WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Shaheen, Kennedy Legislation to Improve Support for Rural Small Businesses Advances out of Small Business Committee (Washington, DC) - Today, bipartisan legislation co-led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and John Kennedy (R-LA) was advanced out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC). The Coordinated Supp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-25-19) entitled "Geographic Immobility in the U.S.: Assessing the Prevalence and Characteristics of Those Who Never Migrate Across State Lines Using Linked Federal Tax Microdata." The paper was written by Mark Ellis, Lee Fiorio and Thomas B. Foster: * * * INTRODUCTION The migration rate, the fraction of the population who move in a time interval, typically one or five years, is the standard measure of migration activity in a population (Long 1991; Bel more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced revised Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and other federal housing initiatives for fiscal year 2025. These updates, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025, adjust rental benchmarks for multiple regions across the United States based on new survey data provided by local public housing agencies. The revised FMRs are set to take effect on Apr more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Remains #1 for Taxpayer Return on Investment CONCORD, NH - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced that New Hampshire has been ranked the #1 state in the nation for taxpayer return on investment for the 10th consecutive year, according to a new report from WalletHub. "The New Hampshire Advantage is alive and well thanks to our continued commonsense leadership and fiscal responsibility," said Governo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA) to resume training courses for firefighters that more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA) to resume training courses for firefighters that  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on FEMA to Resume Life-Saving Firefighter Trainings Frozen by Trump Administration The New Hampshire delegation is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to direct the National Fire Academy (NFA) to resume training courses for firefighters that were cancelled due to the Trump Administration's federal funding freeze. The letter to Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton comes after the delegation recei more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Delivers Remarks on Behalf of Granite Staters on Medicaid, Urges Republican Colleagues to Not Abandon Working Families The Republican budget resolution paves the way for GOP to add $4 trillion to the national debt while ripping away health care from over 200,000 Granite Staters and ending Medicaid expansion in NH Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered remarks (link is external) on the House floor on behalf of his tens of th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Pens Essay for Foreign Policy Opinion: We Need the Voice of America Now More Than Ever WASHINGTON - This week, Foreign Policy published an opinion piece by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, making the argument that dismantling Voice of America (VOA) is a strategic mistake that weakens more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pettersen, Bonamici, and Senate Colleagues Lead Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights WASHINGTON --Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and John Fetterman (D-PA) that would provide tenants and owners of manufactured (mobile) homes with enhanced protections against predatory landowners in f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on the 11th Anniversary of New Hampshire Adopting Medicaid Expansion WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement today to commemorate the 11 th anniversary of New Hampshire adopting Medicaid Expansion, which she signed into law as part of a bipartisan effort she led as Governor: "Eleven years ago today, as Governor, I signed Medicaid Expansion into law, a bipartisan effort that h more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Congressman McGovern Introduce Legislation to Protect Deerfield River Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern (MA-02) today reintroduced the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River to identify portions of the river and its tri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Ensure Access to Portable Ultrasounds for Medicare Beneficiaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity (PURE) Act, which would provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set-up services for Medicare beneficiaries: "Granite State seniors deserve access to the health care that they need, no  more PR