WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Biden signed into law the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes key national security provisions that Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) secured and supported. The bill includes a 5.2 percent pay raise for U.S. service members and specifically includes bipartisan measures that Senator Hassan authored to provide parental leave parity for Reserve a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following a push from the New Hampshire and Vermont Congressional Delegations, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in New Hampshire and Vermont, who support Granite Staters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center, White Mountain National Forest, and the Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. It applies t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: "COP 28 made it clear that tackling the climate crisis requires every country across the world to do their part--and America must continue to lead that fight." Washington, D.C. -- Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Climate Change and Clean Energy Task Force Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) penned a joint op-ed in Newsweek on their experience representing the United States at the COP   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke with the Washington Post's Health 202 Newsletter to discuss their bipartisan INSULIN Act as part of their recent efforts to lower the cost of insulin. As co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, Shaheen and Collins have led action in the U.S. Senate to advance priorities that will lower the costs of insulin, invest in treatment and p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Nashua, N.H. -- Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Narayan Sajeev, a Nashua High School South senior, has won the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for New Hampshire's Second Congressional District. The Congressional App Challenge is a national competition aimed at encouraging middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. Narayan's app, Mpo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Concord, N.H. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that she has nominated 26 New Hampshire students for admission to four United States Service Academies. 10 of the 26 students were nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy, five to the U.S. Military Academy, 10 to the U.S. Air Force Academy, and one to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. "Admission to our country's esteemed Service Academies   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the PFAS Action Act alongside Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18). The PFAS Action Act is comprehensive, bipartisan legislation that would protect Americans and our environment from forever chemicals by establishing a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, accelerating t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. The legislation, passed on a bipartisan basis, authorizes key national defense priorities and provides for a 5.2% pay raise for U.S. service members, bolsters national security, and strengthens U.S. supply chains by investing in domestic manufacturing. "At a time when America faces many challeng  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Paige Youschak-Thompson of Laconia as December's Granite Stater of the Month. Paige is known around the Lakes Region for her dedication to volunteer work and bettering the community. She began regularly volunteering while her daughter was in school and now that her daughter is an adult, Paige volunteers five days a week, putting in more than 40 hours a week. Bein  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, urged Shalanda Young, the White House Office of Management and Budget director, to prioritize small businesses in the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request. The full text of the letter is below. Dear Dire  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)--led 45 Senators in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) urging them to reject any new poison pill policy riders in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion policy provisions that Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Democratic U.S. Senators led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to introduce a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. This action comes as Americans continue to grapple with the reversal of Roe v. Wade and follows last week's announ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to urge the agency to swiftly implement recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its recent report, Sugar Program: Alternative Meth  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker urging the FAA to conduct a thorough assessment of potential measures to mitigate stressful work conditions for air traffic controllers. A New York Times investigation, as well as a report issued by the National Airspace Safety Review Team (SRT) last month  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Democratic U.S. Senators led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to introduce a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. This action comes as Americans continue to grapple with the reversal of Roe v. Wade and follow  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, today released a joint statement in response to reports that the recent elections in Serbia were not fair nor free: "The national electio  more