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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter

Representing the 1st District of New Hampshire

Press Releases

June 8, 2018 Press Release
Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Barbara Lee (CA-13), Chair of the Congressional Social Work Caucus, Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53), Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL-04), and Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which is currently separating children from their parents at the border:
June 8, 2018 Press Release
Shea-Porter, who was instrumental in getting the federal funding for the bridge, added a personal letter for future generations of women leaders in New Hampshire

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today announced that she will include an article from the May edition of NH Magazine entitled Remarkable Women 2018: Persistence, and she will add a personal note, as well, in the Sarah Long Bridge Time Capsule.

June 7, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan today announced that Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will receive a $6.8 million grant from the Department of Transportation to realign and reconstruct two taxiways.

June 7, 2018 Press Release
Water Resources Development Act Moves to Senate with Key Shea-Porter Provisions Included

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Shea-Porter’s (NH-01) amendments to dredge Hampton and Portsmouth Harbors have been included in the House Water Resources Development Act, which passed this evening 408-2. Amendment #40, which would dredge Hampton Harbor can be found here, and amendment #41

June 6, 2018 Press Release
In visit to India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Singapore, bipartisan Congressional Delegation from the House Armed Services Committee discussed anti-terrorism operations, the rising influence of China, and developments on the Korean Peninsula

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) returned Monday from a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Singapore.

June 5, 2018 Press Release
Congresswoman offers amendment to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Hampton Harbor
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today announced that she has offered an amendment to H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Hampton Harbor.
May 24, 2018 Press Release
Shea-Porter’s bipartisan National Guard Promotion Accountability Act and amendments to improve overseas security sector assistance programs pass House as part of NDAA; Shea-Porter provisions to lessen use of PFC-based fire fighting foam and open burning of unused ordinance become effective
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today announced that several Granite State priorities have been included in the final House-passed FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill passed the House 351-66.
May 22, 2018 Press Release
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on S. 207:
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May 22, 2018 Press Release
Congresswoman demands answers after AP reporter is forcibly removed from EPA building
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) released the following statement on the EPA PFAS chemicals summit in Washington, DC:
May 18, 2018 Press Release
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on House Republicans’ partisan and cruel Farm Bill, which failed on the Floor 198-213:
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