Maggie Goodlander

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Applauds Delivery of Over $5.9 Million to New Hampshire Electric Co-Op - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: The release applauds the delivery of over $5.9 million in federal disaster funding to the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative to reimburse storm recovery costs and rebuild damaged electrical infrastructure. It also states support for continued efforts to bring federal resources to New Hampshire for storm recovery and preparedness.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Concord, N.H. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH-D), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH-D) applauded the delivery of over $5.9 million in federal funding to the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC). “When the April 2024 storm tore down power lines and poles across our state, New Hampshire Electric Co-op crews worked long, hard hours in brutal conditions to get the lights back on,” said Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander. “Granite Staters shouldn't be left holding the bill for that recovery. I'm glad to see more than $5.9 million in federal disaster funding coming home to New Hampshire to reimburse the Co-op. The power of this Co-op is that it's owned by its members, so this money goes right back to the people it serves. I'll keep fighting for every penny that's yours.” "Last year's severe winter storms created enormous wind and flooding across New Hampshire, leading many Granite Staters to lose power. Thanks to the work of emergency response crews working around the clock, the damage to our electrical infrastructure was repaired but at great cost to small communities with limited resources," said Senator Shaheen. "I'm glad to see that more than five million dollars in federal funding is headed to the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative to help cover these expenses and better prepare our critical infrastructure for the future." “It is critical that our communities have the resources that they need to recover and rebuild in the face of severe storms,” said Senator Hassan. “This federal funding will help New Hampshire communities repair critical infrastructure damaged by severe weather, improve flood protections, and strengthen our state’s emergency preparedness. I will continue working to bring federal resources back to New Hampshire to ensure that our communities have the support that they need to recover from severe storms and prepare for future disasters.” “This federal funding supports the reconstruction of critical infrastructure by NHEC and protects the well-being of Granite Staters,” said Congressman Pappas. “I’ll continue working to deliver resources back to New Hampshire to update old or damaged infrastructure, strengthen our storm preparedness, and keep people safe.” In April 2024, a severe winter storm brought strong winds and flooding that damaged the NHEC electrical distribution system, threatening the health and safety of Granite Staters. Strong winds damaged power lines, utility poles, and transformers, causing power outages in Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Rockingham, and Sullivan Counties. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

As Admitted Party in Liberty Utilities Rate Case, Goodlander Demands Answers on Service Refusals - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: Congresswoman Goodlander is demanding answers from Liberty Utilities through the rate case discovery process regarding its refusal of new or expanded natural gas service in the Lakes Region, including who made the decision, how many customers were denied, pipeline upgrade costs and timing, and compensation for affected customers. She opposes the company's requested $35.8 million distribution rate increase while the moratorium continues.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Concord, N.H. — Continuing her fight to hold Liberty Utilities accountable after its refusal to provide new or expanded natural gas service for customers in the Lakes Region, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) today served discovery questions in the company’s rate case before the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. The questions build on Goodlander’s months of oversight and successful effort to put Liberty’s Lakes Region service denials under review, demanding answers on the company’s decisions, costs, and plans to end the moratorium. Liberty is asking the Commission to approve a $35.8 million annual increase in distribution rates, which would add about $26 a month to a typical residential heating bill, while also continuing to refuse new or expanded service in the Lakes Region. In June, Goodlander sent Liberty 13 questions about the moratorium. Liberty responded with a five-page letter leaving the majority of questions unanswered, including basic ones regarding who at the company made the decision, how many customers have been turned away, and what the pipeline upgrade will cost. As a formal party to the rate case, Goodlander can now require answers through the Commission’s discovery process. The questions press Liberty to explain who decided to impose the moratorium, how many customers have been denied service and why, and why critical pipeline upgrades were delayed. Goodlander is also demanding details on the cost and timing of temporary and permanent fixes, whether affected customers will be compensated, and the company’s profits and payments to its parent company. “For months, families and small businesses across our Lakes Region have been left in limbo while Liberty leaves basic questions unanswered. Who decided to deny them service? Why does the timeline for a permanent fix keep slipping? Who will foot the bill?” said Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander. “Families in New Hampshire deserve answers, reliable service, and real accountability. Now that we’ve secured a seat at the table in this case, I’m using every tool available to demand those answers on the record. I won’t quit until the people I work for get the answers and solutions they deserve.” Goodlander has made lower energy costs and investor-owned utility accountability a focus of her work in Congress: 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

