WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm safety net and expands federal crop insurance by allowing   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is reviewing an application from Great River Hydro, LLC, seeking a non-capacity amendment to its license for the Vernon Hydroelectric Project. The project, which spans the Connecticut River in Windham County, Vermont, and Cheshire County, New Hampshire, is subject to a proposal that would remove 29.5 acres of land from the project boundary. Great River Hydro asserts that these lands, originally used for constructio  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes, Connecticut Delegation Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), joined by Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm safety n  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Fully Fund the Institute of Museum and Library Services Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) are calling on President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget Direc  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Fully Fund the Institute of Museum and Library Services Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) are calling on President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell V  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Fully Fund the Institute of Museum and Library Services Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) are calling on President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, Do  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.'s 2025 Reliability Enhancement Program (REP) and Vegetation Management Program Plan (VMP). However, the approval comes with a caveat: the final costs of the plan will be subject to reconciliation in 2026, particularly concerning the lack of third-party reimbursements. Unitil filed its 2025 REP and VMP plan on November 15, 2024. The plan encompasses five key components  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on President Trump to Fully Fund the Institute of Museum and Library Services The New Hampshire delegation are calling on President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley, and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Alex Meyer to immediately reverse the President's March 14 Executive Order (li  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Leads Call to Restore Over $12 Billion in Funding to States for Public Health and Addiction Treatment New Hampshire will lose $80 million in crucial public health funding from this decision by the Trump administration Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 50 of his colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse the cancella  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Slams Trump Move to End Collective Bargaining for Federal Employees Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, released the following statement on the news that the Trump Administration has moved to end collective bargaining rights for a wide ranging group of federal employees (link   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen and Senator Schatz Lead Colleagues in Condemning the Permanent Elimination of USAID WASHINGTON-- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney, Connecticut Delegation Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), joined by Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm s  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today because healthcare through Medicaid, covering more than 10 percent of residents and more than 30 percent of all kids in New Hampshire, is on the line. Their access to lifesaving preventative care, long-term care, and mental health and addiction treatment will be put at risk by the cruel and fiscally reckl  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor remarks on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to recognize this week as National AHEC--Area Health Education Centers--Week. The AHEC program, originally authorized in 1971, began by working in conjunction with other Health Resources and Services Administration programs to develop health professionals to staff brick-and-mortar community health centers across the country. Today, AHECs offer h  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Kenneth Chapman of Woodstock as March's Granite Stater of the Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Kenneth Chapman as March's Granite Stater of the Month. Kenneth retired this year after 50 years of service as Woodstock's town moderator. After Kenneth was asked to moderator a special town election in 1975, he realized his passion for upholding d  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Trump Administration's Move to Attack Collective Bargaining Rights for Many Federal Workers WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it is unilaterally ending collective bargaining for many hard-working employees across the federal government: "When unions can engage   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Air Traffic Control Workforce **Bipartisan legislation would strengthen enhanced AT-CTI program, improve ATC recruitment, training and retention** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Workforce Development A  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Renews Push to Overturn Citizens United Ruling, Rid American Elections of Dark Money and Excessive Corporate Campaign Spending (Washington, DC) - On the anniversary of the bipartisan McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act becoming law in 2002, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC deci  more