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SHAHEEN, AYOTTE ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF FISHERY DISASTER FUNDS
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced this afternoon that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released $2.3 million in fishery disaster funds to New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine. "Today's announcement is good news for New Hampshire's fishing industry and the entire seacoast region," said the Senators. "These long-awaited funds are so important for supporting members of the fishing community that have been struggl… Continue Reading
April 29, 2015
SHAHEEN INVITES NEW HAMPSHIRE MANUFACTURER VELCRO USA TO DISCUSS BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH SENATE COMMITTEE
(April 29, 2014- Top: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mark Sawitsky, Director of Global Engineering and Quality, Velcro USA. Bottom: Mark Sawitsky testifies before the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee.) (WASHINGTON, DC) - This morning, the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee heard from Velcro USA, whose North American manufacturing and innovation facilities are based in Manchester and Somersworth, New Hampshire, during a meeting chaired by U.S. Senator Jean… Continue Reading
April 29, 2015
RANKING MEMBER SHAHEEN QUESTIONS HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JEH JOHNSON ON DEPARTMENT FUNDING
(WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), today questioned DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson on the needs of this agency as the committee considers FY2016 appropriations. Shaheen specifically highlighted the need to balance important priorities such as border security, cyber security and addressing the threat of terrorism and natural disasters in the face of difficult budget constraints. … Continue Reading
April 29, 2015
Senators Scott and Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Potential Healthcare Premium Increases
Washington - U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), both members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today introduced legislation designed to protect America's small businesses from potential healthcare premium increases under the Affordable Care Act. The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, S.1099, would allow states to maintain the current small group market definition, which applies to businesses with up to 50 employees, in … Continue Reading
April 29, 2015
Senators Scott and Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Potential Healthcare Premium Increases
Washington - U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), both members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today introduced legislation designed to protect America's small businesses from potential healthcare premium increases under the Affordable Care Act. The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, S.1099, would allow states to maintain the current small group market definition, which applies to businesses with up to 50 employees, in … Continue Reading
April 29, 2015
RANKING MEMBER SHAHEEN: THE INTENT OF THE ACA IS CLEAR
(WASHINGTON, DC) - This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee (SBC), made the following statement after the SBC held a hearing on the King v. Burwell case before the Supreme Court and the potential impact a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs could have on small businesses. The plaintiffs argue that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) only allows health care premium subsidies for individuals who purchased a plan on a state… Continue Reading
April 28, 2015
SHAHEEN ON SENATE FLOOR: IF BIPARTISAN NATURE OF IRAN LEGISLATION ERODES, IT WILL NO LONGER MERIT MY SUPPORT
(WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) made the following statement on the Senate Floor today during the debate on legislation that requires the President to submit to Congress for review any final agreement with Iran to curtail its nuclear program. The bill under consideration passed unanimously out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which Senator Shaheen is a member. In her remarks, she urged her colleagues to maintain the legislation's carefully crafted bipartisan ag… Continue Reading
April 27, 2015
SHAHEEN ASKS GIRLS IN NASHUA: WHAT WOMAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ON THE $20 BILL?
(NASHUA, NH) - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) had a conversation with girls participating in Girls Inc. programs in Nashua about important women in U.S. history. Senator Shaheen also discussed her recently introduced legislation that would finally have a woman represented on our paper currency, the Women on Twenty Act. During the interactive discussion, Senator Shaheen talked about several inspiring women she thought would be good candidates to be depicted on the next twenty … Continue Reading
April 23, 2015
SHAHEEN ON LYNCH APPROVAL AS ATTORNEY GENERAL: HISTORY WAS FINALLY MADE TODAY
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Senator Jeanne Shaheen made the following comments after Loretta Lynch was confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Attorney General by a vote of 56-43. Shaheen voted in favor of her confirmation. "The Senate has made history today by not only confirming an extraordinary candidate for Attorney General, but the first African-American woman to hold that position. Ms. Lynch has sterling credentials, a life-long devotion to public service and exhibited tremendous patience throughout the u… Continue Reading
April 23, 2015
IN FIRST MARKUP OF 114th CONGRESS, SMALL BUSINESS RANKING MEMBER SHAHEEN APPLAUDS PROGRESS ON LEGISLATION
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held its first legislative markup of the 114th Congress and approved 8 bills unanimously for consideration by the full Senate. Following the hearing, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the newly appointed Ranking Member of the Committee, congratulated the Chairman and the Committee on the quick progress that has already been made in advancing legislation to help the nation's small businesses: "Small Businesses ar… Continue Reading
