WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following NBC News's reporting that 30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance system are broken(link is external), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) demanded that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas immediately address this security lapse to restore real-time border monitoring and ensure border security. A recently circulated Customs and Border Protect  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led a bipartisan letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) demanding answers on the steps it is taking to ensure veterans' access to quality, timely compensation and pension examinations (C&P exams) amid allegations contracted services and insufficient federal oversight have negatively impacted veterans. Joining Grassley are Sens. Joni Ernst   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: SALEM - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan toured GPD Optoelectronics in New Hampshire on Wednesday, a local business that manufactures specialized semiconductors with applications in aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and other industries. The visit underscored the impact of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Senator Hassan helped develop and pass into law, on boosting semiconductor production   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Sam Evans-Brown, executive director of Clean Energy New Hampshire, from a Sept. 13, 2024, field hearing entitled "Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to share the experience we've accumulated through our small business energy circuit rider (ECR) program, and its impact on rural N  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by ReVision Energy Co-Owner Dan Weeks from a Sept. 13, 2024, field hearing entitled "Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify before the Senate Small Business Committee about energy-related challenges and opportunities facing small and independent businesses in New Hampshire  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Sarah Waring, state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, from a Sept. 13, 2024, field hearing entitled "Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience": * * * Chairwoman Shaheen, thank you for the opportunity today to speak before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on an im  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: (Manchester, NH) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) delivered remarks at the New Hampshire Women's Foundation's 20th Anniversary Women Building Community Luncheon. The annual luncheon brings together Granite State women to celebrate the foundation's work and for inspiration, connection and action. Photos from the luncheon can be found here. "Through  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Rindge, NH) U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks and read a letter from President Joe Biden before presenting a stone from the President's home state of Delaware to the Cathedral of the Pines. The Cathedral of the Pines is an interfaith memorial dedicated to the memory and honor of all Americans who serve the nation in search of peace. Photos from today's event can be found here. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Manchester, NH) U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and the Ship Sponsor for the USS Manchester, welcomed crew members, including Commander Ralph Lufkin, back to Manchester and joined them for a visit with Manchester West High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) students. The USS Manchester crew members delivered a p  more