WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Advocates for New Hampshire Public Schools, Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Public Education Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, helped file an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Defense Secretary Hegseth on Chaos at Department of Defense, Disregard for National Security Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, led her colleagues in demanding answers from Secretary of Defense  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Letlow, Kean Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small, Rural Departments Upgrade Essential Public Safety Infrastructure Legislation would authorize new building grant programs to help small jurisdictions make needed infrastructure upgrades. Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05), and Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07) reintroduced the Buildin  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. "Like so many in the world today, I mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Reorganization of the State Department WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reorganization of the U.S. State Department: "Any changes to the State Department and   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Dismantle the Millennium Challenge Corporation WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on reports of the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) eff  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Urges Administration to Remove Barriers to Engagement with Syrian Interim Government WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Calls Out HHS Secretary Kennedy for Hiring Fraudster to Relitigate Long-Disproven Theories WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is calling out Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s reported decision to hire David Geier, an individual with a history of practicing medicine without a license, to relitigate long-disproven links between vaccines and   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Protect Independence of USPS WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced a bipartisan resolution to protect the independence and services of the United States Postal Service, emphasizing the essential role the Postal Service has played in connecting and serving Americans, especi  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Helps Reintroduce Bill to Support Children with Disabilities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, legislation to ensure that Congress finally fulfills its commitment to fully fund 40 percent of costs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ). Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every c  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Lankford Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Disrupt Cartel Operations by Increasing Southbound Border Inspections WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and James Lankford (R-OK), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase inspections of traffic going from the U.S. to Mexico, which woul  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Introduce Bipartisan New England Offshore Drilling Ban Washington, DC - On Earth Day, a bipartisan group of New England Senators is announcing the introduction of legislation to bar offshore drilling along the New England coast. The New England Coastal Protection Act is cosponsored by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maggie Hassan (  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Continues "Medicaid Impact Tour" with Roundtable at Partnership for Public Health in Laconia, Highlights Importance of Access to Preventative Care (Laconia, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Medicaid Impact Tour" by hosting a roundtable discussion at Partnership for Public Health in Laconia with local leaders, health care providers and constituents from the Lake  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Discusses New Hampshire's Child Care Crisis in Merrimack; Highlights Trump's Dangerous Staffing Cuts at Head Start and Fuel Assistance Programs; Concludes "Medicaid Impact Tour," Holds Roundtable on Trump's HHS Cuts at NAMI in Concord (Concord, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited the YMCA of Greater Nashua's Merrimack Branch to discuss New Hampshire's child care c  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Kicks Off Weeklong "Medicaid Impact Tour" With Rural Health Roundtable at Northern Human Services (Berlin, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a roundtable discussion on rural health care and the importance of Medicaid at Northern Human Services in Berlin. Shaheen was joined by health care providers and Medicaid recipients for the discussion. The event marked the f  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Secretary Hegseth (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to recent reports around Secretary Hegseth's sharing of operational plans: "It is beyond belief that anyone in Secretary Hegseth's position - or in a significantly more junior role, for that matt  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits Valley Regional Hospital as Continuation of Weeklong "Medicaid Impact Tour," Underscores Consequences of Medicaid Cuts for Granite State Hospitals, Claremont Community (Claremont, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Valley Regional Hospital as part of her weeklong "Medicaid Impact Tour." Shaheen met with hospital leadership, including CEO Matthew Foster, to  more