WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), a fierce advocate for women's reproductive freedom and personal autonomy, co-sponsored legislation to guarantee the right to reproductive freedom -- including abortion -- under the law. The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) enshrines the right for health care providers to give abortion care to their patients, regardless of where they practice in the United States. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) reintroduced the Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act, which would help senior veterans live more independently and cut costs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The legislation creates a three year pilot program for eligible veterans to receive assisted living care paid for by the VA. The bill is co-led by Democrats Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and David Tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), a dedicated advocate for curbing gun violence, is leading calls for Congress to pass common sense legislation to address the scourge of gun violence and protect Americans in their schools, grocery stores, places of worship, and communities. Specifically, Kuster is pushing legislation to fund research into firearm violence prevention, enhance background checks, and keep   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on April 3, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) sent a bicameral letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urging the agency to address the delay with processing and delivering federal retirement benefits to federal employees. OPM, which manages government employees' health insurance and retirement benefit programs, has a substantial retirement claim inventory backlog, resulting  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- 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, led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in welcoming $763,446 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The funds will support UNH's Social Work and Education Department's collaboration with the Manchester School District to support the development o  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: The New Hampshire congressional delegation welcomed $763,446 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The funds will support UNH's Social Work and Education Department's collaboration with the Manchester School District to support the development of a School Social Work Track and a graduate certificate focused on trauma, diversity a  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire congressional delegation welcomed $763,446 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The funds will support UNH's Social Work and Education Department's collaboration with the Manchester School District to support the development of a School Social Work Track and a graduate certificate focused on trauma, diversity and inclusion to  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation welcomed $62,283,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). "Modern water infrastructure is essential to support healthy, strong, and economically vibrant communities," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "I helped secure this cri  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) met with military leaders, quantum technology experts, and cybersecurity professionals this week to hear about their research in quantum information sciences, as well as emerging quantum and cybersecurity threats, at sites in Colorado and New York. U.S. researchers are working to use quantum physics to develop advanced computing, sensing, and communication systems. A  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is leading a group of her colleagues in calling for robust funding for entrepreneurial development programs at the Small Business Administration (SBA) in this year's government funding bill. Specifically, the Senator and her colleagues are pushing for funding for programs administrated by the Office of Entrepreneurial Development and the Office of Ent  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Reserve Component Parental Leave Parity Act, a bipartisan bill that would expand parental leave eligibility for Reserve and National Guard members to cover all new parents. In a recent annual defense bill, Congress successfully expanded parental leave eligibility for service members serving on active duty orde  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement lauding Finland's historic accession into NATO. "We enthusiastically welcome Finland into NATO. Finland's accession marks a historic moment for the transatlantic Alliance and signals the Alliance's unity against the Kremlin's unprovoked war in Ukraine and the   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, April 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) - announced today that federal dollars have been allocated to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to support its Jackson Estuarine Lab Expansion and Renovation project. The $3,813,000 investment is awarded through the National Inst  more

WASHINGTON, April 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 Appropriations Committee, led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in welcoming $763,446 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The funds will support UNH's Social Work and Education Department's collaboration with the Manchester School District to support the development   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce the Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act. This bipartisan bill seeks to improve public health and lower household energy costs by bolstering the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which covers home weatherization, window replacement, sealing air lea  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution commemorating the upcoming 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The resolution celebrates the historic compromise that ushered  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- 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, along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced the Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act this week to help lower the cost of prescription drugs. The legislation would increase competition for generic drugs by providing better o  more

WASHINGTON, April 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 Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to help reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would help guarantee abortion coverage--without restrictions--for millions of Americans. The EACH Act ends the Hyde Amendment and lifts unjust aborti  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to help reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would help guarantee abortion coverage--without restrictions--for millions of Americans. The EACH Act ends the Hyde Amendment and lifts unjust abortio  more