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Shaheen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Cut Energy Costs for Homeowners, Invest in Clean Energy Jobs & Technology
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT), on legislation to help homeowners retrofit their homes to cut their monthly energy costs, stimulate the energy efficiency market for jobs and suppliers, invest in workforce training for this crucial industry and combat the climate crisis by promoting clean, energy efficient technology. Their legislation, the HOPE for HO… Continue Reading
May 22, 2021
Senators Shaheen, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Substance Use Disorder Treatment
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Life Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment (LifeBOAT) Act, which would establish a permanent funding stream to provide and expand access to substance use disorder treatment. "COVID-19 intensified the substance use disorder epidemic in New Hampshire and throughout the country. Families, providers and communities bore witness to how one public health crisis exacerbate… Continue Reading
May 21, 2021
Shaheen, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Protect America’s Small Businesses From Cybersecurity Threats
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reintroduce legislation this week that would protect America's small businesses from the threats of cyber-crimes. "As we see more complex cyberattacks targeting our small businesses, it is imperative that Congress take meaningful steps t… Continue Reading
May 21, 2021
NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $9 Million from American Rescue Plan for NH to Hire and Train Public Health Workers in Response to COVID-19
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award $8,952,425 to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, these are funds allocated through the delegation-backed American Rescue Plan that will allow the state and local communities to hire and train public health workers to re… Continue Reading
May 21, 2021
Shaheen Helps Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Banning TSP Board from Steering Federal Retirement Savings to China
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act, with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Todd Young (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prevent the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) from steering federal retirement savings to China. "It's alarming that billions of dollars from the retirement accounts of federal government employees, like our military, are curr… Continue Reading
May 21, 2021
Shaheen Leads Letter to President on Prioritizing Federal Assistance to Lower Deductibles & Out-of-Pocket Costs for Families
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today led 19 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden to urge stronger federal assistance to reduce deductibles and out-of-pocket health care expenses for American families. In addition, the Senators asked for support for a long-term investment in premium assistance and closing the Medicaid coverage gap for low-income families in states that haven't expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). During negotiations … Continue Reading
May 20, 2021
ICYMI: Shaheen Questions Top CDC Leadership on Agency’s Efforts to Address Meth Overdoses & PFAS in NH
(Washington, DC) - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) questioned Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, on the agency's continued efforts to address methamphetamine overdoses, as well as exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in New Hampshire, during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing about the CDC's budget for fiscal year 2022. Shaheen is a senior member of the committee… Continue Reading
May 20, 2021
Shaheen-Backed Legislation to Address Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes during COVID-19 Signed into Law
**The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act would bolster DOJ, state and local efforts to combat hate crimes** (Washington, DC) - Today, President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to address the rise of hate crimes and violence targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) during the pandemic. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act would assign a point person at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the review of COVID-19… Continue Reading
May 19, 2021
Shaheen, Collins, Warner & Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Victims of Havana Syndrome
**The legislation would support U.S. Diplomatic staff and others who have suffered brain injuries from reported directed-energy attacks in Cuba, China and elsewhere** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today helped lead a bipartisan effort to support American public servants who have experienced brain injuries from reported directed-energy attacks by introducing the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ma… Continue Reading
May 19, 2021
Shaheen Statement on Nord Stream 2
(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 regarding the U.S. State Department's report on Nord Stream 2 that imposes sanctions on eight new entities but not the company overseeing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: "I've made it clear to the Biden administration from day one that every effort should be made to preven… Continue Reading
May 19, 2021
NH Delegation Announces More Than $1.3 Million to NH Veterans Home from American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON - Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation worked to pass into law to help support veteran care during the COVID-19 pandemic. "One of my top… Continue Reading
May 19, 2021
Shaheen, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Letter to President in Support of Afghan SIV Program
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) - led a bipartisan letter with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a group of Senators to express widespread support in the Senate for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghans, and to urge continued support from the administration to uphold the integrity of the program. The SIV program is the only path to ensuring the safety of Afghan allies that aided U.S. service … Continue Reading
May 19, 2021
Shaheen, Hassan Join Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Reverse Gag Rule and Implement New Title X Rule to Restore Family Planning Services
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues in urging Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to quickly finalize the proposed rule for the Title X family planning program that would reverse the Trump Administration's gag rule. Earlier this year, they joined more than 150 colleagues in the Senate and the House in calling on the Biden administration to begin the process of reversing the Trump Administration's gag rule… Continue Reading
May 18, 2021
Shaheen, Gillibrand, Murphy Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support Dairy Farmers through Economic Fallout of COVID-19 Crisis
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today led a bipartisan letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional relief to dairy farmers. They highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on costs facing dairy farmers, as well as the impact of milk pricing changes that resulted in $725 million in lost income for dairy farmers, with disproportionate impacts on small and mid-size dairy operati… Continue Reading
May 18, 2021
BREAKING: NH Delegation Announces Nearly $10.7 Million through American Rescue Plan to Combat the Substance Use Disorder Epidemic & Support Mental Health Services in NH
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to mental health services in the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, HH… Continue Reading
May 17, 2021
Shaheen Highlights COVID-19 Relief to Help Granite State Schools Operate Safely & Support Students and Staff in Discussion with NH School Boards Association
(Manchester, NH) - This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual discussion with the New Hampshire School Boards Association and school board members from across the state to discuss?federal resources from the CARES Act, the December COVID-19 response package and the American Rescue Plan to support students and staff during the pandemic. Shaheen?recently announced additional education funding heading to New Hampshire, including $350.5 million to help schools safely reopen and… Continue Reading
May 17, 2021
Shaheen Statement on SCOTUS Consideration of Case Threatening Roe v. Wade
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to news that the Supreme Court will take up a case from Mississippi that could ban most abortions after 15 weeks in one of the most threatening challenges to Roe v. Wade in nearly 50 years. "This is deeply disconcerting and puts the rights and freedoms of women across the nation at risk. Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for nearly fifty years - we cannot, we will not, go back to a time where… Continue Reading
May 14, 2021
Shaheen, NH Municipal Leaders Highlight New Guidance for State & Local Funding COVID Relief
Shaheen highlights the flexibility of state and local relief funding awarded to New Hampshire through the American Rescue Plan Later in Nashua: Shaheen Visits Southern New Hampshire Services Head Start location to Discuss Additional Support for Child Care in American Rescue Plan Shaheen tours a Southern New Hampshire Services Head Start location in Nashua, speaks with staff, Mayor Jim Donchess and child care advocates on the importance of supporting child car… Continue Reading
May 14, 2021
Shaheen & Leahy Announce $5.2 Million Contract to Build Infrastructure Testing System at Hanover Lab
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced $5,237,915 is heading to an Army facility in Hanover from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) through the System of Systems Consortium. This initial award to Applied Research Associates (ARA) gets work underway on a total contract worth over $9 million to develop and install a transportation loading system inside the Army's Frost Effects Research Facili… Continue Reading
May 14, 2021
Shaheen Reintroduces Legislation to Repair Aging Bridges & Strengthen Infrastructure
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced her legislation to address the nation's crumbling bridge infrastructure. The Strengthen and Fortify Existing (SAFE) Bridges Act would authorize $2.75 billion annually to create a program dedicated to repairing and replacing bridges in poor condition. In New Hampshire, 8.6 percent of the state's bridges are structurally deficient. "For far too long our bridges have been neglected, jeopardizing public safety and everyday travel f… Continue Reading
