WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement regarding today's procedural vote in the Senate to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act: "Laken Riley's murder was a tragedy - and it could have been prevented. I am in New Hampshire to attend Governor Kelly Ayotte's inauguration, but if not for the logistical conflict, I would have voted yes on the procedural vote   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) will serve as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee in the 119th Congress. Created in 1946, this committee consists of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Senator Hassan has served on the committee since 2017. She will also serve on the Senate's Finance Committee; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; Homeland Security and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed her gratitude to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his leadership and close cooperation with the United States following his announcement that he intends to resign as Liberal leader. "I thank Prime Minister Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The President recently signed into law the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act, which U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced. The bipartisan legislation will improve the ways in which federal agencies deliver services, including health benefits and student loan programs, to the public. "Improving the federal government's efficiency and effectiveness leads to be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), welcomed $15 million in Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding to install 199 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports and enhance public EV charging infrastructure across the Granite State. The grant was awarded to the New Hampshire Department of Transporta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- 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 Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), welcomed $15 million in Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding to install 199 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports and enhance public EV charging infrastructure across the Granite State. The grant was awarded to the New Hampshire   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is announcing the nominations of 51 New Hampshire students for acceptance to the United States Service Academies. The nominees will now be considered by the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for appointment to the Class of 2029. "These extraordinary Granite State students have worked to maintain outstanding  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the certification of the results of the 2024 presidential election: "Upholding the peaceful transition of power is a fundamental responsibility for Congress. Today's certification of the election results is the American way. The violent, un-American attack we witnessed four years ago on the U.S. Capitol attempting to stop the vote must  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the certification of the results of the 2024 presidential election: "Upholding the peaceful transition of power is a fundamental responsibility for Congress. Today's certification of the election results is the American way. The violent, un-American attack we witnessed four years ago on the U.S. Capitol attempt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the inauguration of Kelly Ayotte as governor of New Hampshire: "Congratulations to Kelly Ayotte on being sworn in as New Hampshire's 83rd governor--and our third female governor. I look forward to continuing our work together on behalf of all Granite Staters." *** Original text here: https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/shaheen-statement-o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting to advance the bipartisan Laken Riley Act: "I have long called for Congress to do more to address our nation's broken immigration system. Last year, I supported and voted twice in favor of the bipartisan border security bill that Republicans and Democrats negotiated in good faith until Donald Trump came out against it. I voted  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), are reintroducing their Health Care Affordability Act --bicameral legislation making permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) for Marketplace coverage as extended through the Inflation Reduction Act. According to the Congressional  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill, backed by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, to help combat the fentanyl epidemic was recently signed into law by President Biden. The Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act empowers law enforcement with research, information, and technologies to find and eliminate dangerous drugs infiltrating communities in New Hampshire an  more