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Shaheen Hosts Webinar for Local Governments on Available Funding from American Rescue Plan
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) co-hosted a virtual webinar on funding from the American Rescue Plan to assist local governments across the state. The Senator shared how $1.4 billion in funding for state, local and county governments is being implemented and discussed what federal resources are available to help small municipalities manage federal funds and execute projects. She also encouraged municipalities to apply for recovery funds by the state's August 18th dea… Continue Reading
July 24, 2021
Shaheen Joins Bicameral Legislation to Protect Women’s Retirement Security
4 in 10 women expect the COVID-19 pandemic to have a long-term impact on their finances The average woman loses over $400,000 over a forty-year career due to the wage gap, and some women of color lose over $1,000,000 due to pay inequality by retirement (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to reintroduce the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2021 (WRPA), legislation to address the retirement g… Continue Reading
July 23, 2021
NH Delegation Announces $450,000 for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport to Bolster Marketing of New Spirit Airlines Routes
(Washington, DC) - Today, 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 Department of Transportation's (DOT) Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) will award Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) $450,000 to support marketing for new routes available through Spirit Airlines, which will start in the fall. Spi… Continue Reading
July 23, 2021
NH Delegation Announces Nearly $2 Million Heading to NH for COVID Detection & Mitigation for Vulnerable Populations
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive nearly $2 million to support COVID-19 testing and mitigation efforts. Specifically, $1.47 million will go towards COVID detection and mitigation in prison facilities and $449,760 will go towards populations experiencing homelessness. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan and will support eff… Continue Reading
July 23, 2021
Shaheen, Gillibrand, Cotton and Collins Secure $30M in Funding and Access for Americans Affected by Directed Energy Attacks
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Susan Collins (R-ME) secured key provisions and funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee this week, which would provide American government employees and their families suffering from symptoms of directed energy attacks, also referred to as "Havana Syndrome," access to the National Intrepid Center of Excell… Continue Reading
July 23, 2021
Shaheen Visits Pennichuck’s Merrimack River Interconnection Project to Underscore Key NH Priorities in Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Earlier: Shaheen hosts information session on federal resources available through American Rescue Plan for Granite State child care providers Shaheen meets with local and state officials at the Merrimack River Interconnection Project to discuss the ongoing project and critical infrastructure needs in the Merrimack area (Merrimack, NH) - This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a key negotiator in bipartisan infrastructure talks, visited Pennichuck's Merrimack River Interconnecti… Continue Reading
July 23, 2021
Shaheen Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis
**The Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act is endorsed by the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of legislation to protect children from the dangers of e-cigarettes. The Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act would require that e-cigarette manufacturers pay user fees to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help to fund more activity at the FDA to conduct stronger o… Continue Reading
July 22, 2021
Shaheen Announces Key NH Priorities in Committee-Approved Defense Bill
**Shaheen supports authorization of $350 million for multi-mission dry dock project at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard** **Shaheen procures additional KC-46 Pegasus refueling tankers, the same aircraft operating out of Pease Air National Guard Base** **Shaheen-Blumenthal-Gillibrand amendment would codify DOD PFAS Task Force, establish PFAS testing deadline at all DOD installations & direct DOD to submit a status report on PFAS remediation efforts at U.S. military installations with some of the … Continue Reading
July 22, 2021
Shaheen Leads Key PFAS Amendment to FY2022 NDAA to Set Deadline for PFAS Testing at DOD Facilities, Develop a Remediation Schedule for Contaminated Sites & Codify PFAS Task Force
**Shaheen-Blumenthal-Gillibrand amendment would codify DOD PFAS Task Force, establish PFAS testing deadline at all DOD installations & direct DOD to submit a status report on PFAS remediation efforts at U.S. military installations with some of the highest detections across the country, including Pease** **Shaheen also successfully authorized an additional $15 million to continue the PFAS health impact study she established in the 2018 NDAA** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shahe… Continue Reading
July 22, 2021
Shaheen Leads Provisions to Direct U.S. Government Response to Directed Energy Attacks Against U.S. Personnel in Committee-Approved Defense Bill
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced that two provisions pertaining to the U.S. Government's response to directed energy attacks against U.S. personnel were included in the SASC-approved National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY)2022. Shaheen has long led measures in the Senate to support public servants and their loved ones who have incurred brain and other injuries from probable direc… Continue Reading
July 22, 2021
Shaheen-Backed Legislation to Support Families of Deceased Veterans Clears Senate
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate unanimously cleared the Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID Act last night, which is a bipartisan bill that would ensure family members of veterans who passed away due to COVID-19 receive the dependent benefits they've earned. The Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID Act was introduced by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). Currently, veterans who pass away from … Continue Reading
July 22, 2021
BREAKING: Biden Signs into Law Shaheen-Backed Bill to Support Crime Victims Fund
**Earlier this week, Shaheen called for passage of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act on the Senate floor** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), today applauded President Biden's signature on a bill that she fought to pass in the Senate to strengthen the Crime Victims Fund for the future. Earlier this week, Shaheen delivered a speech on the Senate floor urging… Continue Reading
July 21, 2021
Shaheen, Feinstein, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Breast Cancer Screenings
(Washington, DC) -Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act of 2021, a bill to preserve coverage for routine breast cancer screening for women in their 40s. The bill extends a congressional moratorium, first passed in 2015, on recommendations made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, that would advise women to begin biennial breast cancer screenings at age 50 inste… Continue Reading
July 21, 2021
Senators’ Statement on Infrastructure
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) issued the following sta… Continue Reading
July 21, 2021
Shaheen Statement on Nord Stream 2 Agreement
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee - issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement of an agreement on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: "Germany is a critical U.S. ally and I welcome steps by the administration to try to negotiate a diplomatic path forward and consult with our European allies to mitiga… Continue Reading
July 21, 2021
Shaheen Helps Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Create Coins to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Establishment of the United States
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill with Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) called the Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act. The year 2026 will be the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As a member of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, Shaheen is working to prepare the nation for the commemoration of this historic milestone with national programs and signature projects. The Semiquincentennial Com… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
VIDEO RELEASE: Following Shaheen’s Call on the Senate Floor, Senate Sends Bipartisan Legislation to Sustain Crime Victims Fund to President’s Desk
Shaheen calls for passage of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act on the Senate floor. Her remarks can be viewed in full here. (Washington, DC) - This afternoon on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), called on the Senate to overcome partisan politics and pass the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act, legislation that would strengthen the Crime Victims Fund… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
Shaheen, Sullivan and Durbin Welcome Belarusian Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to U.S. Senate
Senators Durbin, Shaheen, Sullivan, Wicker and Kaine greet Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Earlier today, Shaheen and Tsikhanouskaya appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe to reaffirm U.S. support for a democratic future in Belarus. (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chairman o… Continue Reading
July 19, 2021
Shaheen Statement on Evacuation of Afghan Allies to Fort Lee Amid Visa Processing
**Shaheen authored legislation that increases the authorized number of Afghan Special Immigrant Visas & improves visa processing, which has growing bipartisan support in the Senate** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement applauding the Biden administration for evacuating a group of Afghan allies to Fort Lee to process their Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicatio… Continue Reading
July 19, 2021
Shaheen & Energy Secretary Granholm Highlight Importance of Investing in Energy Sector during Virtual Roundtable Discussion
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm entitled 'Investing in America's Energy Sector: An Opportunity to Recover and Build Back Better.' The panel highlighted the importance of the energy sector to our economic growth, job creation and energy independence in New Hampshire and across our nation. During the roundtable, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of the 2… Continue Reading
