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NH Delegation Announces Nearly $150K for NH to Combat Recidivism Among Granite Staters Struggling with Substance Use Disorder
(Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded New Hampshire $149,405 through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program. The RSAT program helps states develop and institute programs at correctional and detention facilities for those… Continue Reading
August 04, 2019
Senator Shaheen Statement on Domestic Terrorism in El Paso and Dayton
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after deadly mass shootings in both El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio: "Tragically, El Paso and Dayton join the many communities across the country that have been devastated and traumatized by a mass shooting. My thoughts today are with the families of all those senselessly taken, those recovering from injuries, and the law enforcement and medical staff who continue to respond. "Words will not stop these acts o… Continue Reading
August 01, 2019
Shaheen and Bridenstine Announce UNH Selected for $107.9 Million Federal Contract Under Competitive NASA Program
**UNH will lead important development of satellite imagery technology to aid coastal science including hazard identification and mitigation** ** Shaheen led efforts to fund this NASA program** (Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Jim Bridenstine, announced that NASA has awarded the University of New Hampshire (UNH) a $107.9 million contract award thro… Continue Reading
August 01, 2019
Shaheen, Warner & Senate Democrats Unveil Resolution To Save Pre-Existing Condition Protections From Harmful Trump Administration Rule Pushing Junk Plans
**Senate Democrats Unveil Resolution To Undo Trump Administration 1332 Waiver Rule, Which Would Erode Pre-Existing Condition Protections For Millions Of Americans And Allow Premium Tax Credits to be Used for Junk Plans that Do Not Provide Comprehensive Coverage** **Under The Congressional Review Act, Senate Democrats Can Force A Majority-Threshold Vote On This New Resolution Within 60 Legislative Days of July 15** **Senate And House Democrats To Trump Administration: Stop Your Health Care Sab… Continue Reading
August 01, 2019
Shaheen, Hassan Call for FIFA to Provide Pay Equity for Female Soccer Athletes
(Washington, DC) -This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in introducing a Senate Resolution calling on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to immediately eliminate gender-based pay discrimination between male and female athletes. In July, the U.S. Women's National Team notched its second consecutive World Cup win and fourth overall. Yet the team's award for winning - $4 million - is just… Continue Reading
August 01, 2019
Shaheen Reintroduces Bill to Identify and Overcome Barriers to Use of Clean Energy Technologies
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the Clean Energy Grid Act. This bill would strengthen our nation's energy security, reduce pollution, increase electric reliability and spur job creation by improving the deployment of efficient and cost-effective energy resources, such as solar and wind power and energy storage. Often the cheapest and most reliable energy source, clean energy resources- such as renewables, fuel cells, combined heat and power and backup generators-create el… Continue Reading
August 01, 2019
Shaheen Statement on Bipartisan Budget Deal Passing the Senate
(Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan budget agreement: "This bipartisan budget agreement ensures that the United States won't default on our debt and finally ends the indiscriminate cuts caused by sequestration. Those automatic, unnecessary cuts would have harmed America's military readiness and undermined important programs that Granite Staters rely on to help access health care, invest in infrastructure dev… Continue Reading
July 31, 2019
Senators Shaheen, Cruz's Bipartisan Bill Imposing Sanctions for Involvement in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Advances out of Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) bipartisan bill, S. 1441, the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019, imposing sanctions on those involved in Russia's Nord Stream 2 project, overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 20-2. Following the vote, Senators Shaheen and Cruz issued the following statements urging the Senate to quickly pass their legislation. "The Nord Stream 2 project is another means… Continue Reading
July 31, 2019
Shaheen Applauds Administration's Limited Plan to Allow Prescription Drugs to be Imported from Canada
(Washington, DC)-U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced a plan to allow certain prescription drugs to be imported from Canada to help address affordability in the United States: "Granite Staters desperately need relief from skyrocketing prescription drug costs," said Shaheen. "There is no reason why they should be paying more than our neighbors to the north for the same medications. This plan is a good initial step to help driv… Continue Reading
July 31, 2019
Shaheen Reintroduces Bill to Protect Small Businesses From Burdensome Internet Sales Tax Collection Requirement
**Legislation Bans Retroactive Taxation, Creates an Exemption for Small Businesses & Establishes Timeline for Businesses to Adjust to New Regulations** (Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, reintroduced the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the lead Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR)… Continue Reading
July 30, 2019
Shaheen, Udall & All Senate Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
