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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday January 05, 2020 ( 4 items )  

GAO Issues Report on NASA Lunar Programs, Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Analyses and Plans for Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on NASA lunar programs. The report (GAO-20-68) is titled "Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Analyses and Plans for Moon Landing". The report was sent to Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Rep. Jose E. Serrano, D-New York, chairman, and Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama,   more

Provision Supported by Sen. Shaheen, Collins to Help Reduce Insulin Costs for Diabetes Patients Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME, the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that a provision they advocated for to help increase competition in the insulin market and reduce costs for diabetes patients has been signed into law as part of the appropriations package. The new law incorporates a component of the Lower Health Care Costs Act that clarifies that insul  more

SBA Allows Governors to Designate HUBZones to Help Small Businesses Access Federal Contracts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Shaheen has long fought to expand the HUBZone program, and this new rule will allow governors the ability to designate HUBZones in economically distressed rural areas, including New Hampshire - The Fiscal Year 2018 national defense bill included Shaheen's legislation to expand the pool of HUBZone eligible communities and enhance the program's ability to be a targeted economic development too  more

Sens. Hassan, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish Federal Commission on Counterterrorism
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chair of the Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a federal commission to reevaluate counterterrorism information sharing and the ability of federal, state, and local law enforcement to identify, track, and prevent all terrorist threats in the Uni  more