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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday June 23, 2024 ( 13 items )  

Ahead of Next Month's NATO Summit in Washington, Shaheen Joined Bipartisan Panel at Hudson Institute to Talk About the Future of the Alliance, Ukraine and More
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Watch the discussion in full here. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the bipartisan U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, participated in an event hosted by the Hudson Institute to discuss the future of NATO ahead of next month's Washington Summit, which will mark the 75th anniversary of the Alliance. Among other topics discussed during this event was Ukraine's path towa  more

Building Off Shaheen Law, Commerce Department Acts to Ban Kaspersky Nationwide
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee, chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that the sale of all Kaspers  more

ICYMI: Shaheen Helps Advance Annual Defense Bill with Important Wins for New Hampshire
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, helped advance the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including key priorities that respond directly to issues facing Granite Staters. The bill received bipartisan support and was approved by the Committee in a bipartisan vote. It now heads to the full Senate floor for considerati  more

In Senate Hearing with National Guard Chief, Shaheen Discusses Importance of Addressing and Eliminating Sexual Assault and Harassment in the National Guard
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **In the FY2025 NDAA, Shaheen secured provisions to improve accountability and transparency for investigations into sexual harassment and assault cases in the National Guard** During a hearing today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, questioned National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson about how the Guard Bu  more

Sen. Hassan Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Support NH Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan bill to extend federal grant programs for local fire departments. The bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act would reauthorize the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and  more

Sen. Hassan to Boeing CEO: You Talk About Safety, But There Are Still Product Failures
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Boeing's CEO, Dave Calhoun, for answers about its recent string of safety failures at a Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing. "It seems like every other day, news breaks of a new problem or safety concern with Boeing aircraft," said Senator Hassan. "There have been major problems with Boeing's manufacturing, assembly, and q  more

Sen. Hassan Visits Black Heritage Trail Marker at Holman Stadium in Nashua
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: In advance of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the United States, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and local leaders visited the Black Heritage Trail marker at Holman Stadium in Nashua to recognize the Nashua Dodgers' role in the history of racial integration in sports. JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, led a discussion of the history of the sta  more

Shaheen, Tester, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Support Manufactured Housing Communities
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is reintroducing the Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act, which would encourage manufactured home park owners interested in selling the community to sell the land to their residents, rather than another landlord or a developer. If signed into law, this would allow more Americans to stay in their homes and protect them from excessive rent increases. More tha  more

Shaheen, Tillis Congratulate Prime Minister Rutte as Next NATO Secretary General
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, released the following statement after Prime Minister Mark Rutte was appointed as the next Secretary General of NATO: "As co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, we welcome Mark Rutte as the next Secretary General of NATO," said the Senators. "With more than a decade of leadership as Prime M  more

Shaheen, Wicker Send Letter to UN Ambassador Urging Support for Belarus Pro-Democracy Movement
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield asking her to work with the Belarus pro-democracy mov  more

Shaheen, Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Address the Student Debt Crisis by Improving Institutional Accountability
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Amid skyrocketing student debt across America, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced the Student Protection and Success Act, bipartisan legislation to address the mounting student debt crisis by increasing higher education institutions' accountability for their students' ability to repay their loans and requiring institutions to have a vested interest in the success o  more

Shaheen-Led Provisions to Protect and Support Service Members and Their Families Included in Committee-Passed Annual Bipartisan Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **After working for more than a decade, Shaheen secured provisions protecting and expanding service member's access to contraception** **Shaheen delivered additional priorities for service members and their families, including expanding child care access and addressing sexual harassment and assault** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),  more

VA Expands Eligibility for Veterans Benefits Through Sen. Hassan, Colleagues PACT Act
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Leveraging authorities granted to it by Senator Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) last week added three cancer types to its list of service-connected disabilities presumed to be caused by military toxic exposure based on where and when a veteran served. Presumptive service connection ensures that the VA automatically assumes a disease is service-connec  more