WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: The co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH-02), Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), James E. Clyburn (D-SC-06), Bob Latta (R-OH-05), Tim Walberg (R-MI-05), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Richard Hudson (R-NC-09), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-03), announced the continuation of the Caucus in the 118th Congress. "Whether it is a small business c  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-2) and Representative Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced the bipartisan Spectrum Coordination Act, which seeks to foster a more collaborative spectrum coordination agreement between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). "Spectrum technology holds tremendous opportunities for o  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen announced with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas that Nashua Community College will receive $456,051 through the Federal Aviation Administration to help expand their technical and mechanical job training programs for aviation. This grant will help ensure that Nashua  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: The New Hampshire delegation announced that Nashua Community College will receive $456,051 through the Federal Aviation Administration to help expand their technical and mechanical job training programs for aviation. This grant will help ensure that Nashua Community College can continue to expand opportunities for Granite State students. The grant to Nashua Community College was funde  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure law -- and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $7 million for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to support a terminal arrivals area expansion project. The federal funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation announced $7 million for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to support a terminal arrivals area expansion project. The federal funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - the bipartisan infrastructure bill - that was signed into law in 2021. The project includes expanding the public portion of the existing domestic bag claim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure law -- and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $7 million for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to support a terminal arrivals area expansion project. The federal funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure law -- and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $7 million for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to support a terminal arrivals area expansion project. The federal funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - the b  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Small Business, applauded New Hampshire's record-setting $7.3 billion in exports in 2022, nearly $1 billion more than our exports in 2021. "New Hampshire record-setting export numbers underscore what we already know: that the Granite State's economy is among the strongest in the nation and that our manufacturing sect  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week during Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings, Senator Hassan highlighted priorities for Granite State veterans, including transporting veterans to their appointments at the VA, strengthening veterans' mental health, and improving the infrastructure of the VA Medical Center in Manchester. During a hearing that featured witnesses from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Senator Hassan  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Dan Rath of Keene as February's Granite Stater of the month. Since 2001, Dan has led a team for the Special Olympics New Hampshire's Penguin Plunge at Hampton Beach to fundraise for the organization's various programs. Dan started his team, the Frozen Sections, after fundraising and plunging on his own the first winter. He began recruiting friends and people he m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, visited Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras this past week as part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip where she spoke with foreign officials about economic and public safety priorities - and in particular the need to crack down on fentanyl and other drug trafficking. She was joined by Senato  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, reintroduced their bipartisan bill to close a loophole that Big Pharma can exploit to block competition from better alternative drugs, including generic drugs, and keep drug prices high. The reintroduction of the Senators' Prescription Drug Competition Act follows a recent   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Military Spouse Hiring Act, which would amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. According to a survey by Blue Star Families, military spouse employment is the top issue impacting active-duty families, and the top contributor to financial stress among military families. Mili  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in reintroducing the Major Richard Star Act, legislation to ensure that more combat-injured veterans can receive their full benefits. Currently, veterans who were injured during combat and had to retire with less than 20 years of service due to their injuri  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Military Spouse Hiring Act, which would amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. According to a survey by Blue Star Families, military spouse employment is the top issue impacting active-duty families, and the top contributor to financial stress among mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 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 Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees - joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers this week led by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on a resolution calling for the enactment of a new tax agreement with Taiwan. The resolution encourages the administration to begin negotiating a tax agreement with Tai  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) - Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - issued a joint statement with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) after the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo announced an interim agreement to normalize relations  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As Women's History Month gets underway, this week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) renewed her nearly decade-long push to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill by introducing the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023. For years, Shaheen has urged U.S. Department of Treasury officials through three different administrations to feature Tubman's likeness on the $20 bill. Tubman would be the first woman and  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced The Charitable Act this week. The Senators' bill would expand and extend the expired non-itemized deduction for charitable giving, ensuring Americans who donate to charities, houses of worship, religious organizations and other nonprofits of their choice are able to deduct that donation from their federal taxes at a high  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, issued the following statement in response to drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly)'s announcement that it will cut the list prices for its commonly prescribed insulin medication by 70% and take additional steps to bolster affordability for diabetes patients. The company stated the 70% price cuts   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, announced that they joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Jon Tester (D-MT) to introduce the Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service t  more