As New Hampshire Home Prices Hit a Record $575,000, Goodlander Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut the Delays Driving Up the Cost of Building a Home - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: The release announces the introduction of the bipartisan Build More Homes Act, which would direct the GAO to conduct a nationwide review of pre-approved home design catalogs (pattern books) to reduce homebuilding costs and review delays. The sponsor argues this would lower housing costs in New Hampshire.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. 85% of Granite State households cannot afford the median home. Goodlander’s bipartisan Build More Homes Act, co-led with Republican Congressman Jefferson Shreve, would put pre-approved home designs that save builders time and money under the microscope, so more communities can use what works Concord, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced the bipartisan Build More Homes Act to attack one of the most expensive and least visible obstacles to building a home in New Hampshire: the months a homebuilder is often forced to spend drawing up plans and waiting for them to be reviewed before a single shovel goes in the ground. The bill, which Goodlander is leading with Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-06), directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct the first nationwide review of housing “pattern books” — catalogs of pre-reviewed, permit-ready home designs that let builders skip costly custom design work and get approved faster, while giving towns and cities homes that fit the character of their neighborhoods. This bill takes aim at some of the most preventable costs in homebuilding: architecture, review, and delay. “New Hampshire is in a full-blown housing crisis: 85% of households across our state are priced out of this cornerstone of the American Dream,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “Nurses, teachers, firefighters, electricians, and hardworking people of all ages are being pushed out of the communities they love and the communities that depend on them. I’m using every tool I have to lower the sky-high housing costs New Hampshire families face and make it cheaper and faster to build the homes we urgently need. Our bipartisan Build More Homes Act is about cutting costs and red tape, and learning from communities like Lebanon that are already showing us what works.” New Hampshire’s housing crisis has never been worse. According to Housing is New Hampshire's Future, the report New Hampshire Housing released last month: New Hampshire’s homebuilders face rising costs at every step. President Trump’s tariffs have jacked up the price of lumber, and builders estimate recent tariffs add roughly $10,900 to the cost of a typical new home. His war in Iran has driven up the price of the diesel that hauls materials to every job site. Moreover, government regulation now accounts for $131,734 — more than 1 in every 4 dollars (26.4%) — of the average price of a new single-family home, according to a June 2026 study by the National Association of Home Builders. That’s up from $93,870 in 2021, the biggest jump NAHB has ever recorded between its studies. And 94% of developers say complying with regulations delays their projects, by about 7 months on average — exactly the kind of delay pre-approved designs are built to cut. Goodlander’s Build More Homes Act Pre-approved designs go straight at the “soft costs” of architecture, review, and delay. Communities with these programs most often report savings of $5,000 to $10,000 per homeand approvals that come weeks to months faster, according to a May 2026 Pew report that identified more than 40 jurisdictions using them. But the Congressional Research Service has found that there has been little systematic research into the impacts of these designs. Goodlander’s Build More Homes Act closes that gap, so towns, builders, and Congress know what saves the most money and gets homes built fastest. In Lebanon, New Hampshire, the city’s Pattern Zones initiative pairs pre-approved, code-compliant designs for duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings with rules tailored to existing neighborhoods, making room for new homes on underused lots while preserving neighborhood character. Next door, Vermont's 802 Homes initiative is building a statewide catalog of small-home and multi-unit designs for both traditional and off-site construction; Maine enacted legislation requiring the preparation of pre-approved building types for municipalities to adopt; and Bangor already offers pre-approved plans for accessory dwelling units, triplexes, and fourplexes. Repeatable designs also open the door for factory-built homes, connecting housing production to the region’s manufacturing economy and to pioneering New Hampshire companies that already build homes off-site. The bill builds on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which Goodlander helped get across the finish line this summer and which created a Pattern Book Grant Program based on