WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ahead of President Trump's New Deadline on Russia, Senators Shaheen and Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Undermine Chinese Support for the Kremlin's War Machine Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX), member of the Senate Fore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a request from U.S. Cellular Corp., Chicago, Illinois, to give up its eligible telecommunications carrier designations in four states. The decision, issued in an order (Docket No. DA 25-687) by the chief of the telecommunications access policy division, Wireline Competition Bureau, was adopted and released on August 1, 2025. The relinquishment of UScellular's ETC designations in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Joins PBS News Hour to Discuss Dire Humanitarian Situation in Gaza Last night, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined PBS News Hour to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and her vote for the Joint Resolutions of Disap  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Delegation Urges Air National Guard to Exempt Critical Safety Roles from Planned Reduction to Civilian Employees * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to exempt critical safety role  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * New Hampshire Governor Signs Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Ban into Law By Emma Chinn In January 2025, a ban on some gender-affirming surgeries for youth went into effect in New Hampshire. In June of this year, two laws passed in New Hampshire (HB 377 and HB 712), which together effectively ban all gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 18 in the state. Today, both bills we  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Safeguard the Integrity of Future Country Human Rights Reports Today,?U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Hospital Bill Transparency * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase hospital billing transparency for patients as part of Senator Hassan's efforts to combat unfair hospital facility fees. Under current law, hospital systems often bill hospital facility f  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan's Bipartisan Bill to Make it Easier for Veterans to Schedule Medical Appointments Advances out of Committee * Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Also Advances Additional Hassan-Led Bills WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) unanimously voted to advance bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Boozman (R-AR) to im  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Delegation Letter Urging Air National Guard to Exempt Critical Safety Roles from Planned Reduction to Civilian Employees * (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 urging General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to exem  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Imposition of Massive Tariff Taxes * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's self-imposed deadline to put massive tariff taxes in place across the globe: "Last night President Trump confirmed that Americans will be facing   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Human Trafficking Prevention Bill Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rick Scott (R-FL), introduced the International Trafficking Victims Protectio  more