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Shaheen, McSally Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Service members, Veterans with Eating Disorder Recovery
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Martha McSally (R-AZ), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to expand eating disorder treatment access for U.S. service members, veterans and their dependents. Studies have found that 16 percent of female veterans have or have had an eating disorder and 20 percent of female adolescent dependents of a service member are at risk for an eating disorder. Eating disorders have the sec… Continue Reading
October 23, 2019
Shaheen, Baldwin and Warner Call Out Trump Administration for Giving Third Party Websites Free Rein to Push Consumers into Junk Health Insurance Plans
**Letter to HHS Secretary and CMS Administrator Highlights Agencies Promoting Third-Party Health Care Brokers Which Steer Individuals Towards Junk Plans For High Commission Payments** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to do more to prevent third-party web brokers from ste… Continue Reading
October 21, 2019
Shaheen Calls on HHS Secretary to Distribute Unused Funding Provided by Congress for Youth Substance Use Prevention
**Earlier today, Shaheen called on Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to provide flexibility for funding used to treat substance use disorders** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alexander Azar to release unused funds that have been identified from previous fiscal years for the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program to be distributed to pre… Continue Reading
October 21, 2019
With Funding for Community Health Centers About to Run Dry, Senators Shaheen & Hassan Cosponsor Bipartisan Legislation to Fund These Critical Centers
The Senators Also Joined a Bipartisan Group of Their Colleagues in Sending Letter to Senate Leadership to Immediately Pass This Legislation WASHINGTON - Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in cosponsoring legislation to extend critical funding for the Community Health Centers Fund, which will otherwise run out of money on November 21st. The Senators also joined 25 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Senate leadership urgin… Continue Reading
October 21, 2019
Shaheen Calls on Senate Appropriations Leadership to Provide Flexibility for Funding Used to Treat Substance Use Disorders
**Shaheen also asks Committee to preserve the funding she was instrumental in securing that led to NH receiving a more than a ten-fold increase in opioid treatment funding** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called on Committee leadership to provide new flexibility so states can use State Opioid Response (SOR) grant dollars to address other substance use disorders in addition to opioid misuse - a proposal Shaheen put … Continue Reading
October 18, 2019
Shaheen Lauds $1 Million Boost in Federal Funding for New Hampshire Domestic & Sexual Assault Survivors, Renews Call for VAWA Reauthorization
**As the Lead Democrat of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that Funds the Office on Violence Against Women, Shaheen has Repeatedly Secured Record-Level Funding for Programs Supporting Survivors** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), lauded the $1 million boost in funding for OVW programs in New Hampshire to support domestic and sexual assault survivors. In f… Continue Reading
October 18, 2019
Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
With Winter Approaching, Bipartisan Group of 35 Senators Seeks Speedy Delivery of Home Heating Funding to Those in Need LIHEAP Provides Heating Assistance to More than 28,000 Granite Staters Shaheen, a Senior Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has Repeatedly Protected & Boosted Funding for LIHEAP Assistance (Washington, DC) - As state agencies prepare their Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) plans for the upcoming winter months, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Senator Shaheen Denounces Trump Administration’s Actions on Turkey & Syria, Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill Sanctioning Turkey
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced a bipartisan bill to levy immediate, serious sanctions against Turkey following its invasion of Syria and their slaughter of the Kurdish people, with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and a bipartisan group of Senators. The bill comes as the Trump administration announced a so-called "ceasefire" in Syria that is contingent upon Kurds retreating from the land that Turkey has been attacking since President… Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
On Senate Floor, Shaheen Rebukes President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw Troops from Northeast Syria
Shaheen highlighting the dangers of the President's decision during her Senate floor remarks (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke on the floor of the Senate and expressed her strong opposition to President Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Northeast Syria. The President's action has resulted in severe ramifications, including the loss of the region's hard-fought peace and stability, the potential reemergence of ISIS and the ceding of American influe… Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Shaheen Statement After Vote to Overturn President Trump's Efforts to Raid Military Funding
