WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded a Department of Justice grant opportunity for police departments seeking accreditation, funding he secured in FY 2023 government funding legislation. Pappas advocated for these funds to be dedicated for use by smaller departments, in line with the goals of his EAGLE Act, to help police departments update their standards and best practices to  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity on how to prevent, recognize, and report child sexual abuse. The b  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, led by Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC), held a hearing to examine the worsening crisis at our Northern border, in which they heard testimony from Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), President of  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a Health Subcommittee hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. Heeding her calls for action, Kuster applauded the Department's efforts to rebuild the health workforce and expand access to care and resources in rural communities. "We know that the pandemi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted against House Republicans' proposed energy bill that consists almost entirely of handouts and new loopholes for the oil, gas, and mining industries. Kuster urged her colleagues to work across the aisle to lower energy costs, strengthen our energy grid, and increase resiliency. "Today, I voted against a disastrous Republican bill that would hurt  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and John Curtis (R-UT) joined Washington Post Live Across the Aisle to discuss their work leading the Bipartisan Ski and Snowboard Caucus and the significance of the outdoor recreation industry on our nation's economy. From New Hampshire to Utah, winter sports make up a $20 billion industry - Kuster and Curtis are working together to protect them from the impa  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: The New Hampshire delegation today welcomed $7,572,000 from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for New Hampshire's Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF). The funding will help communities upgrade essential wastewater and stormwater systems to protect public health and treasured water bodies across the nation. "New Hamps  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: In case you missed it, the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force co-chairs wrote an op-ed on the need for bipartisan cooperation to address the addiction and mental health crisis and the path forward in a divided Congress. Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Lisa McClain (R-MI) are leading the charge in Congress for bipa  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: U.S. Representative Annie Kuster and Senator Maggie Hassan delivered remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the federal Homeland Security Investigations' newly expanded Digital Forensic Laboratory in New Hampshire, which will strengthen federal and local law enforcement efforts to investigate crimes against children. Acting Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Secur  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today advanced Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and colleagues' bipartisan legislation to strengthen defenses against cyber and potential terrorist attacks, and to combat drug trafficking and undisclosed foreign lobbying. The Committee also passed a number of additional bipartisan bills that Senator Hassan worked on. "As w  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to crack down on a highly dangerous sedative that poses a new threat in New Hampshire's opioid epidemic. Xylazine is an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that criminals are mixing with fentanyl to increase its potency and lower their production costs, and the New Hampshire Dep  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to crack down on a highly dangerous sedative that poses a new threat in New Hampshire's opioid epidemic. Xylazine is an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that criminals are mixing with fentanyl to increase its potency and lower their production costs, and the New Hampshire Department of Health  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Representative Annie Kuster delivered remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the federal Homeland Security Investigations' newly expanded Digital Forensic Laboratory in New Hampshire, which will strengthen federal and local law enforcement efforts to investigate crimes against children. Acting Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced two bipartisan bills today to help get more generic prescription medications, which are often significantly cheaper than their brand-name counterparts, onto the market by closing loopholes Big Pharma exploits to keep prices high. Getting more generics on the market also creates competition, which is one way to help   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT), reintroduced the Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism (REPORT) Act, which requires federal agencies to report to Congress after a terrorist attack with information about exactly what happened and recommendations to prevent future attacks.   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to affordable childcare for families with parents working nontraditional hours. The After Hours Child Care Act would support expanding existing childcare programs, or establishing new facilities in some cases, so parents  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to introduce the Global Voices of Freedom Act. The legislation would improve the United States' ability to support pro-democracy movements and human rights defenders and help pre  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on March 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a letter today with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) on behalf of a group of 35 Senators to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, underscoring the serious national security imperatives tied to providing U.S. service members access to protected leave for abor  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and co-chair of the Free Belarus Caucus questioned activists and leaders from Belarus and Venezuela today during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. efforts to support democracy and human rights around the world. The Senators heard testimony from the Belarusian oppo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, issued the following statement on legislation that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). "One of the most solemn and significant Constitutional responsibilities of the U.S. Congress is to decide when to send American troop  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today met with Moldovan Ambassador to the U.S., Viorel Ursu. During the meeting, they discussed continued relations between the U.S. and Moldova and the ongoing Russian  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation today, the Cooper Davis Act, to hold social media companies accountable for reporting to law enforcement illicit fentanyl activity occurring on their platforms. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: In a hearing held today by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) addressed Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on the surge of migrants at the northern border of the United States, in particular in the Swanton Sector, which spans portions of upstate New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. "We've seen an undeniable s  more