a provision she cosponsored. That program's required research is limited to the communities that receive grants. The Build More Homes Act broadens the lens to programs nationwide, helping policymakers and communities measure how these designs affect the time and cost of building housing. Fighting to Lower Housing Costs for New Hampshire “I came to Congress to lower costs, and housing is where families feel it most,” said Goodlander. “I helped get the ROAD to Housing Act into law. I’m taking on the corporate landlords using algorithms to rig rents, because I did that work at the Justice Department. And I’m working with Republicans and Democrats to clear away every rule that makes it slower and more expensive to build a home in New Hampshire. I won't stop until every Granite Stater has a fair shot at a home they can afford.” The Build More Homes Act is the latest step in Goodlander's fight to bring down housing costs: 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. 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Goodlander Pushes Back Against Trump Administration Plan to Dismantle Head Start, Protects New Hampshire Children and Working Families - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: Congresswoman Goodlander joined colleagues in urging HHS Secretary Kennedy to withdraw a proposed rule that would remove more than 90 percent of existing Head Start program standards, arguing the changes would weaken early education, health services, and family support for children and working families.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Goodlander joins 190 colleagues urging Secretary Kennedy to withdraw proposed rule that would dismantle safeguards for early education, child safety, and health services. Concord, N.H. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) joined House and Senate colleagues this week in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to withdraw a proposed rule that would weaken Head Start standards protecting children and supporting working families across New Hampshire. The letter opposes the Administration’s proposed “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs” rule, warning that it would remove more than 90 percent of existing program standards and undermine the high-quality early education, health services, and family support that make Head Start a lifeline for families. “Every child in New Hampshire deserves a safe place to learn, grow, and get a fair shot at success. Head Start helps deliver on that promise while helping hardworking parents stay in the workforce and provide for their families,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “At a time when Granite Staters are struggling to find and afford childcare, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is brazenly trying to dismantle Head Start, and make it harder for kids and families to get the care they need. That is unacceptable. I’m fighting to protect Head Start and make quality childcare more affordable and accessible for New Hampshire families.” The lawmakers warn that the proposal would eliminate federal requirements governing staff-to-child ratios and class sizes, weaken staff qualifications and safety training, and roll back standards for developmental screenings, dental care, and mental health services. They also raise concerns that shorter program hours would leave working parents scrambling to find additional childcare, while new documentation requirements would create barriers for families with the greatest needs. The letter further objects to removing detailed protections for children with disabilities and children experiencing homelessness, and to changes that would undermine instruction for dual-language learners. BACKGROUND ON GOODLANDER’S ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN AND WORKING FAMILIES Congresswoman Goodlander is working to lower childcare costs, expand access to early education, and support the educators and programs New Hampshire families rely on. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

Goodlander Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Outdoor Recreation for Veterans - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: Supports the bipartisan Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act, which would create a Department of Veterans Affairs grant program for state veterans' agencies to fund outdoor recreation programs for veterans, including equipment, fees, and transportation costs.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act would help veterans in New Hampshire and across the country connect with community and strengthen their well-being Concord, N.H. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act, legislation to help veterans in New Hampshire and across the country access outdoor recreation programs that support their mental and physical well-being. The Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act would establish a grant program through the Department of Veterans Affairs for state veterans’ agencies to develop, administer, and expand outdoor recreation programs for veterans. States could operate programs directly or partner with local outfitters, guides, nonprofit organizations, and community-based outdoor recreation providers. “Our obligation to those who served doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. In New Hampshire, our mountains, lakes, and trails offer veterans opportunities to build community and strengthen their physical and mental well-being,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “I’m proud to help introduce the bipartisan Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act with Congressman Hurd to make those opportunities available