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Shaheen Celebrates Historic U.S. Innovation, Global Competitiveness Law
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - released the following statement today after President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The historic legislation develops U.S. policy to address strategic, economic and diplomatic tools for a global strategy that will allow the United States to confront the challenges that China and other global competitors pose to the Un… Continue Reading
August 09, 2022
Shaheen Welcomes $500,000 for Catholic Medical Center in Manchester
**Shaheen secured funding as a senior appropriator through the FY 2022 government funding bill** (Manchester, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in Manchester. The funding comes through a congressional directed spending (CDS) request that Shaheen secured through the fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus package that passed… Continue Reading
August 09, 2022
ICYMI: NH Delegation Announces $19M in Federal Funds for Berlin Infrastructure Project
(Berlin, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Berlin will receive $19,534,391 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement an innovative project that connects two emerging industries - renewable power generation and tourism - in New Hampshire's northernmost city and positions them and the regio… Continue Reading
August 08, 2022
NH Delegation Announces $19M in Federal Funds for Berlin Infrastructure Project
(Berlin, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the City of Berlin will receive $19,534,391 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement an innovative project that connects two emerging industries - renewable power generation and tourism - in New Hampshire's northernmost city and positions them and the regio… Continue Reading
August 08, 2022
ICYMI: Shaheen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Secretary Blinken to Impose Magnitsky Law Sanctions on Russian Officials Responsible for Poisoning and Jailing of Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, sent a letter with a bipartisan group of Senators led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to swiftly impose Magnitsky law-related sanctions against Russian officials responsible for the arrest, jailing and poisoni… Continue Reading
August 08, 2022
NH Delegation Welcomes $6.1M to Update Newport Wastewater Facility to Address Pollution & Health Risks
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded $6,164,000 heading to Newport to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility that serves nearly 2,000 people. This project is essential to stem pollution that could pose health risks to the town and communities downstream along the Sugar River. Attempts to mitigate this pollution have been unsuccessful over the last decade, and this funding w… Continue Reading
August 07, 2022
BREAKING: Shaheen Helps Senate Pass Historic Legislation to Reduce Inflation & Prioritize Middle-Class Families
**Legislation includes provisions championed by Shaheen to extend pivotal ACA premium tax credits** **Bill includes historic action on climate, including energy efficiency measures championed by Shaheen** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes historic investments to extend key health care premium tax credits, lower the cost of prescription drugs, address the surging costs of … Continue Reading
August 05, 2022
As Anniversary of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Approaches, Shaheen & Bipartisan Group of Senators Continue to Raise Plight of Afghan Women
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, was part of a bipartisan group this week, including U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who were briefed by representatives from the U.S. State Department and USAID on the status of Afghan women and girls nearly one year since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. "Over the last year, we've tragically seen a r… Continue Reading
August 05, 2022
Shaheen, Collins & Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on EPA to Ensure Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure funding allocated in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to combat per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in small and underserved communities is available to address contamination in residential wells. "We write to reiterate our intent for this funding to be available for a wide array of projects… Continue Reading
August 05, 2022
Shaheen Leads NH Delegation in Welcoming More Than $1.6 Million in Research Grants to UNH & Dartmouth College
**More than $1.3M for UNH & $280,000 for Dartmouth** (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, alongside Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), welcomed National Science Foundation (NSF) grants heading to New Hampshire, including $1,359,407 to the University of New Hampshire and $280,000 to Dartmouth College. This funding comes from the Established Program to Stim… Continue Reading
August 05, 2022
Shaheen, Wicker Urge Swift Appointment of New U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus
**Push comes following departure of Ambassador Fisher & amid Lukashenka's continued crackdown on human rights** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken advocating for the preservation of the role of U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus and asking the State Department to work with the Biden administration to expediti… Continue Reading
August 04, 2022
Shaheen, Wicker Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Support Economic Development, Promote Democratic Resilience & Combat Corruption in the Balkans
**Shaheen serves as Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, introduced new bipartisan legislation with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) called the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act. This legislation would support economic development in the region through initiatives on infrastructure, trade and anti-corruption, including … Continue Reading
August 03, 2022
BREAKING: Shaheen and Tillis Laud Senate Approval of Protocols for Finland & Sweden’s Accession into NATO
**Shaheen and Tillis are co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group and lead bipartisan action in the Senate in support of the transatlantic Alliance** **The Senators led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the NATO Summit in Madrid ** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the followin… Continue Reading
August 03, 2022
Shaheen Delivers Remarks Ahead of Senate’s Historic Vote on NATO Accession Protocols for Sweden & Finland
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and Co-Chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, delivered remarks on the Senate floor this afternoon. She urged the Senate to adopt the resolution paving the way for Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO. She discussed why this enlargement of NATO is critical to address Putin's brutal war in Ukraine, specifically his campaign of ethnic cleansing t… Continue Reading
August 03, 2022
Shaheen Releases NH Priorities in FY23 Senate Government Funding Proposal
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), issued the following statement on newly released legislation by Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee late last week to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Senator Shaheen worked to include and supported numerous measures that were added to the legis… Continue Reading
August 02, 2022
Shaheen Votes in Favor of Historic Veterans Legislation, Sends it to President’s Desk
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (the PACT Act). The bipartisan bill passed the Senate with a vote of 86 to 11. The House of Representatives previously approved the legislation, which will now be sent to the President's desk to be signed into law. "This bipartisan legislation puts veterans first by expanding access to services they need to heal and r… Continue Reading
August 02, 2022
NH Delegation Announces 200K for Cheshire County, $116K for Linwood Medical Center to Support Rural Workforce Training for Mental Health and Substance Use Services
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that Cheshire County will receive $200,000 and Linwood Medical Center will receive $116,476 in federal funding to support workforce training for mental health and substance use services in rural areas. The funding was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Healt… Continue Reading
August 02, 2022
Shaheen Leads NH & ME Senators in Call to DOD on Childcare Issues at Shipyard
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Senate Navy Caucus, led a letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense Katherine Hicks on Friday with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), expressing concern about the childcare center prioritization policy, specifically regarding the impact of that policy on civilian families who were recently displaced from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyar… Continue Reading
August 01, 2022
Shaheen Announces More Than $89M for Key NH Projects & Priorities in New Government Funding Proposal
**A senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Shaheen worked to include federal support for a myriad of NH projects in the proposal released by Senate Democrats, including expanding access to health care, updating water infrastructure, increasing affordable housing and more.** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that a government funding proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2023 released last week by Sena… Continue Reading
August 01, 2022
Shaheen Launches “Know Your Rights” Abortion Guide for Granite Staters
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released a guide to help inform Granite Staters about what health care services and resources are available in the wake of the Supreme Court's dangerous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Know Your Rights Guide: Reproductive Care in New Hampshire provides information on deadlines and locations to access abortion care, as well as links to financial help and legal resources for patients. "The Supreme Court's dangerous decision to overturn… Continue Reading
