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SHAHEEN: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS SEVERE INEQUITIES IN FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR SAME-SEX MILITARY COUPLES
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reacted with disappointment today to a Department of Justice announcement that declared that some federal agencies have been unable to extend benefits to same-sex couples in spite of last year's Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), further underscoring the need to pass her Charlie Morgan Act. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one department that because of current law is unable to grant important benefits … Continue Reading
June 20, 2014
SHAHEEN SHOWCASES NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR WASHINGTON, DC
(Click here to watch the Experience New Hampshire video) U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), New Hampshire's congressional delegation and the New Hampshire State Society welcomed more than 40 New Hampshire businesses and organizations to Capitol Hill last week for the fifth annual Experience New Hampshire event. The event gave New Hampshire businesses and organizations the opportunity to showcase their products and services to policy makers in Washington, DC. The event followed the fourth annua… Continue Reading
June 19, 2014
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES BIPARTISAN SHAHEEN AMENDMENT PROTECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE
(Washington, DC) - The Senate Appropriations Committee today cleared U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen's (D-NH) bipartisan amendment permanently repealing the Global Gag Rule - also referred to as the "Mexico City Policy" - in the State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) appropriations bill. The Global Gag Rule prohibits organizations funded by the United States from providing abortions or family planning services to women across the world, even if these activities are supported solely with non-US funds. … Continue Reading
June 19, 2014
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES SHAHEEN PROVISION PROTECTING PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
(Washington, DC) - The Senate Appropriations Committee today cleared a provision backed by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to bring health care equity for reproductive health services to female Peace Corps volunteers. The State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) appropriations bill would correct an inequity in Peace Corps reproductive health care coverage that prevents the Peace Corps from providing abortion coverage for volunteers in the case of rape, incest or when the life of the woman is enda… Continue Reading
June 19, 2014
BIPARTISAN COALITION INTRODUCES SUGAR REFORM AMENDMENT TO APPROPRIATIONS BILL
(Washington, DC) - A bipartisan coalition led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced an amendment to an appropriations package currently under Senate consideration to cut a wasteful spending practice under the broken U.S. sugar program. The Sugar Reform and Taxpayer Protection Amendment would specifically ban the practice of taxpayer dollars going to extremely large, multi-million dollar sugar processors through a program that has already cost taxpayers more than $250 million in … Continue Reading
June 18, 2014
SHAHEEN, JOHNSON, MANCHIN, AYOTTE INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today introduced a bipartisan amendment to the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill that would prohibit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from issuing grants to states for motorcycle-only checkpoints for one year. The amendment is similar to legislation introduced by the Senators earlier this year. The NHTSA initiated … Continue Reading
June 18, 2014
SHAHEEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CORFIN INDUSTRIES TOUT SUCCESS OF EXPORT PROGRAM AT SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE HEARING
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted Donald F. Tyler, Director of Corfin Industries, LLC, from Salem, New Hampshire at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing today to highlight how expanding export opportunities can help small businesses grow and create jobs. Tyler specifically discussed the impact of the State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) pilot program on Corfin and its role in helping Corfin reach new costumers overseas. "Helping small business… Continue Reading
June 18, 2014
SHAHEEN, CANTWELL AND GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE BILL SUPPORTING WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation yesterday to encourage women's business ownership and give women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) more opportunities to win federal contracts. The Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act would provide tools available under other contracting programs to help federal agencies meet the goal of awarding 5 percent of all federal contracts to WOSBs. "Although women co… Continue Reading
June 18, 2014
SHAHEEN, CANTWELL AND GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE BILL SUPPORTING WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation yesterday to encourage women's business ownership and give women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) more opportunities to win federal contracts. The Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act would provide tools available under other contracting programs to help federal agencies meet the goal of awarding 5 percent of all federal contracts to WOSBs. "Although women co… Continue Reading
June 13, 2014
SHAHEEN: FEDERAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO COMBAT HEROIN AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADDICTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called on Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to support the request to designate and include Rockingham County in the New England High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). In a letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Shaheen added her support to the HIDTA designation request for Rockingham County in New Hampshire made by the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, County Chiefs of P… Continue Reading