SHAHEEN: "Funding that Congress has set aside for our troops, their families and military projects is important to our national security and shouldn't be used as a slush fund by the President" (Washington, DC)-U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after voting to overturn President Trump's veto of legislation that would end his emergency declaration. In September, Shaheen led the bipartisan resolution with Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to force a… Continue Reading
October 15, 2019
NH Delegation Applauds Federal Award to Bolster Legal Assistance for Granite Staters
**As the Lead Democrat of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that Funds the Legal Services Corporation, Shaheen has Repeatedly Saved the LSC Program from Elimination by the Trump Administration** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), joined by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), applauded the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) recent announcement that the Legal Advice & Referral Center in New Hampshire will rec… Continue Reading
October 15, 2019
Shaheen Calls on President Trump to Publicly Revoke His Invitation to President Erdogan to Visit the United States
SHAHEEN: "President Trump must publicly revoke his invitation until Turkey pulls back from its current course. It makes no sense to be extending hospitality and niceties while President Erdogan refuses to heed international calls for a ceasefire." (Washington, DC)-U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's invitation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to… Continue Reading
October 15, 2019
Shaheen, Capito Call on Medicare to Address Policy that Favors Opioid-Based Drugs over Non-Opioid Alternatives
Bipartisan Letter Calls on Medicare to Ensure Payment Policies Don't Incentivize Opioid-Based Pain Management Treatments Over Non-Opioid Alternatives (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a bipartisan letter last week urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to address Medicare's payment policies to ensure that health care providers are not incen… Continue Reading
October 11, 2019
Senators Shaheen and Markey Lead Letter Calling out Trump Administration for Attack on Lighting Standards That Save Consumers Money, Combat Climate Change
Eliminating 2020 standards would cost $14 billion every year, more than $100 per household annually (Washington, DC)- U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called out the Trump administration for its attack on lighting efficiency standards, which will result in consumers paying billions of dollars more for energy and the emission of millions of additional tons of carbon dioxide. The Trump administration is proposing not to update the energy efficiency standards f… Continue Reading
October 11, 2019
Shaheen PFAS Health Impact Study Moves Forward
**Shaheen Established the PFAS Health Impact Study in the Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Defense Bill** **Shaheen Fought for Pease to Serve as a Model Site for Nationwide PFAS Health Impact Study** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) participated in a roundtable discussion on the upcoming per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) health impact study, which will be conducted in the Pease area. Shaheen established the study in the fiscal year (FY) 2018 annual defense bill. T… Continue Reading
October 09, 2019
Shaheen-Enzi Legislation Honoring Christa McAuliffe Signed into Law
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a commemorative coin to honor Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, was signed into law. The bill further reaffirms American commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and supports it w… Continue Reading
October 09, 2019
Shaheen on Turkish Incursion: “I’m afraid we are dangerously close to the point of no return”
**Shaheen has long worked with the families of victims murdered by ISIS to bring killers to justice** **Last year, Shaheen traveled to Turkey to meet with President Erdogan, and Northeastern Syria where she visited ISIS detention facilities and met with local Arab politicians and SDF members** (Washington, DC)- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, issued the following statement after Turkish forces began an inc… Continue Reading
October 08, 2019
NH Delegation Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Federal Grant Funding in Support of Granite State Firefighters
(Washington, DC) - Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1,216,972.31 in federal funding in support of Granite State firefighters around the state. Through the agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Re… Continue Reading
October 07, 2019
Shaheen & Bipartisan Group of Senators Spearhead Bill to Bring More Alcohol and Drug Counselors to Communities
**Senators' Bipartisan Bill will Increase Access to Treatment by Allowing Licensed Addiction Counselors (LACs) to be Reimbursed by Medicare** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) recently introduced legislation to provide better access to treatment for substance use disorders by recognizing licensed addiction counselors (LACs) under Medicare. The Senators' Addiction Treatment Access Act would allow health care … Continue Reading
October 07, 2019
Shaheen Expresses Alarm and Concern at President Trump’s Decision to Pull Back U.S. Forces in Northeastern Syria
**Last year, Shaheen traveled to Turkey to meet with President Erdogan, and Northeastern Syria where she visited ISIS detention facilities and met with local Arab politicians and SDF members** **Shaheen has long worked with the families of victims murdered by ISIS to bring killers to justice** (Washington, DC)-U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, issued the following statement after President Trump announced a p… Continue Reading
