Press

September 28, 2020

Shaheen, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Unemployed Workers’ Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation with a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) that would protect millions of unemployed or furloughed workers from losing their health insurance by enabling them to access subsidized COBRA coverage and keep their insurance. The Worker Health Coverage Protection Act would provide a 100 percent subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums owed by unemployed workers, in n… Continue Reading


September 28, 2020

As Expiration of VA’s COVID-19 Debt Collection Moratorium Approaches, Shaheen Calls on Secretary Wilkie to Protect Veterans & Inform Them of Repayment Options

SHAHEEN: "The federal government must continue to work in every way possible to mitigate the impact of this pandemic on those who have selflessly served our nation." (Washington, DC) - As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) moratorium on debt collection ends soon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) called on the agency this week to make every attempt to notify veterans of when it will resume collection of medical debt and inform them of their repayment options and financial hardship assista… Continue Reading


September 26, 2020

Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: "In New Hampshire and across our country, the election is underway, and the millions of Americans voting should decide who will select the next nominee to the Supreme Court. Instead of wrongly trying to ram through a nominee during an election, Mitch McConnell should recognize the urgency of passing a COVID-19 relie… Continue Reading


September 25, 2020

Shaheen Highlights Need for Additional Federal Resources to Support Survivors During Visit to NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Shaheen discusses the impact of COVID-19 on survivors of domestic & sexual assault during her visit to the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence in Concord Later in Claremont: During Visit to Ready Set Grow Child Care Center, Shaheen Urges Inclusion of Support for Child Care in COVID-19 Relief Legislation Shaheen hears more from local child care providers on the challenges they are facing amid COVID-19 during her visit to Ready Set Grow in Claremont Afterwar… Continue Reading


September 25, 2020

Senators Shaheen, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Bias in Military Promotions

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Combatting Bias in Military Promotions Act. Their legislation would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to eliminate certain identifying information from being presented to military officer promotion boards that may result in a biased promotion decision. "Providing service members with every opportunity to succeed and r… Continue Reading


September 25, 2020

Amid Financial Challenges Faced by NH Schools, Shaheen Urges FEMA to Rescind Policy Change that Ends Reimbursements for PPE, COVID-19 Testing Supplies & Disinfectant

**FEMA's recent decision to end federal reimbursements has left school districts across New Hampshire scrambling to cover costs for PPE & other supplies needed to protect students & faculty** SHAHEEN: "The federal government should be doing everything it can to support these efforts rather than making it more difficult for schools to receive the resources they need to safely reopen." (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Age… Continue Reading


September 25, 2020

Shaheen Statement on EPA Approval of Isles of Shoals North Dredged Material Disposal Site

**Last month, Senator Shaheen & Fmr. Senator Gregg toured Rye Harbor & discussed the upcoming dredging project** **Shaheen led successful effort to secure approval & $4 million in funding for Rye Harbor dredging** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that they've issued approval for the Isles of Shoals North Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. This … Continue Reading


September 25, 2020

Shaheen & Tillis Introduce Legislation to Provide Emergency Funding to Repair, Modernize & Renovate Struggling Rural Water Systems

**An estimated 30% of rural water systems are in danger of failing within six months under current financial conditions** **The Emergency Support for Rural Water Systems Act would provide $1 billion in emergency grants, low- & zero-interest loans & loan forgiveness for struggling small and rural water and wastewater systems across the country** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural commun… Continue Reading


September 24, 2020

Shaheen Joins Bicameral Push to Relieve Small Business Debt

Building on CARES Act program, lawmakers introduce legislation to extend SBA debt relief (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined a bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the Small Business Debt Relief Extension Act. At the end of September, hundreds of thousands of businesses will reach the end of emergency debt relief for Small Business Administration (SBA)-backed loans. The bill wou… Continue Reading


September 24, 2020

Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Granite State Forest and Commercial Building Owners with Sustainability

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the Forest Incentives Program Act with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), which would help landowners make forest management more affordable and provide them with sustainable options to preserve their land. With financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), private forest owners would be encouraged to employ environmentally-conscious forest management techniques. Additionally, non-residential building own… Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen Statement on Release of Declassified USS Thresher Documents

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the U.S. Navy's release of approximately 4,000 pages of declassified documents on the sinking of the USS Thresher. The USS Thresher was a submarine built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. It tragically sank off the coast of New England on April 10, 1963, taking with it all the 129 men aboard. The documents were released in compliance with a Freedom of I… Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Fight Political Interference in National COVID-19 Response amid Alarming Instances of Trump Administration Meddling in Scientific Work

