WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Shaheen, Kennedy Legislation to Improve Support for Rural Small Businesses Advances out of Small Business Committee (Washington, DC) - Today, bipartisan legislation co-led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and John Kennedy (R-LA) was advanced out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Busines  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Helps Introduce Paycheck Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped introduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would combat wage discrimination and help close the wage gap by strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ensuring women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) is the   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National F  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (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), are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (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), are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA)  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

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration The New Hampshire delegation is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA) to resume training courses for firefighters that were cancelled due to the Trump Administration's federal funding freeze. The letter to Acting FEMA Administrator  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 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Delivers Remarks on Behalf of Granite Staters on Medicaid, Urges Republican Colleagues to Not Abandon Working Families The Republican budget resolution paves the way for GOP to add $4 trillion to the national debt while ripping away health care from over 200,000 Granite Staters and ending Medicaid expansion in NH Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered remarks (link is extern  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 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Tonko Introduce Legislation to Expand Seniors' Access to Life-Saving Medication Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced the Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act. This legislation would expand low-income seniors' access to prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, also known as Medicare Part D. Med  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 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Pens Essay for Foreign Policy Opinion: We Need the Voice of America Now More Than Ever WASHINGTON - This week, Foreign Policy published an opinion piece by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, making the argument that dismantling Voice of  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing for Nominees for State Department Legal Adviser, Ambassadorships to Israel and Panama WASHINGTON--Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Reed Rubinstein  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing on Indo-Pacific Alliances WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled "Shared Threats: Indo-Pacific Alliances and Burden Sharing in Today's Geopolitical  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Urges Bipartisan Support to Re-Authorize PEPFAR WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the deadline for PEPFAR Re-Authorization: "The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats: Trump Administration's Foreign Assistance Cuts are Imperiling Lives and Emboldening American Adversaries WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Book  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 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Madam President, I am honored to recognize Kenneth Chapman of Woodstock as March's Granite Stater of the Month. Kenneth recently retired after serving as Woodstock's town moderator for 50 years. Kenneth was raised to believe that service to his community and to others needed to be a priority. After settling in Woodstock as a young adult, Kenneth began attending school board  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 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on the 11th Anniversary of New Hampshire Adopting Medicaid Expansion WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement today to commemorate the 11 th anniversary of New Hampshire adopting Medicaid Expansion, which she signed into law as part of a bipartisan effort she led as Governor: "Eleven years ago today, as Governor, I signed Medic  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 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Ensure Access to Portable Ultrasounds for Medicare Beneficiaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity (PURE) Act, which would provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set-up services for Medicare beneficiaries: "Granite State seniors des  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

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Meeks, Cherfilus-McCormick, Booker Urge Rubio to Address Haiti Crisis While in the Caribbean WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alon  more