WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced legislation today to include Wyoming County in the region covered by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Created under the 2008 Farm Bill, the Northern Border Regional Commission is a regional economic development partnership involving federal, state, and local governments in the four northeastern states along the Northern Border,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) sat down with Harper, a third-grade student at Christa McAuliffe School, for a candid, one-on-one interview for a class project. Harper and her classmates were assigned a prominent figure from Concord to write about. The two discussed Kuster's childhood, her work in Congress, and their shared love for White Park. An abbreviated tra  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02) recently introduced the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act (H.R. 3839). This bill expedites and improves the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) review process for generic medications by allowing the agency to inform generic drug sponsors about the differences between their application and the reference  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led her fellow co-chairs and Senators Rick Scott, Ed Markey, Marco Rubio, and Thom Tillis to announce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing June 6th as Naloxone Awareness Day. The resolution promotes awareness of the life-saving drug, Naloxone, whi  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states. The Humane Correctional Health Care Act would help disrupt the cycle of recidivis  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation announced $7,128,850 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected eight communities in New Hampshire to receive eight grants totaling $7,128,850 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessm  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- 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, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program. This fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277.00 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program. This funding will be allocated towards AHEC's programming around children and caregivers that have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences, as well as expand  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program. This funding will be allocated towards A  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like New Hampsh  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Blake Moore (R-UT) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs fil  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs f  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan honored the 100th anniversary of Laconia Motorcycle Week, a New Hampshire and American institution, with an official statement in the Congressional Record. In the statement, Senator Hassan pays tribute to the beloved tradition of this event and highlights the critical issues that riders have supported and raised awareness for in past years. "For one hundred y  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Gary Peters (D-MI) reintroduced the bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse through which faith-based organizations, houses of worship, and other nonprofits could access information on safety and security best practices, available federal grant prog  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today questioned U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy during a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing entitled "Why Are So Many American Youth in Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions." This hearing follows up on a meeting Senator Hassan had yesterday with the Surgeon General where she raised concerns about the negative impact tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: According to reports, as of February 2023, Chinese refineries were processing, refining, or engaging with approximately 1.2 million barrels of Iranian oil per day. Iranian oil sales to China's genocidal regime fund the Ayatollah's ability to repress Iranian protestors. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Stop Harboring Iranian P  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced legislation to extend and expand the federal maple support program, which supports the U.S. maple syrup industry through research and education, natural resource sustainability and the marketing of maple syrup and maple-sap products. The Market Access, Promotion and Landowner Education Support for Your Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Senators Murphy (D-CT), Van Hollen (D-MD), Cardin (D-MD), Tillis (R-NC), and Ricketts (R-NE) in a joint statement urging calm between Kosovo and Serbia amid deteriorating security conditions between the tw  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, toured three New Hampshire defense manufacturing facilities and met with the companies' leadership. The visits came ahead of Shaheen co-leading a bipartisan congressional delegation visit to the Paris Air Show. The New Hampshire companies Shaheen met with will also attend the Air Show la  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation today to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program. The Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 would reauthorize and strengthen critically important Type 1 diabetes research at the National Institutes of Health. This reauthorization would renew vi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, reintroduced the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act. This bipartisan legislation would expand Medicare coverage for diabetes self-management training (DSMT) sessions, where diabetes educators help train Medicare patients on how to manage their glucose, m  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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 joint statement after the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Chief William Hart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire. Chief Hart served as Chief of the Londonderry Police Department from 2009 to 2022 and was previously a captain with the department. Prior to his time with the Londonderry Police   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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 joint statement after the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Chief William Hart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire. Chief Hart served as Chief of the Londonderry Police Department from 2009 to 2022 and was previously a captain with the department. Prior to his time with the Londonderry Police  more