WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, led a bipartisan resolution to reaffirm U.S. security priorities ahead of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Joining Shaheen on the resolution are Senate NATO Observer Group co-chair Senator Thom Tillis (R  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate Banking Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) that targets the illicit fentanyl supply chain by strengthening current law and allowing the Treasury Department to increase penalties for synthetic opioid trafficking and money laundering. The bipartisan bill takes steps to address the entire supply chai  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) participated in a Morning Joe panel discussion conducted by Ali Vitali ahead of the June 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade. During the segment, Shaheen reflected on the devastating consequences of the Dobbs decision on American women's reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy.  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee by a vote of 20-1. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize and strengthen vital Type 1 diabetes research happening at th  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, spoke with Federal Communications Commission officials about implementing her legislation, the Safe Connections Act. Signed into law last year, the Safe Connections Act helps survivors of domestic violence cut ties with their abusers by separating from shared wireless serv  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Today, on the 51st anniversary of the Pell Grant, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act to allow Pell Grant recipients to use their remaining Pell eligibility towards their first graduate degree. Currently, graduate students have limited options beyond loans to finance higher education. Pell G  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced today with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments. The AFG program provides direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments to enhance the safety and training of firefighters. Chichester Fire  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, 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, joined 15 bipartisan co-sponsors to help introduce the Warrior Call Day resolution, which would designate November 12, 2023, as National Warrior Call Day. On this date, all Americans, especially active-duty a  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, helped re-introduce the Equality Act in the 118th Congress. Pappas is an original co-sponsor of this legislation and fought to pass the bill last Congress. This legislation amends existing civil rights statutes to provide LGBTQ+ Americans with   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the 50-year-old federal right to an abortion established under Roe v. Wade and upset decades of settled law. One year later, 25 million women live in states where abortion is now banned or more restricted than before the ruling was issued. Fourteen states have banned abo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) re-introduced the Promoting Rural Exports Act. This bill would formally establish the Rural Export Center under U.S. Commercial Services, which would help rural businesses access international markets and work to increase their exports. "In New Hampshire, our small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and it's c  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently helped introduce bipartisan legislation -- the CERTS Tax Exemption Act - which would ensure the transportation industry does not owe taxes on grants they received during the pandemic allocated through the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program. The bipartisan legislation is led by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ja  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, John Cornyn (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles (ARMS) Act, which would give the Department of Defense (DoD) enhanced procurement authorities to quickly refill American defense stockpiles aft  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) --a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee -- and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee - announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments. The AF  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) --a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee -- and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee - announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments. The A  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) participated in a press conference hosted by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic women senators ahead of the June 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped reproductive h  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, led a bipartisan letter with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Angus King (I-ME) urging Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to address the extreme delays affecting the DOL's processing of labor certifications for H-2B visa applications. These delays are exa  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group - and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), also a member of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released the following statements after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron during their bipartisan congressional delegation visit to Paris, France: "As our oldest ally, France is one of the United States' most trusted and importan  more