WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on the ribbon cutting ceremony for the completed Boulder Point Veterans Housing Project in Plymouth: The project is the first of its kind in northern New Hampshire, providing permanent housing for homeless veterans and serving as a critical lifeline for those who call the community home. Kuster played an essential role in securing VA Supportive Housing Vouchers to help fund the project. "The brave men and w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of over $26.6 million in federal funding to help combat the substance use disorder epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the award of $22,982,608 in grants for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the New Hampshire Fire Training Academy $341,086 in federal funding through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will introduce legislation this week to advance and modernize the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program. The Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act is identical to the Senate bill introduced by Sens. Cornyn (R-Texas) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in July. The bill seeks to codify the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of over $26.6 million in federal funding to help combat the substance use disorder epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the award of $22,982,608 in grants for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 201  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the New Hampshire Fire Training Academy $341,086 in federal funding through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) prog  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects across the U.S. to pay for his border wall: The list of military projects does not include any in New Hampshire, specifically, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which was previously threatened by the President's emergency declaration to seize funding for his border wall. "The funding for military construction projects  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of over $26.6 million in federal funding to help combat the substance use disorder epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the award of $22,982,608 in grants for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 20  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the New Hampshire Fire Training Academy $341,086 in federal funding through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Shaheen & Hassan's Bipartisan Legislation Saved LWCF to Ensure Continued Conservation Investments & Efforts at NH Parks & Recreation Sites * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Hudson Farm this afternoon to highlight the significance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which was permanently authorized as part of a historic lands package legislation signed into law ea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1,326,944 in federal funding in support of Granite State firefighters throughout the state through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1,326,944 in federal funding in support of Granite State firefighters throughout the state through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, sent a letter today with Ukraine Caucus co-chairs Rob Portman (R-OH) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) to the Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, urging the Trump administration to release  more