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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


November 15, 2021

Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Group of Senate Negotiators at White House for Bill Signing of Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation

**Shaheen was a Lead Negotiator of the Infrastructure Package, Steered Bipartisan Talks on Broadband & Water Infrastructure** **Shaheen Celebrates NH Priorities Secured, Including $10 Billion to Address PFAS contamination, Shaheen Bill to Invest in Water Infrastructure and Robust Investments in Broadband** (Washington, DC) -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined fellow members of the bipartisan group of Senate negotiators at the White House, where President Joe Biden signed t… Continue Reading


November 12, 2021

ICYMI: Shaheen Visits Manchester, Berlin, Colebrook & Portsmouth to Discuss Infrastructure, COVID & More

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) held meetings and events across New Hampshire this week to discuss issues facing Granite State working families. She kicked off the week with a press conference in Manchester with the congressional delegation to highlight once-in-a-generation investments coming to New Hampshire from the bipartisan infrastructure deal she helped negotiate. On Wednesday, she toured American Performance Polymers in Colebrook and received a briefing to hear more… Continue Reading


November 10, 2021

Shaheen, North Country Health Care & Education Leaders Address Surge of COVID Cases

**EARLIER: Shaheen Visits American Performance Polymers in Colebrook for a Tour of New Equipment Purchased to Meet the Demand for PPE during the Pandemic*** (Berlin, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a press conference at Coos County Family Health Services with North Country health care providers and school district leaders this afternoon to discuss the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Shaheen addressed the impact of the Executive Council's repeated rejection of $27 million in fede… Continue Reading


November 09, 2021

NH Delegation Holds Press Conference in Manchester Touting NH Priorities Secured in Infrastructure Bill

**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** (Manchester, NH) - Today, the New Hampshire congressional delegation held a press conference by the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester, highlighting the robust investments that will benefit the Granite State in the bipartisan infrastructure … Continue Reading


November 08, 2021

Shaheen, Hassan Urge Biden Administration to Help Lower Gas Prices & Increase Energy Independence

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and others in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to utilize tools to lower U.S. gasoline prices for American consumers. Gas price experts have pointed to a "perfect storm" of factors that have contributed to the recent gas price spike, including: U.S. oil producers slowing production down during the height of the pandemic and laying workers off; COVID-related bottle… Continue Reading


November 08, 2021

Shaheen Celebrates Opening of U.S.-Canada Border

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement welcoming the official opening of the U.S.-Canada border today to vaccinated Canadians. Senator Shaheen has spearheaded efforts to reopen the border to vaccinated Canadians, including through a recent letter to President Biden and several virtual meetings and roundtables. "Today is a great day for New Hampshire and our nation as we finally welcome vaccinated Canadians back to the United States. The border's c… Continue Reading


November 08, 2021

Shaheen and Hassan Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Delivery Services by Designating a Unique Zip Code for Swanzey, NH

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) re-introduced legislation to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire. North Swanzey is fully incorporated in the town of Swanzey, but shares the 03431 ZIP code with Keene, instead of the 03446 ZIP code for the rest of Swanzey. The lack of a uniform ZIP code has led to mis-delivered or delayed mail and slowed emergency response times. "The lack of a… Continue Reading


November 07, 2021

Shaheen, Risch Introduce Resolution in Support of Lithuania’s Stance against Chinese Aggression

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution commending the government of Lithuania for increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against coercion by China. "China's efforts to spread its influence across democracies in Eastern Europe… Continue Reading


November 06, 2021

Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill Included in Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation Heading to President’s Desk

(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 cleared the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shaheen and Portman were lead negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure package that passed the Senate in August. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk for his signature. "I'm please… Continue Reading

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