WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) re-introduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans--including 361  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Over the weekend, Congressman Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, in response to continued reports of discussions between the United States and Turkey on the sale of F-16s in exchange for Sweden's accession to NATO, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers demanding any agreement for the sale of F-16s and modernization kits to Turkey include mechanisms that provide for   more

LEBANON, New Hampshire, July 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with the leadership of the Hanover Co-op Food Stores to hear about their operations and tour the Lebanon location. During the visit, the group discussed the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill, which Congress is currently considering, and how the legislation can advance New Hampshire farmers' and producers' priorities. Specifically, Kuster hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, bipartisan legislation to help recruit and retain paraeducators in our schools and educate students with barriers to learning. Paraeducators include teachers' aids, instructional assistants, and other in-class support who work with a variety of students. Although paraeducators play   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced she is co-leading comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to respond to the addiction and overdose crisis. The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization (SUPPORT) Act is a landmark bill to update Congress's response to the complicated challenges of mental health and substance use disorder and empower communities to respond to t  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) urged her colleagues from across the aisle to get serious about protecting our national security and delivering for our nation's troops. This week, the House of Representatives considered the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that funds our military and defense operations for the year. Though this package is typically passed with ro  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) were joined by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), John Thune (R-SD), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would require the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close th  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after extreme members of the House of Representatives hijacked a historically bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to play politics with our service members and our national security: "I'm incredibly disappointed that extremists in Congress have hijacked what should be, and what has traditiona  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to reintroduce Senate and House versions of the National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act, which would provide federal resources for communities to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma. By helping to establish programs that allow law enforcement a  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill as the full committee meets to consider the bill. Senator Shahe  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, led a press conference today with members of the bipartisan congressional delegation at the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Joining Shaheen and Tillis were Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Re  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) applauded today's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first birth control pill that will be available without a prescription. "Expanding access to birth control is a key way to protect a woman's fundamental freedom and stand up to the attacks on women's reproductive rights that we've seen in New Hampshire and across the country," said Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned experts about how to spur research into drugs and other tools to help combat the rise of "superbugs," infections resistant to traditional antibiotic or anti-fungal treatments. "Superbugs," or antimicrobial resistance, occur when a bacterial or fungal microbe becomes resistant to antibiotics or antifungals. Antimicrobial resistance and "sup  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: During a Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan shared veteran Tim Carignan of Lyman's experience obtaining insurance coverage for his service dog Duchess. Carignan reached out to Senator Hassan's office last year because he was having difficulty obtaining insurance coverage for Duchess through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Senator H  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 was voted out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Shaheen's support. "I'm proud to have helped advance this key legislation, which is critical to maintaining and improving operations at  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the PFAS Community Engagement and Transparency Act, which would increase the Department of Defense (DOD)'s transparency regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) related activities. "As PFAS exposure continues to threaten the health of communities in New Hampshire and ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to reintroduce Senate and House versions of the National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act, which would provide federal resources for communities to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma. By helping to establish programs that allow law enforce  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mayor Joyce Craig joined Senator Shahe  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 13, 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) applauded the Judiciary Committee for passing the Cooper Davis Act out of this committee. This legislation would require social media companies to report illicit fentanyl, methamphetamine and fake pill activity   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, concluded a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Joining Shaheen and Tillis were Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Pete Rick  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities through the VA to Address Social Needs (LINC VA) Act. This legislation enables the coordination of public and private social service resources with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, prioritizing connections with already existing, communi  more