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Shaheen, Risch, Kinzinger, Connolly on Developments in Georgian Political Crisis
(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 with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), co-chairs of the House Georgia Caucus, on developments in Georgia: "The Georgian government's decision to viole… Continue Reading
February 23, 2021
Shaheen Helps Reintroduce Medicare-X Choice Act to Expand Access to Health Care to Millions of Americans
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in reintroducing legislation to create a public option by expanding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare. The Medicare Exchange (Medicare-X) plan would offer families, individuals and small businesses low-cost health insurance, decrease the number of uninsured Americans, control the cost of health care and increase competition in the health insurance market. The COVID-… Continue Reading
February 23, 2021
Shaheen Statement on Confirmation of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting in favor of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Thomas-Greenfield's confirmation cleared the Senate by a vote of 78 to 21. "As our nation confronts the greatest international health crisis of our generation alongside critical, long-term global threats such as human rights, rule of law and climate chan… Continue Reading
February 23, 2021
Heeding NH Delegation Call, Treasury Department to Broaden Use of Federal Rental Assistance Funds
(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) issued the following statements in response to new guidance from the Department of Treasury regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program that broadens the permissible use of emergency rental funds. Last week, Shaheen led a New Hampshire congressional delegation letter to Secretary Yellen, urging the Department to make changes that expand the… Continue Reading
February 23, 2021
Shaheen, Hassan and Kuster Announce More than $1.6 Million for Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport
**Support for airports was a priority for Shaheen during CARES Act negotiations** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport will receive $1,611,110 to rehabilitate taxiway pavement at the facility. Specifically, the funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through federal … Continue Reading
February 22, 2021
Shaheen Underscores Critical Need to Swiftly Deliver COVID Relief as U.S. Marks 500,000 Deaths from COVID-19
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the United States reached 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, underscoring the urgent need for Congress to finalize comprehensive relief legislation: "Today marks a devastating milestone for our nation. The loss of 500,000 American lives is felt across the country, with children, parents, friends and neighbors grappling with indescribable grief and sorrow. My thoughts are with loved ones in mourning and those c… Continue Reading
February 20, 2021
Shaheen Statement on Biden Administration Nord Stream 2 Report
**Shaheen wrote legislation signed into law, which she built on in the FY2021 NDAA, to halt construction of the Russian pipeline that threatens Europe's energy independence and allows Putin to further spread the Kremlin's malign influence in the region.** **Announcement follows Shaheen's bipartisan letter with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) to the Biden administration in support of full implementation of Shaheen's Nord Stream II-related legislation.** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (… Continue Reading
February 19, 2021
Shaheen, Risch: Georgian Political Parties Must De-Escalate, Reengage in Negotiations
Shaheen, Risch: Georgian Political Parties Must De-Escalate, Reengage in Negotiations WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on recent events in Georgia: "We are deeply concerned by recent political developments in Georgia. The people of Georgia deserve to have rule of law, democracy, and … Continue Reading
February 18, 2021
NH Delegation Writes Letter to the Treasury to Broaden Uses of Federal Rental Assistance Funds
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a letter joined by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) to address the housing crisis in New Hampshire by calling on the Treasury to broaden the permissible uses of emergency rental funds. In their letter to Secretary Yellen, the delegation notes how the pandemic has worsened housing insecurity faced by New Hampshire families, and they ask for as much flexibility in access to… Continue Reading
February 18, 2021
NH Delegation Announces Nearly $101K in CARES Act Funding to Support PPE & Disinfectant Purchases by Granite State Fire Departments on Frontlines of COVID-19
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. 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 $100,921 in federal funding to New Hampshire through the CARES Act. The funding will support emergency purchases of lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfectant supplies and equipment … Continue Reading
February 18, 2021
Senators Shaheen, Hassan and Colleagues Urge Postmaster General to Restore On-Time Delivery and Stop Harmful Changes to the Agency
Senator Hassan Led Negotiations to Include $10 Billion to USPS in End-of-Year Package to Help Agency Recover from Pandemic-Related Mail Delays WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues in urging Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to restore on-time mail delivery. Senator Hassan led negotiations to include $10 billion for the USPS in the COVID-19 relief and government funding package that was signed into law in December to help the agency addre… Continue Reading
February 18, 2021
Shaheen, Hassan, Pappas Join New Bicameral Push to Protect Cameroonians in the Face of Mounting Violence
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) today joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to designate Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) due to ongoing armed conflicts and increasingly severe violence in the country. Led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S… Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
NH Delegation Announces More than $1 Million for NH Organizations to Support Affordable Housing & Community Development Efforts throughout State
(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) today announced that New Hampshire will receive $1,027,500 from NeighborWorks America. Specifically, the funding was allocated through government funding legislation passed by Congress and signed into law in December and will support affordable housing and community development effort… Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
Shaheen Introduces Bill to Create Homeowner Assistance Fund to Help People Keep Their Homes amid COVID-19 Crisis
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, reintroduced legislation with a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) that would create a $75 billion Homeowner Assistance Fund. The Homeowner Assistance Fund would help protect struggling homeowners and communities by preventing avoidable foreclosures, evictions and utility shutoffs, with funding allocated in part based… Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
Shaheen Joins Letter to Support Home and Community Based Care Funding in Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Package
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today joined a letter led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to support an increase in funding that would support Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package that Congress is developing. The House of Representatives has proposed a 7.35 percent increase to Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for HCBS in the next package, and the Senators are calling fo… Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
Shaheen Joins Hassan Letter Calling for Unemployment Insurance Fix
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to help workers who are temporarily laid off or working reduced hours during the pandemic receive unemployment insurance. The letter calls for the Department of Labor to revise a policy that has limited the ability of workers whose hours have been reduced from receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). Current Department of Labor policy states that these workers are ineligible for Pan… Continue Reading
February 16, 2021
Senators Hassan, Shaheen Push for Additional Resources to Address COVID-19 Variants in Next Relief Package
Senators' Efforts Come as the First Confirmed Case of the United Kingdom COVID-19 Variant Was Discovered in New Hampshire WASHINGTON - Following the first confirmed New Hampshire case of the COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen are pushing Congressional leaders to include funding in the next relief package to help New Hampshire and other states address variants of COVID-19. In their letter, the Senators note that t… Continue Reading
February 16, 2021
Shaheen & Hassan File Amicus Brief in Case Threatening Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care During COVID-19
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of lawmakers in submitting an amicus brief in the case of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. United States Food and Drug Administration (ACOG v. FDA). The brief challenges the FDA's in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion medication, mifepristone, during the COVID-19 public health emergency. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-… Continue Reading
February 16, 2021
Shaheen Joins Letter to Deliver Over $1 Billion To Support Older Adults with Nutrition & Vaccination Efforts During COVID-19
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bob Casey (D-PA) to deliver $1.4 billion to assist older adults during the pandemic through Older Americans Act (OAA) programs. The letter calls for $750 million in funding for the OAA Nutrition Services and $480 million to support providers' efforts to vaccinate older adults in the next coronavirus relief package. Older, low-income Americans are particularly vulnerable to COVID-1… Continue Reading
February 14, 2021
Shaheen, Klobuchar & Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address the Shortage of Affordable, Quality Child Care
**The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act would provide competitive grants to states to train child care workers and build or renovate child care facilities** **Shaheen has led efforts in Congress to assist the child care sector, which has been among the hardest hit the pandemic** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act to address the national shortage of affordable, quali… Continue Reading
