Press Releases

Washington, D.C.—All eight members of the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional Delegations wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him...

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 32 Senators in advocating for local governments to receive dedicated, flexible...

** Letter comes as more Americans continue to lose their jobs and their employer-based health care amid the COVID-19 crisis** WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne...

Senators’ Letter Raises Broadband Challenges, Importance of Mental Health Care WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today urged the...

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Health,...

“If we do not mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, it will continue to spread in the community and endanger the public at large.” WASHINGTON, D.C. –...

**An unprecedented volume of unemployment benefit claims have led to significant delays as over 100,000 Granite Staters file for unemployment benefits during COVID-19...

“As our financial, educational, social, civic, and healthcare needs become more dependent on the internet during this crisis, Congress must commit to ensuring that no one...

Senators Request Additional Funding for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to Respond to Growing Domestic Violence...

**Support for airports was a priority for Shaheen during CARES Act negotiations** (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the...

Washington, D.C.—Members of the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional Delegations wrote to the Department of Defense (DOD) to express their concern with an updated policy...

NEW HAMPSHIRE – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are urging the Department of Agriculture to act immediately to help dairy farmers and the...

**Shaheen was a lead negotiator of the Paycheck Protection Program which has so far obligated $1.06 billion in approved forgivable loans to Granite State small...

SHAHEEN: “States in the New England region have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19, and we must ensure that PPE ends up in the right hands and those committing illegal...

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and colleagues in calling on Vice President Mike Pence and...

(Washington, DC) – Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury launched a new IRS website enabling Granite Staters and Americans who do...

Senators express concern that Administration’s reliance on private companies for distribution raises serious ethical questions, could result in supplies not being delivered...

Shaheen, Hassan, Kuster & Pappas Supported Robust Financial Assistance in New Law to Help Granite State Health Care Providers Mitigate Revenue Shortfall Due to COVID-19...

**Delegation highlights that NH has only received 32 percent of the total requested N95 respirator masks, 27 percent of swabs requested, 5 percent of the requested gowns, 4 percent...

**Letter follows the congressional delegation's previous letter last week calling on the administration to provide better guidance to lending institutions so they can issue loans...