** Democracy for All Amendment, introduced by entire Senate Democratic Caucus, would help get big money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the American people** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tom Udall (D-NM), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Democracy for All Amendment, a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and other devastating court de… Continue Reading
July 30, 2019
Shaheen, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill to Help Retired Government Laboratory Animals Find Loving Homes
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experimentation and Research (AFTER) Act. The bipartisan bill would direct all federal agencies to develop and maintain a policy allowing for the adoption or retirement of dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, and other regulated animals no longer needed for research in federal labs. More than 50,000 Animal Welfare Act regulated… Continue Reading
July 30, 2019
Shaheen, Hassan Join Colleagues in Renewed Call for FCC to Protect Community Television Channels
(Washington, DC) - Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 12 of their colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect public, educational and governmental (PEG) stations as it proposes changes to the rules governing agreements between Local Franchising Authorities and cable operators. Currently, towns and cities across the country are permitted to require as part of cable franchise agreements that cable opera… Continue Reading
July 29, 2019
Shaheen Statement on Senate Vote to Override President’s Veto on Legislation Blocking Saudi Weapons Sale
(Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a member of both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement after the Senate failed to override President Trump's veto on bipartisan legislation to prohibit the administration from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia without Congressional approval. "While these resolutions previously passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support, it's incredibly concerning and disheartening that more Re… Continue Reading
July 29, 2019
Shaheen Statement on Signing of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Bill Into Law
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Trump signed legislation to extend authorization of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund through 2090 into law. The bill passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support. Shaheen is an original cosponsor of the Senate companion legislation. "This day has been a long time coming for survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks, our courageous first responders and the brave men and wome… Continue Reading
July 26, 2019
NH and ME Patients, Health Care Providers Endorse Shaheen-Collins Bipartisan Bill to Roll Back Over a Decade of Insulin Price Hikes
**Shaheen and Collins - Co-Chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus - Were Joined by Health Care Providers and Americans Living with Diabetes to Urge Action on the Senators' Bipartisan Bill to Hold Health Care Middlemen & Insulin Manufacturers Accountable for Reducing Insulin Prices** (Portsmouth, NH)-U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, held a press conference this afternoon at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital's Portsmouth Outpatient… Continue Reading
July 26, 2019
NH Delegation Announces More than $3 Million for NH Projects through NBRC
**Shaheen, Through her Work on the Appropriations Committee, has Consistently Increased Funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission over the Last 3 Years** **Shaheen & Kuster Successfully Included Provisions in Farm Bill that were Signed into Law that Reauthorized the NBRC for 5 years and Expanded its Reach to Additional New Hampshire Counties, including Cheshire and communities in Belknap** (Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Approp… Continue Reading
July 25, 2019
Shaheen Welcomes Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs Clearing Key Committee Hurdle
(Washington, DC)-U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee cleared critical bipartisan legislation to lower skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs. "Granite Staters want to see Democrats and Republicans working together to address the skyrocketing costs of prescription medication -- I'm relieved that this bipartisan effort is moving forward," said Shaheen. "This bill addresses a number of critical areas in our broader effort to lower… Continue Reading
July 25, 2019
Shaheen, Women Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Equal Pay, Resources for U.S. National Teams
(Washington, DC) - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing the Even Playing Field Act to ensure equal pay, investment and working conditions for U.S. national team athletes, coaches and other personnel. Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) yesterday introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four World Cups, inc… Continue Reading
July 24, 2019
NH Delegation Announces New Federal Grant Funding to Support Franklin First Responders on Front Lines of Opioid Epidemic
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development agency has awarded $48,600 in federal funding to the city of Franklin. The funding will be used to purchase a new ambulance, allowing the city to more adequately respond to medical emergencies, including substance misuse, in what is a hard-hit area in the opioid epidemic. The fire department h… Continue Reading
