WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * After Senator Hassan Presses ICE Leader, DHS Cancels Merrimack ICE Facility * WASHINGTON - After U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed the head of ICE to heed the objections of the community and cancel a plan to build a detention and processing facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire during a recent hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Statement on Cancellation of Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Merrimack, Calls for Continued Transparency and Constitutional Guardrails * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander released the following statement on the cancellation of ICE Detention Facility plans in Merrimack: "The reports that ICE has canceled its half-baked, dangerous, and un-American pla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * NEW REPORT: Senator Hassan Finds That Data Broker Breaches Cost U.S. Consumers More Than $20 Billion Report Also Details That Following Hassan's Pressure, Registered Data Brokers Took Steps to Improve Data Privacy Options * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued a repo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Congressional Delegation Continues to Urge DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Engage with Local Merrimack Officials on ICE Facility Proposal * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in continuing to push Secretary of Hom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Congressional Delegation Continues to Urge DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Engage with Local Merrimack Officials on ICE Facility Proposal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, alongside Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) are continuing to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Demands Trump Administration Immediately Rescind New Rule That Would Slash Disability Ratings for Thousands of Veterans * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, joined Senate and House colleagues in demanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins immedi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 175th Anniversary of YMCA * YMCA delivers programming to 11 million adults and 6.5 million children each year Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Camp Caucus, joined Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11), and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (IL) and Senator James Lankford (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Shaheen Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Require DHS Notify Congress, Acquire Local Approval Before Opening New Processing and Detention Facilities * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are introducing a new bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to solicit public comments and receive written approval from state and local offi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Lead Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, led a bipa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Avah Fiske of Loudon as February's Granite Stater of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Avah Fiske of Loudon as February's Granite Stater of the Month. Avah has advocated for mental health awareness since her 12-year-old brother Ryan died by suicide in 2020, when Avah was just six years old. Although her family was stunned by this tragedy,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after President Trump's State of the Union address: "Americans are tired of President Trump's empty words, broken promises, and the ways in which his reckless actions are costing them every day. Despite the President's misleading and out-o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Commends DHS Decision to Cancel Plans for ICE Processing and Detention Facility in Merrimack * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today released the following statement commending news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is cancelling its plans for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing and detention center in Merrimack, New Hampshi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Guest for State of the Union will Highlight Trump Administration Policies Worsening the Cost of Food and Groceries, Jeopardizing Food Assistance for Granite Staters * (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that Elsy Cipriani, the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, will be her guest for President Trump's State of the Union address to Con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads Introduction of Bicameral Legislation to Require DHS Notify Congress, Acquire Local Approval Before Opening New ICE Processing and Detention Facilities * **Reports of new ICE facilities have sparked backlash in New Hampshire and communities across the country** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), alongside U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Represen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Unveil New Legislation Requiring Refunds of Trump's Illegal Tariffs Following Landmark SCOTUS Ruling * **Bill instructs Trump Administration to prioritize small businesses; requires full refund of illegal Trump tariffs in 180 days** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Shaheen Following Reports that the Trump Administration Is Attempting to Withold Tariff Refunds from the American People * **On Monday, Shaheen introduced the Tariff Refund Act to require full refunds of President Trump's illegal tariffs** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Shaheen on President Trump's State of the Union Address * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today released the following statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address to Congress: "President Trump promised the American people that he would bring down the cost of living and bring order to an unsettled world. More than a year into office,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Crapo's Bill to Expedite Recovery of Missing Servicemembers * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo's legislation to help eliminate red tape to expedite the recovery of America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA) is garnering support from veterans advocacy organizations. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) is the lead Democrat on the Senate bil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Crapo's Bill to Expedite Recovery of Missing Servicemembers * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo's legislation to help eliminate red tape to expedite the recovery of America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA) is garnering support from veterans advocacy organizations. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) is the lead Democrat on the Senate bil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: American families have already paid more than $1,700 each in tariff costs since Trump entered office. Following the Supreme Court's decision today to overturn Trump's tariffs, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released an updated report estimating that American families have already paid more than $1,700 each   more