WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: In a bipartisan effort to help rural communities thrive, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced The Success for Rural Students and Communities Act. Their bill would assist rural students in reaching their higher education goals and connect them with employment opportunities in their hometowns. The legislation is co-sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tina Smit  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the app's safety features, or lack thereof, for users under the age of 16. Kuster, a Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, specifically raised the concerns of parents in New Hampshire's Second District about the app's influence on young kids. "As a parent, I am very concerned about the impact   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), co-chair of the Bipartisan Ski and Snowboard Caucus, honored Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, on the House floor. On March 11, 2023, Shiffrin broke the record for the most World Cup wins, becoming the most decorated alpine skier ever, male or female. Kuster's full remarks are available here (https://youtu.be/iZTnbS10C7g) and p  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the bipartisan Rural Health Innovation Act with Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08). This critical legislation will work to improve access to and the quality of health care in rural communities in New Hampshire and across the United States. "Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care, regardless of where the  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted against H.R. 5, dangerous legislation to put politics over parents by creating hostile environments for certain students, including LGBTQ+ students, and empowering certain parents to dictate what other parents' children can and cannot read and what they can and cannot learn. "In New Hampshire, we believe all parents have an important role to pl  more

CANDIA, New Hampshire, March 21 -- 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, alongside U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $690,562 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the Candia Fire Department through the Fiscal Year (FY)  more

CANDIA, New Hampshire, March 21 -- 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, alongside U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $690,562 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the Candia Fire Department through the Fiscal Year (FY)   more

CANDIA, New Hampshire, March 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, alongside U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $690,562 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the Candia Fire Department through the Fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: The New Hampshire delegation welcomed $690,562 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the Candia Fire Department through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program. The SAFER program provides eligible fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations with resources to hire new, additional firefig  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- 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) welcomed $511,898 for Boire Field Airport (ASH) in Nashua. Specifically, these funds will be used to support the reconstruction of 11,277 square yards of the existing apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- 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) welcomed $511,898 for Boire Field Airport (ASH) in Nashua. Specifically, these funds will be used to support the reconstruction of 11,277 square yards of the existing apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: 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) welcomed $511,898 for Boire Field Airport (ASH) in Nashua. Specifically, these funds will be used to support the reconstruction of 11,277 square yards of the existing apron pavement that has reached the end  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: The New Hampshire delegation welcomed $511,898 for Boire Field Airport (ASH) in Nashua. Specifically, these funds will be used to support the reconstruction of 11,277 square yards of the existing apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. The funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - the bipartisan infrastructure bill - t  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan delivered a speech on the Senate Floor to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act -- including Medicaid expansion -- into law. During the speech, she discussed her leadership as Governor to expand Medicaid following the passage of the ACA, and how this has strengthened New Hampshire. See highlights from Senator Hassan's speech below: "The Aff  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, questioned Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough on several key issues facing Granite State veterans, including the infrastructure needs of the Manchester VA Medical Center (VAMC) and the implementation of  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Small Business Committee, questioned Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman about a Biden Administration proposal to reduce funding for Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) by $19 million for FY 2024. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire SBDC saw an approximate 68% increase in its annual direct a  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5, the so-called Parents Bill of Rights Act, which passed the House today. "Every student deserves a safe, inclusive learning environment at school, and every parent must feel confident in their child's education," said Congressman Chris Pappas.  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: This week Representatives Pappas, Bilirakis, Malliotakis, Pallone, Titus, and Sarbanes sponsored a resolution to commemorate the upcoming 202nd anniversary of Greek Independence which will take place on March 25, 2023. The resolution emphasizes the hard-fought struggle for independence of the Greek people, and the historic and dynamic relationship that defines the deep American-Helle  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act, which would recognize the heroic services of the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, also called "Hello Girls," who served as a critical bridge between American and French forces during World War I. The act awards the Hello Girls with   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Senator Hassan discussed her Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act which recently became law, as well as the importance of adequately providing Title X funding for family planning. During the hearing, Senator Hassan highlighted her bipartisan Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, which was signed into  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, helped advance a bipartisan bill to extend federal grant programs for local fire departments. The bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act would reauthorize two critical programs - the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program and the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan discussed her work to support veterans in New Hampshire, including by passing into law her bipartisan bill to boost veteran employment and her successful push to help raise wages for Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) employees in some areas of New Hampshire. In addition, Senator Hassan highlighted the need to improve the in  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Alex Ray and Lisa Mure of Holderness, and Susan Mathison and Steve Rand of Plymouth as March's Granite Staters of the Month. The group of friends started a nonprofit, Common Man for Ukraine, that has raised more than $2.6 million for Ukrainian children impacted by Putin's unconscionable invasion of Ukraine. Following the onset of the war, the group wanted to fig  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act to strengthen health care for women before, after, and during childbirth. The reintroduction of this legislation comes after data was released last week from the CDC showing an alarming 40 percent increase in maternal mortality rates between 2020 and 2021. The report also underscored that the count  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs and founders of the Free Belarus Caucus, welcomed Belarusian pro-democracy leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to the U.S. Capitol today and gave brief statements on the Belarusian pro-democracy movement. The Senators underscored the importance of holding Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his autocratic regime accountable f  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 18, 2023: Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) cosponsored the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or The Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities. Almost 43 million households, primarily in rural communities, rely exclusively on groundwater delivered through pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, helped introduce bipartisan legislation to codify the position of Ambassador-At-Large for the Arctic Region at the U.S. Department of State. "With nations like Russia and China expanding their influence in the Arctic, it's critical that the United States has diplomatic leadership focused on the  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, joined bipartisan legislation that would create a China Grand Strategy Commission to hold China accountable for its attempts to undermine international norms. The Commission would develop recommendations over the next two years for a comprehensive U.S. strategy towards the People's Republic of  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, recently reintroduced her bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) that would direct the administration to develop a strategy toward the Black Sea Region, which she has visited numerous times in her capacity as chair of the SFRC Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) hosted Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, for a discussion on the federal government's ongoing response to the substance use disorder epidemic. In their discussion, the Senators addressed the responsibility that big tech companies must ta  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement on March 22, 2023, with 10 senators: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SRFC), issued a joint statement with SFRC Democrats and led by SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli officials' recent meetings in Egypt and Jordan. "We welcome the meeting that was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March  more