WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the Federal Communication Commission's implementation of a key provision of her Safe Connections Act. The Lifeline program will help survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and related crimes get discounted phone, internet, or bundled services. Survivors can now also make a request with their service provider to separate their mobile phone lines fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act: "Thirty years ago, the Violence Against Women Act was signed into law. This landmark legislation dramatically expanded access to critical safety and support services and protections for survivors of domestic and sexual violence," said Kuster. "However, the scour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement commemorating the anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks: "Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks--a solemn day for the United States. Our country and the world were forever changed in the aftermath of these horrific acts of terror. "Today and every day, we remember and mourn   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) celebrated the announcement of over $3.7 million in federal funding for Manchester Fire Department to hire and retain an additional twelve firefighters through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants program. "Every day firefighters answer the call from our communities responding to any number of em  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the House on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) that unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans working in public service, including federal employees, police officers, firefi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan hosted a conversation with veterans in Littleton last week. The conversation, which included North Country veterans who lead Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) and veteran-to-veteran peer support groups, focused on improving mental health resources for veterans and removing the barriers and stigma to getting that care, as well as how to better support VS  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience" at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2024, at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Pandora Mill Building, Room 201, 88 Commercial Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101: Witness Panel 1 * Ms. Sarah Waring, State Director, Vermont and New Hampshire, USDA Rural Development,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair 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, today hosted a field hearing and resource fair at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester on historic investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act that help small businesses lower th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Portsmouth, NH) Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, attended a departure ceremony at Pease Air National Guard Base for approximately 300 members in the New Hampshire National Guard's 157th Air Refueling Wing who are deploying over the next year in several waves for up to six months in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Ph  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Governor Sununu signed a harmful Republican-backed voter ID law: "By signing this bill into law, Governor Sununu and New Hampshire Republicans are actively making it more difficult for Granite Staters to register to vote to make their voices heard in our elections and our democracy. They're inventing a problem in sear  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC), Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following statement calling for the U.S. to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of American-provided long-range weapons: "As I'v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) are introducing the bipartisan Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act to strengthen efforts to address the substance misuse disorder crisis that is im  more