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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday December 29, 2019 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Kuster, Pappas Introduce Legislation to Protect Granite State Businesses From Online Sales Tax
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Stop Taxing Our Potential (STOP) Act, legislation that would overturn the 2018 Supreme Court Wayfair decision. This decision forces New Hampshire small businesses to collect online sales tax from over 10,000 jurisdictions across the country. Kuster and Pappas have been vocal opponents of efforts to impose an online sales tax   more

Sen. Shaheen Issues Statement on 2nd Anniversary of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on the 2nd anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: "Two years ago, Congressional Republicans squandered an important opportunity to simplify our broken tax code and provide meaningful tax relief to working Americans. Instead, they exploded our national debt and forced middle-class families to foot the bill for massive tax breaks for the wealthy and large corporations," said Senator Shaheen. "C  more

Sen. Shaheen: National Defense Bill With Key NH Provisions Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee which authors the annual defense bill, issued the following statement after the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Shaheen helps write the defense bill every year and successfully included a number of her provi  more

Senators Cotton, Shaheen, Second Lady Applaud Law Reforming Occupational Licensing for Military Spouses
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Yesterday the president signed into law the Portable Certification of Spouses (PCS) Act, legislation U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) included in the 2020 defense bill and introduced at a press conference with Second Lady Karen Pence in May. Many military spouses struggle to recertify their occupational licenses as they move--on average every two to three years--from  more