MANCHESTER, N.H. —
New Hampshire lawmakers are speaking out on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate about the effects that the ongoing government shutdown are having on Granite Staters.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the shutdown is hurting air traffic controllers and their families. She said President Donald Trump seems to be the only person who doesn't want the… Read more »
House lawmakers have reintroduced the "Blue Water Navy" bill to expand Department of Veterans Affairs Agent Orange health care and disability benefits to about 90,000 sailors who served off the coasts of Vietnam during the war.
A similar bill failed last Congress when Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, blocked a Senate vote in December in the face of overwhelming… Read more »
Cornish — New Hampshire’s congressional delegation introduced legislation on Thursday to redesignate Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as a national historical park.
The legislation, introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate by Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, aims to bolster the site’s visibility,… Read more »
Flanked by newly elected freshman lawmakers Friday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi revealed the Democratic Party’s first piece of legislation for 2019: a package of voting rights, campaign finance and ethics reforms that is meant to help restore integrity in government, one of the party’s key campaign promises in the 2018 midterm elections.
The story of how the… Read more »
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is seeking financial support for the state Department of Fish and Game since it, among other agencies, has been conducting rescues in the forest without compensation.
That was the gist of a letter sent by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster (all D-N.H.), along with Acting Forest… Read more »
NASHUA, N.H. —
For the sixth year in a row, some Granite State students are making sure our veterans are not forgotten this holiday season.
Students at New Searles Elementary School in Nashua spent part of their Monday making holiday cards as part of the Holiday Cards for Heroes Drive.
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster will deliver the letters to the Manchester VA Medical Center and the… Read more »
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are backing a bill that would prevent new red tape from being imposed on small businesses following a court decision on collecting sales taxes from online shopping.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling will allow states to collect sales taxes from out-of-state businesses as soon as Jan. 1, 2019. The bill, supported by… Read more »
U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster have announced an additional $2,441,735 in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.
Shaheen, the lead Democrat on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, has led efforts in Congress to support survivors of domestic and… Read more »
Congresswoman Annie Kuster is joining a handful of colleagues in demanding answers from the VA on how it will overcome problems implementing the Forever GI Bill.
The bill, signed by President Trump last year, sought to provide enhanced benefits to veterans seeking higher education.
However, technical problems hampered the VA's ability to correctly process housing and education… Read more »
This year’s early snowfall has New Hampshire ski fans rubbing their hands with glee, but for a certain set of snow sports fans – the senior set, you might say – there’s something missing.
“When it snowed, they’d make us all side-step up the hill to pack it down; we couldn’t ski until we’d done that. There would be a line of kids and adults… Read more »
