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NH Delegation Applauds $426K Heading to NH to Support Rural Infrastructure Projects amid COVID-19 Recovery
(Manchester, NH) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $426,453 for New Hampshire from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The funding will support rural infrastructure projects around emergency response services, food security and energy efficiency. Funding for these projects comes from the Community Facilities Direct … Continue Reading
November 23, 2021
Shaheen Encourages Shopping Local Ahead of Small Business Saturday during Downtown Walk
(Dover, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) encouraged holiday shopping at small businesses during a Small Business Saturday Downtown Walk. As a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee and a former small business owner, Shaheen understands the importance of putting small businesses first. Shaheen was joined by Dover Mayor Robert Carrier, New Hampshire Small Business Administration Director Amy Bassett, President of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commer… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021
Shaheen Statement on President Biden’s Push to Lower Gas Prices & Address Supply Issues through the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that his administration will address surging gas prices by making available 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: "Families in New Hampshire and across the nation are facing sky-high gas prices, exacerbating the financial pressures families have experienced throughout the pandemic. Especially with the holiday travel season around the corn… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021
BREAKING: Heeding Calls from Shaheen, Biden Admin Releases Additional Funding for Rural Health Care Providers
**Shaheen successfully led efforts in the Senate to push HHS to distribute remaining $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief for health care providers, set aside $8.5 billion for rural providers** **Last month, Shaheen authored an op-ed for the Concord Monitor underscoring the importance of the Provider Relief Fund and urging health care providers to apply for the funding she fought to secure** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Departm… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021
Shaheen Leads NH Delegation in Announcing Nearly $9 Million to Support Early Childhood Education in NH
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led the New Hampshire delegation in welcoming $8,942,186 to the University System of New Hampshire from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grant is part of a three-year (2020-2022) $26.8 million grant package and will strengthen New Hampshire's early childhood education system - improving outcomes for children, famili… Continue Reading
November 22, 2021
Shaheen Leads Delegation in Securing $3.7 Million to NH to Improve Coastal Resilience against Natural Disasters
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in welcoming $3,794,613 in new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) for New Hampshire to support coastal resilience projects. The funding was announced through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The NCRF is funde… Continue Reading
November 22, 2021
Shaheen and Risch Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation Press Conference at Halifax International Security Forum
(Halifax, Canada) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees - and Jim Risch (R-ID) - ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - today led the bipartisan Senate delegation to the Halifax International Security Forum in a press conference. Joined by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), the lawmakers addressed the national and global security challeng… Continue Reading
November 22, 2021
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill Introduced by Senators Hassan and Shaheen to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 Service Members Murdered in Afghanistan in August
(Washington, DC) - The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 American service members who terrorists killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021 while the service members were bravely working to evacuate Americans and Afghan partners at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The bill, which U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate … Continue Reading
November 19, 2021
Shaheen, Johnson, Risch, Cardin Issue Joint Statement on Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) - chair and co-chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - issued a joint statement with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), chair of the Helsinki Commission, in response to the treatment of former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili: "We are closely following former President Saakashvili's situatio… Continue Reading
November 19, 2021
Shaheen Statement on House-Passage of Build Back Better Legislation
**Legislation includes long-term priority for Shaheen to lower the cost of insulin** **The package also includes provisions from Shaheen's legislation to expand and enhance the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives cleared a legislative package that invests broadly in America's working families, economy, health care, environment and much more. The legislation specifical… Continue Reading
November 18, 2021
Ahead of 2021 Halifax International Security Forum, Shaheen & Risch Announce Additional Participants and Plenaries
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced additional members of the bipartisan congressional delegation that they will lead to the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, as well as new details surrounding panels and plenaries that will address the most pressing issues facing U.S. national sec… Continue Reading
November 18, 2021
NH Delegation Announces Nearly $10 Million for Manchester & Lebanon Airports to Support Pandemic Operations
(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 $9,786,943 in federal funds for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and Lebanon Municipal Airport. This funding comes from Airport Rescue Grants funded under the American Rescue Plan Act to help airports prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will receive $8,735,862 and … Continue Reading
November 18, 2021
Shaheen Leads NH Delegation in Announcing $500K for Local Law Enforcement to Hire Officers
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through DOJ's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Hiring grant program. The COPS Hiring program supports state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies' ability to hire, preserve and/or… Continue Reading
November 18, 2021
Shaheen & Hassan Join Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Urging FAA to Take Immediate Action to Enable Airports to Transition to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (MI-05) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to take immediate action to enable U.S. civilian airports to use PFAS-free firefighting foam. The 2018 FAA Reauthorization bill that Senator Hassan helped develop as a member of the Commerce Committee and Senator Shaheen supported made… Continue Reading
November 17, 2021
Shaheen and Hassan Help Lead Effort to Fully Fund Special Education
(Washington, DC) - This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, bicameral legislation to finally ensure Congress' commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed the IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward, but since its passage Congress has failed to provide the funding promised un… Continue Reading
November 16, 2021
Shaheen Leads Delegation in Announcing More Than $8.3 Million Heading to New Hampshire to Support Travel & Tourism Industry
(Woodstock, NH) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award New Hampshire $8,360,978 in State Tourism grants. The funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce and projects to boost business an… Continue Reading
November 16, 2021
NH Delegation Joins President Biden in Woodstock to Tout Granite State Priorities in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
**Shaheen, Hassan & Kuster attended the bill signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act yesterday** **Shaheen was a Lead Negotiator of the Infrastructure Package, Steered Bipartisan Talks on Broadband & Water Infrastructure** **Hassan Helped Negotiate Bill, Secured Key Provisions on Broadband, Passenger Rail, Coastal Resiliency, and Cybersecurity** (Woodstock, NH) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-… Continue Reading
November 16, 2021
On Heels of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Becoming Law, NH Delegation Announces $25M in Federal Funds for Manchester Infrastructure Project
(Washington, DC) - 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 Manchester will receive $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to transform its South Millyard area and improve the movement of people and goods at the center of the Queen City. The federal grant, which members of the congressional delegati… Continue Reading
November 15, 2021
NH Delegation Announces $1.5 Million in Telehealth Funding for New Hampshire
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-01) and Chris Pappas (NH-02) announced that three New Hampshire health centers will receive a total of $1,516,469 in federal grant funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help strengthen telehealth care as communities continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. This new funding will support Ammonoosuc Community Health Services in Littleton, Elliot Health Sy… Continue Reading
November 15, 2021
Key Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Provisions Signed into Law in Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statements after key provisions from their bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act were signed into law as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shaheen and Portman were lead negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure package that was signed into law earlier today. "I'm thrilled that as part of the historic infrastructure deal I helped negotiate, key pr… Continue Reading
