WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC), which will improve energy efficiency in three key sectors - buildings, industrial and the federal government. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential and commercial buildings accounted for about 40 percent of total U.S. energy cons  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on factors that contribute to providers' treatment decisions for veterans with mental health conditions. The report (GAO-19-465) is titled "VA Mental Health: VHA Improved Certain Prescribing Practices, but Needs to Strengthen Treatment Plan Oversight". The report was sent to Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Rep. Ann Kuster,  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a letter, signed by a bipartisan group of 38 Members of Congress, to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calling on the Trump Administration to include the hardwood industry in any future trade mitigation assistance packages. The letter follows the Trump Administration's announcement of its latest trade mitigation assistan  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that her office will be participating in the Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Pin Program to honor residents of New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District who served our nation during the Vietnam War. "The brave men and women who served our nation during the Vietnam War set aside their ambitions, left their families, and risked their lives for our cou  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, giving up to 33 million Americans a raise and lifting more than 1.3 million workers out of poverty. It has now been more than 10 years since lawmakers have raised the minimum wage, the longest period in U.S. history without an increase.  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 17, on the Helping Entrepreneurs Affect Regulatory Decisions Act: I rise to introduce legislation with my friend and colleague from New Hampshire, Senator Shaheen. The Helping Entrepreneurs Affect Regulatory Decisions Act or the HEARD Act is a straightforward bill that would make our government agencies more accessible to our Nation's small business owne  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored two bipartisan bills this week to expand affordable housing in New Hampshire and across the country by strengthening the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit while continuing investments in affordable housing. A recent report showed that New Hampshire ranks 12th worst in the country for rental housing affordability for workers, and another recent report found that for the si  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed legislation to end surprise medical bills. Last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on which Senator Hassan serves, also passed legislation to address this critical priority. Senator Hassan has been a leader in efforts to address surprise medical bills and worked for months with Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and other   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today introduced the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill to help save lives and improve the health of newborn babies by providing federal funding for comprehensive and standardized newborn screening tests for conditions such as critical congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, and hearing loss. The tests can ident  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ron Johnson (R-WI), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (S. 2177), which would require the federal government to make public the details, costs, and assessments related to every federal program. Curren  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: In an effort to ensure that the concerns of small businesses are taken into account during the federal rulemaking process, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Helping Entrepreneurs Affect Regulatory Decisions (HEARD) Act today. Their bill would allow small business owners and employee  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC), which will improve energy efficiency in three key sectors - buildings, industrial, and the federal government. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are cosponsors  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC), which will improve energy efficiency in three key sectors - buildings, industrial, and the federal government. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are cosponsors   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Also Ushers Through Numerous Legislative Priorities Championed by Shaheen * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen's (D-NH) bipartisan legislation with Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) - the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act - passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). The ENR Senate Committee also passed a number of othe  more