WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead Of The Senate's ACA Tax Credit Vote, Durbin Joins Spotlight Forum Highlighting The Importance Of The ACA * December 10, 2025 During his remarks, Durbin highlighted how the ACA addressed addiction treatment and mental health services WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today participated in a spotlight forum hosted by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mar  more

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Moran, Hirono & Boozman Lead Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Lifesaving Breast Cancer Screenings * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Mammography Access for Veterans Act bipartisan legislation to expand   more

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

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Releases Annual Do Not Call Registry Data Book * The Federal Trade Commission today released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2025, which shows that, while overall complaints rose in FY 2025, unwanted calls remain about 48% lower than in FY 2021, when the FTC received approximately five million reports about unwanted calls. The FTC's annual data book provides detailed  more

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

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley wrote, "Six months ago, you told me you were "committed to   more

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Highlights Efforts to Address Loneliness and Isolation in Nebraska * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted his ongoing efforts to address loneliness and isolation ahead of introducing the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act this week. "No Nebraskan should feel alone this holiday season. Yet, about a third of Nebraskans report fee  more

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

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Reduce College Costs and Increase College Completion Rates * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Fast Track To and Through College Act, which would create a federal grant program to help states expand opportunities for high school students to begin earning college credits, including through Advanced Placement, Int  more