the backlog now cleared, veterans should be able to receive their separation documents in less than a week and other r  more

Klobuchar Statement on Reported Fake Election Robocalls In New Hampshire
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement following reports of a fake robocall that used President Biden's voice to tell recipients not to vote in New Hampshire. "These AI-created deepfakes of candidates are dangerous to our democracy, and we're already start  more

Legislation to Repurpose Russian Foreign Assets for Ukraine Advances Through Committee with Shaheen Provisions to Bolster Transparency
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: US. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, today voted in committee to advance the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) Act, which would provide additional assistance to Ukraine through assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federat  more

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Applauds Nearly $500,000 to Help Rural Businesses Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), applauded $499,120 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development headed to Clean Energy NH and Plymouth Area Energy Initiative to help rural New Hampshire small businesses and agricultural producers apply for funding through t  more

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Applauds Nearly $500,000 to Help Rural Businesses Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), applauded $499,120 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development headed to Clean Energy NH and Plymouth Area Energy Initiative to help rural New Hampshire small businesses and agricultural producers apply for funding through   more

New Hampshire Delegation Applauds Nearly $3 Million Recently Awarded to the Northern Border Regional Commission
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation applauded $3 million in federal funds recently awarded to support the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) efforts to foster economic development across the states of New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Vermont. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development's Rural Business Development Grant Program and will support r  more

New Hampshire Delegation Applauds Nearly $3 Million Recently Awarded to the Northern Border Regional Commission
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) applauded $3 million in federal funds recently awarded to support the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) efforts to foster economic development across the states of New Hampshire, Maine, New York and Vermont. These funds, secured by Shaheen  more

New Hampshire Delegation Applauds Nearly $3 Million Recently Awarded to the Northern Border Regional Commission
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded $3 million in federal funds recently awarded to support the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) efforts to foster economic development across the states of New Hampshire, Maine, New Yo  more

NH Delegation Applauds Nearly $500,000 to Help Rural Businesses Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today the New Hampshire delegation applauded $499,120 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development headed to Clean Energy NH and Plymouth Area Energy Initiative to help rural New Hampshire small businesses and agricultural producers apply for funding through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). "It is vital that rural small businesses have the tools and resources to grow a  more

Pappas Joins Call for Oversight of Pentagon's Work to Upgrade Veterans Discharged Under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and a Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, joined Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), in an oversight letter to the Secretary of Defense seeking information on the Department's efforts to proactively review and up  more

Sen. Hassan Issues Statement on Roe V. Wade Anniversary
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * ** U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision: "51 years ago, the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, which enshrined a woman's freedom to make her own health care decisions into law. For decades, this anniversary was a cause of celebration, and a moment to reflect on how far our country has come in ensuring   more

Sen. Young, Hassan, Braun, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Create Innovation Zones in Higher Education, Improve Student Success
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reintroduced the Innovation Zone (IZ) Act, which would reform the underutilized and inefficient Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) authorized under the Higher Education Act. The IZ Act would rename experimental sites to "Innovation Zones" to better reflect the program's mission of encouraging higher   more

Sens. Hassan, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Accessibility of Medical Devices
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan bill to improve access to home medical devices for blind and visually impaired users. The bill would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop rules requiring that new medical devices with digital displays, such as glucose monitors or insulin pumps, include accessible features for visually impaired users, unles  more

Sens. Romney, Hassan Request GAO Report on Effectiveness of Export Controls on Semiconductors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee respectively, today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an assessment of the Department of Commerce's export controls on advanced semiconductors, semico  more

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan Reintroduce Legislation to Bolster Resources for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the Turn the Tide Act to help combat the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis by authorizing $64 billion nationally in treatment and prevention programs over the next 10 years. In 2021, over 75 percent of the nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths invol  more

Shaheen Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Perinatal Mental Health Support for Female Service Members
WASHINGTON, Jan. 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 Armed Services Committee, introduced the Maintaining our Obligation to Moms (MOMs) who Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide mental health support for female service members before and after they give birth. The bill is co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), also a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Se  more

Shaheen Statement on Updated Guidance Issued by ATSDR to Help Clinicians Provide Care for Patients Exposed to PFAS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **This guidance comes after longstanding advocacy by Shaheen** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Disease Registry (ATSDR) issued updated guidance for clinicians regarding health effects from exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): "For years, we'  more

Shaheen, Tillis Issue Joint Statement Commending Turkiye's Parliament on Ratifying Sweden's NATO Accession Protocols
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement regarding the ratification by Turkiye's Parliament of Sweden's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accession protocols and calling on Hungary to ratify without delay: "We commend the Parliament of Turkiye on its ratification of Sweden's NATO accessi  more

Shaheen-led Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Rural Housing Passes U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to extend the loan window for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Section 524 Rural Housing site loan program. The Section 524 program provides loans to non-profits and local and tribal governments to acquire and develop land to be subdivided  more