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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Friday December 12, 2025 ( 15 items )  

American Families Have Already Paid Nearly $1,200 Each in Tariff Costs Since Trump Entered Office
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * American Families Have Already Paid Nearly $1,200 Each in Tariff Costs Since Trump Entered Office The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a new report estimating that American families have already paid nearly $1,200 each in tariff costs since President Trump took office. Combining Treasury Department data on the a  more

BREAKING: House Passes Goodlander-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: House Passes Goodlander-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers * Washington, D.C. Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protect America's Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander to protect New Hampshire's federal workers. This bill will repeal President Trump's March 2  more

Dartmouth College: Rethinking Thomas Mann - Global Lens on a German Icon
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Rethinking Thomas Mann: Global Lens on a German Icon As scholars around the world mark the 150th anniversary of Mann's birth, professor Veronika Fuechtner has emerged as a leading voice in reinterpreting the literary icon's legacy. * Author Thomas Mann has long been celebrated as the quintessential German modernist. But what if his story has been incomplete all along? As scholars around the world mark the  more

EPA: Hutchinson Sealing Systems Seeks Revision to Air Emissions Order
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSFR) -- Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Newfields, New Hampshire, has filed a request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to modify its control technology requirements under the Clean Air Act. The company's application, submitted to the EPA via the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES), centers on an updated Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Order. The core of the company's request is a change to how it achieves compliance with li  more

Goodlander Delivers Major Win for New Hampshire's Firefighters in House-Passed National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Delivers Major Win for New Hampshire's Firefighters in House-Passed National Defense Authorization Act * **You can watch the congresswoman's full remarks here ** Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that bipartisan legislation she championed, H.R.1269, the Honoring our Fallen Heroes Act, passed th  more

Goodlander, Pappas Join Bipartisan Coalition to Introduce Legislation to Make Healthcare More Affordable for Granite Staters
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Join Bipartisan Coalition to Introduce Legislation to Make Healthcare More Affordable for Granite Staters * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander and Congressman Chris Pappas helped introduce the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation mirroring their landmark new plan to protect the healthcare that tens of thousands of Gr  more

On Senate Floor, Shaheen Calls on Republicans to Join Democrats in Voting to Extend ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Shaheen Calls on Republicans to Join Democrats in Voting to Extend ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits * (Washington, DC) - Ahead of the vote to extend the enhanced premium tax credits, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author of bicameral legislation to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, took to the Senate floor to outline the cons  more

Pappas Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Federal Workers' Union Rights
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Federal Workers' Union Rights * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the Protect America's Workforce Act (PAWA) (link is external), bipartisan legislation to repeal a presidential executive order that stripped union rights from roughly 1 million federal workers. Today's vote follows a bipartisan effort to build support for the l  more

Pappas Secures Protections for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Military Pay Raise in NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Secures Protections for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Military Pay Raise in NDAA * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), founding member of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus, voted to pass the bipartisan FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes language based on his legislation, the Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act, to protect the civilian workforce at Amer  more

Pappas, Goodlander Introduce Bipartisan "CommonGround" Legislation to Address Skyrocketing ACA Premiums
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Introduce Bipartisan "CommonGround" Legislation to Address Skyrocketing ACA Premiums * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), with a bipartisan coalition of 38 total House Members, introduced the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act based on the bipartisan health care framework they unveiled last week. Over 47,000 Granite S  more

Pappas, Rulli, Stanton Introduce Bipartisan Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Rulli, Stanton Introduce Bipartisan Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act * Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Michael Rulli (OH-06), and Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04) introduced the Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 (link is external), which would modernize Medicaid's approach to continuous skilled (private duty) nursing, r  more

Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing for Key State Department Positions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing for Key State Department Positions Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing on the nominations of Frank "Cart" Weiland to be Assistant Secretary of S  more

Senator Hassan Statement on Failed Health Care Vote in the Senate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Failed Health Care Vote in the Senate * Click Here to Watch Senator Hassan's Remarks on the Floor of the Senate Ahead of Today's Vote WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement today after the Senate failed to advance a common-sense proposal which had bipartisan support and would have prevented health insurance premiums from s  more

Shaheen Statement on Vote for Senate Democrats Bill to Protect Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Vote for Senate Democrats Bill to Protect Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author of bicameral legislation to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, released the following statement on her vote today in favor of a Democratic proposal to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax   more

Telehealth Company Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Telehealth Company Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire has entered into a settlement agreement with LifeWorks Counseling Associates, PLLC and its owner Dr. David Ferruolo where they will pay $300,000 to  more