April 22, 2015
SHAHEEN INTRODUCES BILL TO ENHANCE INNOVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF NATION’S MANUFACTURERS
(WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act, legislation that would assist small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers in adopting what's known as "smart manufacturing technologies." Smart manufacturing combines information, technology and innovation, thereby allowing for real-time management of productivity, energy and costs across factories and companies. These advanced technologies are set to transform the manufacturing sector, … Continue Reading
April 22, 2015
SHAHEEN AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING PASSES SENATE
(WASHINGTON, DC) - An Amendment to provide justice to victims of human trafficking authored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) passed the Senate today as part of S.178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. The amendment provides an incentive for states to enact laws that allow human trafficking survivors to clear their criminal records of prostitution and other low-level, non-violent crimes that they can reasonably demonstrate were the result of being trafficked. It is based on the… Continue Reading
April 21, 2015
PRESS RELEASE: TARGETED SHAHEEN-PORTMAN BILL HEADED TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR SIGNATURE
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today announced that their Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 passed the House and is now headed to the President for signature. This bill, which passed the Senate in March, contains key energy efficiency provisions that will strengthen the economy, save consumers money, and reduce pollution. "At long last, Congress is finally going to deliver bipartisan energy efficiency legislation to the President's desk… Continue Reading
April 21, 2015
SHAHEEN WELCOMES ANNOUNCED POLISH PURCHASE OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomed an announcement by Polish authorities that they intend to purchase Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' U.S. Patriot missile defense system. Shaheen has been a strong proponent of the purchase which will not only strengthen Polish national defenses but will improve NATO's collective missile defense capabilities. The announcement comes as Eastern European nations are facing an increasingly antagonistic Russia. "The purchase of … Continue Reading
April 20, 2015
SHAHEEN & HEAD OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MEET WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE ENTREPRENEURS
(MANCHESTER, NH) - At the Alpha Loft in Manchester today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted a start-up business roundtable discussion with the U.S. Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. The event provided an opportunity for New Hampshire start-up incubators to learn more about the support and resources available from the Small Business Administration, which recently announced the Growt… Continue Reading
April 17, 2015
MONDAY IN MANCHESTER: SHAHEEN TO HOST START-UP BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE WITH SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
Earlier on Monday in Concord, Shaheen will celebrate groundbreaking of main street redevelopment project Saturday in Newington, Shaheen to attend Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will host a roundtable discussion with New Hampshire small business leaders and the U.S. Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet on how to help start and grow New Hampshire busi… Continue Reading
April 17, 2015
SHAHEEN STAFF TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS IN ALTON, LEBANON, LITTLETON, WINCHESTER, PELHAM, ROCHESTER
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen's staff will hold office hours next week in Alton, Lebanon, Littleton, Winchester, Pelham and Rochester. Specifically, staff will be available: Monday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Alton Tuesday, April 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Lebanon Wednesday, April 22 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Littleton Wednesday, April 22 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Winchester Thursday, April 23 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Pelham Thursday, April 23 from 11… Continue Reading
April 17, 2015
SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SHERIFF MICHAEL DOWNING
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the passing of Rockingham County Sheriff Michael Downing: "Billy and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Sheriff Michael Downing. Public service runs deep in the Downing family and Sheriff Downing proudly carried on that legacy through his honorable service as a member of the armed forces, a state trooper, Salem police officer, state representative, state senator and Rockingham County Sheriff. His dedication to our cou… Continue Reading
April 15, 2015
SENATE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR ENDING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SAME-SEX MILITARY COUPLES
(WASHINGTON, DC) - This evening, the United States Senate voted in favor of a motion ending a discriminatory statute that limits Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for same-sex couples. Currently, families in states where same-sex marriages are not recognized remain ineligible for certain VA benefits. The motion also supports extending Social Security benefits to same-sex couples. The language of the motion reflects the Shaheen-authored Charlie Morgan Act and directs Members of the Hou… Continue Reading
April 15, 2015
ON TAX DAY, SHAHEEN INTRODUCES BILL TO SIMPLIFY TAX RETURN
(Washington, DC) - Today, on tax filing day, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to streamline the federal tax return process. Shaheen's Simpler Tax Filing Act would pave the way for the Internal Revenue Service to provide many tax filers with a one-page tax return already filled out with the taxpayer's information, known as a "simple return," in turn saving American taxpayers billions in tax preparation fees. "My bill is based on a simple idea: it should be easy to do … Continue Reading
