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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 21 items )  

Bipartisan Support Grows for Shaheen, Risch Legislation That Would Hold Georgian Officials Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses and Anti-Democratic Efforts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators 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 Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of SFRC, today announced that 10 additional Senators intend to cosponsor their bipartisan Georgian People's Act. Shaheen and Risch's bipartisan bill would hold Georgian government officials an  more

Kuster Joins Congressional Labor Caucus in Urging Amazon to Respect Employee's Right to Organize
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) joined Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Caucus members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL) in a letter calling on Amazon to respect its employees' rights and requesting information from the company about its anti-union activities.  more

Kuster, Larsen Introduce Bill to Enhance Federal Response to Close Substance Use Care Gap and Save Lives
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act to expand access to lifesaving, community-based harm reduction initiatives and services and enhance the federal response to the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. The Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act would provide community-based organizations with more resources to administer life-saving   more

Kuster, Shaheen, Hassan Join President Biden in Concord to Celebrate Historic Work to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Granite Staters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Concord, N.H. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), alongside Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), joined President Joe Biden in Concord on the campus of New Hampshire Technical Institute to celebrate historic work by the Biden-Harris Administration to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices for Granite Staters, including action in the Inflation Reduction Act capping the cost of insu  more

New Dem Chair Applauds Biden-Harris Rule to Expand Contraception Coverage Under ACA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new proposed rule to expand no-cost coverage of contraception under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): "With today's announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking groundbreaking steps to empower all women to exercise their fundamental freedom to make their own h  more

NH Delegation Joins EPA in Announcing Nearly $35 Million for Water Infrastructure in New Hampshire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today the New Hampshire delegation joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing $35 million for New Hampshire in new funding under the bipartisan infrastructure law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. "Our drinking water and waste water systems in New Hampshire require investment and modernization to serve the needs of Granite Staters. That is why I fough  more

Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Law Enforcement Operations at the Southern Border
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), and Susie Lee (NV-03)introduced the bipartisan Advanced Border Coordination Act to strengthen law enforcement operations and collaboration at the southern border. Building off the successes of state-run fusion centers, this legislation would establish Joint Operation Centers along the southern border to serve a  more

Pappas Introduces Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced the Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act. This bill establishes a uniform standard for taxing income based on physical presence in a state. In doing so, the bill prohibits a state from taxing a nonresident's income earned when the individual was not physically in that state. "Every dollar hard-wor  more

Sen. Bernie Sanders, President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today joined President Joe Biden in Concord, New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Technical Institute for an event on their work to lower prescription drug costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and the full event can be watched live here (https://outr  more

Sen. Hassan Meets With Drug Enforcement Administration Leaders in NH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s New Hampshire office on Tuesday, where officials briefed her on current drug trends across the state and the agency's strategic partnerships with local communities. During her visit, Senator Hassan toured the facility's temporary on-site laboratory, which supports the DEA Manchester District Office's response to loca  more

Sen. Hassan: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $35M for Water Infrastructure in New Hampshire Through Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: BOSTON (Oct. 23, 2024) -Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across th  more

Sen. Hassan: Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit Court to Affirm That EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care Including Abortion Care, Preempts Idaho Draconian Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Today, 259 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler, DeGette, and Lee--submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)   more

Senate Health Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today joined President Joe Biden in Concord, New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Technical Institute for an event on their work to lower prescription drug costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prep  more

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan, Rep. Kuster Join President Biden in Concord to Celebrate Historic Work to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Granite Staters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Concord, NH) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), joined President Joe Biden in Concord on the campus of New Hampshire Technical Institute to celebrate historic work by the Biden-Harris Administration to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices for Granite Staters, including action in the Inflation Reduction Act capping  more

Shaheen, Boyle Lead Bicameral Letter Urging U.S. Department of Education to Support Borrowers While SAVE Student Debt Plan Undergoes Litigation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) are leading a group of 65 lawmakers in a bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Education to take further steps to support borrowers affected by ongoing litigation over President Joe Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan for student loan repayment and to be prepared with a plan for all possible judicial outc  more

Shaheen, Collins Call on Navy to Reconsider Civilian Workforce Classification Review, Protect Employee Pay and Benefits at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Navy Caucus, and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of the Navy urging it to reconsider the Office of Civilian Human Resources' (OCHR) decision to review and modify civilian workforce position classifications across four public shipyards, includ  more

Shaheen, Hassan, Kuster Join President Biden in Concord to Celebrate Historic Work to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Granite Staters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Concord, NH) U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), joined President Joe Biden in Concord on the campus of New Hampshire Technical Institute to celebrate historic work by the Biden-Harris Administration to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices for Granite Staters, including action in the Inflation Reduction Act capping   more

Shaheen, Murphy, Van Hollen, Kaine Issue Statement Expressing Concern About the Escalation of Violence in Lebanon
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), senior members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following joint statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Lebanon: "Over the past few weeks, there has been a concerning escalation of violence in Lebanon, which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds, the displacemen  more

Shaheen, Pappas, Acting Secretary of Labor Su Visit Child Care Facility, Host Roundtable on Child Care and Workforce Challenges
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Brentwood, NH) Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, visited A Place to Grow and hosted a roundtable discussion at the facility to discuss the first U.S. Department of Labor approved apprenticeship program for early childhood educ  more

Shaheen, Pappas, Acting Secretary of Labor Su Visit Child Care Facility, Host Roundtable on Child Care and Workforce Challenges
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, visited A Place to Grow and hosted a roundtable discussion at the facility to discuss the first U.S. Department of Labor approved apprenticeship program for early childhood education operations managers and a new r  more

Shaheen, Ricketts, Tillis, Durbin Congratulate Moldova on a Successful Referendum Election
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, along with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following joint statement in response to reports of a successful referendum in Moldova, which constitutionally affirms it  more