PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Following Recognition as Granite Staters of the Month, Senator Hassan, Boggis, and Cunningham Visited Portsmouth's African Burying Ground * * * In honor of Black History Month, Senator Maggie Hassan recognized JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, and Valerie Cunningham, founder of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, as February's G  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) sat down with local government officials, community leaders and energy and environmental experts at the Nashua Public Library to receive an update on the city's clean energy initiatives as part of her clean energy listening tour. Kuster also discussed her Clean Energy Agenda, which consists of legislation - including many bipartisan bills - that Kuster is supporting to address c  more

RYE, New Hampshire, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 20: * * * - At roundtable conversation at Lazy Bird Cafe, Pappas met with constituents and Protect Our Care to discuss the need to strengthen and defend the Affordable Care Act and lower the cost of prescription drugs * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with constituents and Protect Our Care in Rye to hear personal stories from Granite Staters about their experiences dealing wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal Grants Will Support Improvement Projects at the Airports to Improve Efficiency and Safety for the Flying Public * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5,744,000 in federal grants to support infrastructure, operations and safety   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), David Schweikert (AZ-06), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Joint Long-Term Storage Act to bolster our long-term renewable energy storage capabilities and strengthen our national security. This legislation establishes a joint program between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate current federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led a letter, signed by 11 Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, to Match Group President Shar Dubey calling on the company to check users against sex offender registries and disclose its efforts to respond to reports of sexual violence that were a result of users meeting through Match Group services. "Congress has the responsibilit  more

LITTLETON, New Hampshire, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 19: Senator Maggie Hassan visited Schilling Beer Company yesterday, where she held a roundtable discussion about some of the most pressing issues facing small businesses in the North Country. Participants at the roundtable included state, regional, and local business leaders, such as Benoit Lamontagne of the NH Division of Economic Development; Jeff Cozzens, owner of Schilling Bee  more

CLAREMONT, California, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Recent Government Funding Bill Included Record Funding for Head Start Programs in New Hampshire and Across the Country * * * Senator Maggie Hassan toured Southwestern Community Services Head Start Program in Claremont to visit with children and speak with parents and staff about the importance of early childhood education programs. Senator Hassan has advocated for additional fund  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal Grants Will Support Improvement Projects at the Airports to Improve Efficiency and Safety for the Flying Public * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5,744,000 in federal grants to support infrastructure, operations and safe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- 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, led a letter with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Doug Jones (D-AL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Pat Toomey (R-PA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Steve Daines (R-MT) to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reque  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration plans to provide an additional 45,000 H-2B visas nationally, which help Granite State small businesses fill seasonal job openings in the current tight labor market. The reports come less than a month after Shaheen sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter with Senator Angus King (I-ME) to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following op-ed on record number of U.S. law enforcement officers died by suicide, published in the Fox News website: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) authored an op-ed for Fox News sounding the alarm on the concerning increase of suicides among first responders. A record number of U.S. law enforcement officers died by suicide last year according to Blue H.E.L.P., a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that works to reduce menta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal Grants Will Support Improvement Projects at the Airports to Improve Efficiency and Safety for the Flying Public * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5,744,000 in federal grants to support infrastructure, operations and saf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) led their colleagues in expressing concerns regarding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recently issued guidance on vaping. In a letter to the director of the Center for Tobacco Products, Mitch Zeller, the senators expressed their concerns and requested answers from Mr. Zeller about a variety of vaping-related issues, including the FDA's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to Republican efforts, both at the state level in New Hampshire and in Congress, to pass dangerous legislation that would infringe on women's constitutional rights and compromise their reproductive health care. The Senators' statements come in response to a nationwide campaign by state and congres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to Republican efforts, both at the state level in New Hampshire and in Congress, to pass dangerous legislation that would infringe on women's constitutional rights and compromise their reproductive health care. The Senators' statements come in response to a nationwide campaign by state and congre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced the Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act, legislation that would reform the federal government's crop insurance program to better protect taxpayers. The federal crop insurance program is operated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and aims to protect American farmers from losses  more