June 13, 2014
SHAHEEN, AYOTTE INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO GRANT LEGAL U.S. STATUS TO MERIAM YAHIA IBRAHIM ISHAG, CHILDREN
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced they have introduced legislation to grant Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag - an imprisoned Sudanese woman - and her two young children permanent legal status in the United States. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) and is companion legislation to a House bill sponsored by Representative Tom Cotton (R-AR). Ibrahim, who has been sentenced to… Continue Reading
June 12, 2014
SHAHEEN ASKS AIR FORCE TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL TESTING OF CONTAMINATED WATER AT PEASE TRADEPORT
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is expressing concern to the U.S. Air Force about the public health and financial impact of contaminated water at the Haven Well at the Pease International Tradeport and is requesting additional testing to "insure that any private well in the vicinity is safe." In a letter sent Wednesday to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Shaheen reiterated concerns from the City of Portsmouth about the detected levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic a… Continue Reading
June 11, 2014
SHAHEEN GIVES DC CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and the New Hampshire State Society welcomed more than 40 New Hampshire businesses to the fifth annual Experience New Hampshire reception on Capitol Hill this evening. The reception, which followed the New Hampshire Business Day luncheon, brings together businesses, organizations and policymakers in showcasing Granite State small businesses and products. New Hampshire businesses and organizations offered handmade foods and drinks from hotels… Continue Reading
June 11, 2014
BIPARTISAN VA BILL PASSES SENATE WITH SHAHEEN PROVISIONS INCLUDED
(Washington, DC) - A major bipartisan bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and expand veterans' access to health care passed the Senate today with key provisions put forward by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). With Shaheen's provisions incorporated - including a fix to long-standing inequities in New Hampshire veterans' access to health care and proposals from her Veterans Access to Care Accountability Act to reform the VA in light of the agency's ongoing mismanagement scan… Continue Reading
June 11, 2014
SHAHEEN HOSTS NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES IN WASHINGTON
(Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted nearly 200 members of the New Hampshire business community today for her 4th Annual New Hampshire Business Day Luncheon. The event gives members of the New Hampshire business community an opportunity to come to Capitol Hill and hear directly from government leaders and key congressional officials about federal programs and agencies that support, regulate, and offer research and technical assistance to businesses. "Small businesses are … Continue Reading
June 11, 2014
SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT LEGISLATION
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after legislation she co-sponsored to help current student loan borrowers refinance at lower interest rates failed to advance in the Senate this morning: "I am disappointed that the Republican leadership in the Senate blocked a plan to help young people and families in New Hampshire and around the country see some relief from overwhelming student debt. Allowing eligible borrowers to refinance their student l… Continue Reading
June 11, 2014
SHAHEEN, AYOTTE: VA REFORM BILL IS SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD FIXING INEQUITIES IN CARE FOR NH VETERANS
(Washington, DC) - New Hampshire U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced that they have successfully included language in a bipartisan bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help address a long-standing inequity in New Hampshire veterans' access to health care by expanding their ability to seek care from non-VA providers. The bipartisan bill, crafted by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), expands veterans' access to health… Continue Reading
June 10, 2014
TOMORROW IN WASHINGTON: SHAHEEN’S 5th ANNUAL EXPERIENCE NEW HAMPSHIRE RECEPTION
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will welcome more than 40 New Hampshire businesses and venders to the United States Capitol on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 for the fifth annual Experience New Hampshire reception. The reception gives an opportunity for dining, tourism, hospitality and business groups important to New Hampshire's economy to showcase the best of what the Granite State has to offer and is hosted by the New Hampshire State Society. Senator Shaheen will be joined by… Continue Reading
June 10, 2014
ON SENATE FLOOR, SHAHEEN CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION TO HELP EASE STUDENT DEBT BURDEN
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called for action on legislation to address the growing student loan debt crisis that is hurting the economy and families in New Hampshire and across the country. On the Senate floor, Shaheen called for swift passage of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act which would allow eligible borrowers with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. Shaheen also annou… Continue Reading
June 09, 2014
SHAHEEN WELCOMES ACTION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomed news today that will help address the student debt crisis that is hurting the economy and family budgets across the country. This afternoon it was announced that the President will take many steps through Executive Order to ease the impact of student loan debt on borrowers, including a provision championed by Shaheen in her Simplifying Access to Student Loan Information Act that would encourage innovative methods of outreach and comm… Continue Reading