**The legislation would create a task force charged with conducting a thorough investigation into any political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with the pandemic response** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of Senators introduced the Science and Transparency Over Politics (STOP) Act, legislation to fight back against political interference by the Trump administration in the work … Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen Announces $379K to Support COVID-19 Economic Recovery Efforts in Strafford County

**During federal budget negotiations, Shaheen led successful efforts to prevent the Economic Development Administration - the agency administering this grant - from being eliminated and help secure these funds** (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced the award of $379,131 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC). These are funds appropriated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se… Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen & Hassan Join Senate Call to Ensure Landmark Agent Orange Exposure Bill is Included in Final Annual Defense Legislation

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) - the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and a group of lawmakers on a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees as they negotiate the final text of the fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), urging the lawmakers to include a landmark Agent Orange … Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen & Hassan Call for Financial Assistance for Bus & Passenger Ferry Industries in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

**The Senators' CERTS Act would provide $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding for these critical transportation sectors** (Washington, DC) -U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a group of Senators in calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to include the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act, legislation they cosponsored that would authorize $10 billion in emergenc… Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen Requests Review of Trump Administration Decision to Spend $250 Million of Emergency COVID-19 Funding on Ad Campaign to “Defeat Despair”

During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing last week, Shaheen sounded the alarm on this public relations operation that is designed to coincide with the President's re-election campaign & took away from funds that could be used to combat the virus. (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a letter yesterday with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Angus King (I-ME), requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of requests for propos… Continue Reading


September 23, 2020

Shaheen, Hassan and Kuster Applaud $3.52 Million Grant to Strengthen Flood Control Infrastructure in Bristol

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statements in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) that Bristol will receive a $3.52 million federal grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements that will help protect businesses in the town's downtown commercial district: "Flooding can easily be the last straw for a small b… Continue Reading


September 22, 2020

NH Delegation Announces More than $4.5 Million to Renovate & Modernize Northcoast Railroad

(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 the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in renovating and modernizing the New Hampshire Northcoast (NHN) railroad line. Shaheen, Hassan a… Continue Reading


September 22, 2020

Senators Shaheen, Hassan & Colleagues Urge FCC to Help Connect Students to Online Learning As New School Year Gets Underway

Senators' Letter Builds on Legislation, Introduced by Senator Hassan, to Direct $4 Billion in E-Rate Funds to Ensure K-12 Students Have Home Internet Connectivity For Remote Learning WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with their colleagues calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to immediately utilize the E-Rate program to provide internet connectivity to students who are learning remotely as the new school year gets underway. … Continue Reading


September 22, 2020

Senators Shaheen, Hassan & Colleagues Call for Answers on Americans Being Left on the Hook for COVID-19 Testing Costs

Senators Also Raise Concerns Over Impact of CDC's Changing Testing Guidelines on Insurance Companies' Policies WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) raised concerns about individuals being charged for COVID-19 diagnostic tests. While the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, both signed into law earlier this year, require health insurance plans to cover costs associated with COVID-19 testing, there are troubling reports of insured individ… Continue Reading

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Page 167 Page 168 Page 169 Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Page 179 Page 180 Page 181 Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 Page 186 Page 187 Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Page 201 Page 202 Page 203 Page 204 Page 205 Page 206 Page 207 Page 208 Page 209 Page 210 Page 211 Page 212 Page 213 Page 214 Page 215 Page 216 Page 217 Page 218 Page 219 Page 220 Page 221 Page 222 Page 223 Page 224 Page 225 Page 226 Page 227 Page 228 Page 229 Page 230 Page 231 Page 232 Page 233 Page 234 Page 235 Page 236 Page 237 Page 238 Page 239 Page 240 Page 241 Page 242 Page 243 Page 244 Page 245 Page 246 Page 247 Page 248 Page 249 Page 250 Page 251 Page 252 Page 253 Page 254 Page 255 Page 256 Page 257 Page 258 Page 259 Page 260 Page 261 Page 262 Page 263 Page 264 Page 265 Page 266 Page 267 Page 268 Page 269 Page 270 Page 271 Page 272 Page 273 Page 274 Page 275 Page 276 Page 277 Page 278 Page 279 Page 280 Page 281 Page 282 Page 283 Page 284 Page 285 Page 286 Page 287 Page 288 Page 289 Page 290
Showing page   of 290