New Hampshire Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan this week announced new action by the Biden-Harris administration to restore and protect the pensions of more than 72,000 Teamsters across New England, including over 6,000 in New Hampshire. This initiative...
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, wrote an op-ed in MSNBC today reflecting on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, highlighting the need to recommit to strengthening NATO and...
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.
On June 3, 1997 — 27 years ago today — then-Governor of New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen signed bipartisan bill SB 34, a piece of legislation with straightforward intent and language. “This bill repeals the laws making it a crime to perform an abortion.” The bill...
Senate Democrats joined their House counterparts in calling for an industry-wide investigation into Big Oil collusion and price-fixing allegations, which they say cost US consumers at the pump while driving up corporate profits.
The Right to Contraception Act would protect access to birth control nationwide as many reproductive rights advocates worry that contraceptive access will be Republicans’ next target after they successfully helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
Senator Maggie Hassan this week convened a roundtable discussion with advocates, caregivers, and healthcare leaders to address the ongoing challenge of making healthcare affordable and accessible for New Hampshire seniors.
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is highlighting the important work of state leaders while making statements about their policy work in the Granite State with their choice of guests for this year's State of the Union address.
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
On Monday, the commission tasked with drafting legislation to make marijuana accessible for adult use announced it could not come up with a bill. It instead announced a plan to file a report that examines the possibility of state-developed retail franchises. Those cannabis storefronts would be controlled by the state liquor commission, and be expected to pay a 15% tax on gross sales.
