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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Pappas Announces $265,000 to Help NH Businesses Adopt Prevent Pollution Practices
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has been selected to receive $265,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. The NHDES will provide P2 technical assistance to New Hampshir  more

Pappas Leads Hellenic Caucus in Introducing Oxi Day Resolution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, is leading bipartisan members of the Hellenic Caucus in introducing a resolution to designate October 28th as Oxi Day. On October 28, 1940 Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas refused to surrender to Axis forces, answering "Oxi!" or "No!" to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's 3 A.M. ultimatum that he allow Axis forces to  more

Sens. Cassidy, Hassan Release Policy Framework on Medicare Site-Neutral Reform to Lower Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today released a legislative framework to address site-neutral Medicare payment reform to lower health care costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars. Current Medicare regulations allow hospitals to take advantage of the higher Medicare payment structure for hospitals, allowing them to charge the highest possible price   more

Shaheen Leads Roundtable on Youth Substance Misuse Prevention in Claremont, Visits Hypertherm to Discuss Workforce Development, Continues "Invest in NH Tour" With Visit to Schaefer Center for Health Sciences at Colby-Sawyer College Nursing School
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Claremont, NH) U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a roundtable in Claremont on substance misuse prevention with Youth CAN leadership and community members. She then visited Hypertherm in Lebanon to discuss workforce challenges, housing and child care. Later, Shaheen continued her "Invest in NH Tour" with a visit to the Schaefer Center for Health Sciences at the Colby-Sawyer College Nursing Schoo  more

Shaheen Visits Public Housing Development to Discuss Weatherization, Highlights Weatherization Installer Apprenticeship
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Berlin, NH) Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a lead negotiator of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, visited a multi-unit public housing development undergoing weatherization installations to improve energy efficiency and lower monthly costs. During a tour of the complex, Shaheen discussed the benefits of weatherization with residents, as well as participants in the Tri-County Community Ac  more

Shaheen, Bipartisan Colleagues Call on Mark Zuckerberg to Remove and Prevent Ads for Illicit Drugs on Meta Platforms
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen is building on her Cooper Davis Act and leading the push to crack down on drug trafficking through social media** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, is leading a bipartisan letter with U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-I  more

Shaheen, Risch Issue Joint Statement in Response to Georgian Elections
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of SFRC, released the following joint statement in response to the elections in Georgia over the weekend: "Despite our recent concerns with democratic backsliding in Georgia, we had hoped to  more