Press | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen

03.26.2019

Shaheen Statement on Veto-Override Vote on President Trump's Declaration to Fund the Border Wall

(Washington, DC)—U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after a vote in the House of Representatives failed to override President Trump’s...

03.25.2019

NH Delegation Announces Nearly $4 Million for NH Energy Efficiency Projects

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced today that the...

03.24.2019

Shaheen Calls for Barr to Release Full Special Counsel Report to the American Public

**Shaheen is the Lead Democrat of the Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Which Oversees the Department of Justice** (Washington, DC)...

03.22.2019

Senators Shaheen, Hassan Join in Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Aid Student Loan Borrowers

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues last week to reintroduce legislation that would allow undergraduate...

03.22.2019

Shaheen, NH Businesses Discuss Importance of Investing National Research into More Reliable & Efficient Heating Sources

**Shaheen Hosts Roundtable with NH Stakeholders About Benefits of Long-term Reauthorization of National Oilheat Research Alliance for Granite State Businesses &...

03.21.2019

Shaheen, Hassan Call for Acting Interior Head to Come Clean on Offshore Drilling

**Shaheen & Hassan Join Group of Senators to demand answers BEFORE critical nomination hearing** (Washington, DC) – Citing bipartisan concerns about the Trump...

03.21.2019

Shaheen, Murkowski Build on Bipartisan Efforts to Address Health Concerns for Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS, Announce Bill that Would Require Blood Testing as Part of Routine Physicals for Military Firefighters

**Shaheen & Murkowski Previously Called on the CDC and ATSDR to Prioritize Studies on Health Effects of Firefighters’ Occupational Exposure to PFAS** (Washington, DC)...

03.20.2019

NH Congressional Delegation Applauds Additional $12 Million in Funding to Fight Opioid Epidemic Made Possible by Bipartisan Budget Agreement

(Washington, DC)— U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following...

03.20.2019

Shaheen, Hassan Lead Letter to DOD & EPA Pressing for Answers on Reports of Efforts to Weaken Contamination Standards for PFAS

**Letter Comes in Response to Media Reports that DOD is Pushing for Weaker Cleanup Guidelines for PFAS & Follows Shaheen’s Questioning of Acting Defense Secretary...

03.19.2019

NH Congressional Delegation Vows to Fight Trump’s Proposal to Cut Funding for Northern Border Regional Commission in FY2020 Budget

**Shaheen & Kuster Successfully Included Provisions in Farm Bill that were Signed into Law that Reauthorizes the NBRC for 5 years and Expands its Reach to Additional New...

03.18.2019

Shaheen Responds to New DOD List that Targets PNSY Priorities as Projects that Could Lose Funding to Pay for Trump’s Border Wall

(Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to a new list compiled by...

03.18.2019

Shaheen & Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Legislation to Amend Tax Law Provision that Penalizes Main Street

**Bipartisan Bill Would Amend a 2017 Tax Law Provision that Hurts Local Restaurants & Retailers** (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) worked with a...

03.17.2019

BREAKING: Shaheen Discloses Letter Featured in 60 Minutes Report Regarding U.S. Officials Who Had Served in China and Experienced Symptoms Similar to Traumatic Brain Injury Potentially From an Attack

**SHAHEEN LETTER TO SECRETARY POMPEO: “Re-examine the cases from China … and provide all injured personnel with equal access to treatment, leave and...

03.15.2019

Shaheen Statement on President’s Veto of Bipartisan Resolution to Block “Emergency” Declaration

(Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Trump vetoed bipartisan legislation that would block the...

03.15.2019

Shaheen, Collins Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training

**Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Access to Services That Improve Wellness & Reduce Risk of Diabetes-Related Death or Heart Attack for Diabetic Patients** (Washington, DC)...

03.15.2019

Shaheen Applauds New Sanctions on Russia for Aggression Towards Ukraine

(Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement after the Trump...

03.15.2019

Shaheen, Hassan Join Booker to Reintroduce Bill to Ban Seismic Testing in Atlantic

(Washington, DC) – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of Senators to reintroduce the...

03.14.2019

Shaheen, Hassan & Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Landmark Bipartisan LGBTQ Rights Bill

**The Equality Act would Ensure LGBTQ Americans are Protected by Same Federal Non-discrimination Laws that Apply to Race, Religion and More** **Bill Includes Shaheen’s...

03.14.2019

Shaheen Applauds Strong Bipartisan Vote to Block President's "Emergency" Declaration

(Washington, DC)—U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a resolution that blocks the President’s...

03.14.2019

On Senate Floor, Shaheen Urges Support for Bipartisan Resolution Blocking President's National "Emergency" Declaration to Protect Funding for Shipyard and NH National Guard

Senator Shaheen Speaking on the Senate Floor this Afternoon **Senator Shaheen talks of the need to bolster ports of entry at our borders where most of illegal drugs enter the...

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