to more veterans. By helping cover equipment, transportation, and program costs, our bill would help more veterans get outdoors, connect with one another, and find the support they’ve earned.” “For many veterans, the transition from military service can mean losing the sense of purpose, community, and connection that came with serving alongside others,” said Congressman Hurd. “Colorado’s public lands and outdoor spaces offer opportunities to rebuild those connections while supporting veterans’ physical and mental well-being. This bipartisan legislation gives states more tools to work with local organizations and expand outdoor recreation opportunities so that more veterans can benefit from time outdoors and with one another.” Under the legislation, grant funding could be used to reduce financial barriers that may prevent veterans from participating in outdoor recreation programs, including the costs of equipment, program fees, and reasonable transportation expenses. Funding could also support outreach to veterans and the expansion of existing programs. The bill would also encourage state veterans’ agencies to work with federal land management agencies, including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to expand veterans’ access to outdoor spaces, reduce administrative barriers, and identify appropriate locations for organized activities. The legislation defines eligible outdoor recreation programs broadly as nature-based activities designed to improve veterans’ mental and physical well-being through physical engagement, peer connection, skill-building, or therapeutic benefit. Programs may also include adaptive or accessible activities for veterans with disabilities. Each eligible state entity whose application meets the bill’s requirements would receive at least $200,000 per fiscal year, subject to available appropriations. The legislation authorizes $10 million annually for the grant program. Participating states would also report information including the number of veterans served, types of activities offered, participation frequency, and observations related to veterans’ well-being, social connectedness, and physical activity. Read the full bill text here. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) leads the Senate companion to this bill. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

Goodlander Wins Fight to Put Liberty Utilities’ Service Denials Under Review by NH Public Utilities Commission  - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: The release states that Congresswoman Goodlander intervened in Liberty Utilities' rate case before the NH Public Utilities Commission to examine the company's denial of new natural gas service in the Lakes Region and to press for a permanent pipeline solution and accountability for ratepayers.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Goodlander is among the first Members of Congress in America to take the fight to lower utility costs before a public utilities commission. Goodlander secured full party status in this rate case — and helped persuade the NH PUC to take on the investor-owned utility’s service denials that sparked her involvement. Concord, N.H. — The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a written orderthis week granting a petition filed by Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander to intervene in Liberty Utilities’ rate case after Goodlander petitioned the PUC to intervene in this case last month. Following Goodlander’s advocacy, the PUC also agreed to take up Liberty’s decision to deny service to towns across the Lakes Region – identifying Liberty’s “moratorium” on new natural gas service in the Lakes Region as an issue that belongs in this PUC proceeding. It started with an abrupt decision by Liberty earlier this year to deny service to Lakes Region ratepayers, imposing significant delays on housing construction. In April, Goodlander convened local officials and affected stakeholders in Franklin and in June sent an oversight letter demanding answers from Liberty executives. Liberty has confirmed a permanent fix would require replacing the aging, 22-mile “High Line” pipeline serving the Lakes Region, a project Goodlander has spent months investigating. The utility committed to an interim solution with portable liquefied natural gas and Goodlander has continued pressing for a permanent solution and accountability. Liberty then asked the PUC to raise its annual operating revenues by more than $35.8 million; for a typical residential heating customer, that would mean a 16.54 percent increase — nearly $26 more every month — and a non-heating customer’s bill would rise more than $12, a 20.52 percent increase — according to Liberty’s own customer notice. On August 31, Goodlander petitioned the NH PUC to intervene. She made the case that the Commission should take up the service denials — and the Commission agreed. The NH PUC granted Goodlander’s petition to intervene from the bench and its written order explains that her participation is in the interest of justice and will help develop the record on important issues, finding that her background, knowledge, and interests will help build the record the Commission relies on. The Commission’s initial notice of issues did not list the moratorium. After Goodlander and others raised it and made the case, the Commission will now decide whether Liberty’s moratorium is legal and consistent with its tariffs, whether the underlying capacity problems can be resolved fairly for all ratepayers, and whether Liberty’s proposed temporary solution is legal and appropriate. As a full party, Goodlander is able to file testimony, press Liberty in discovery, and question its witnesses at hearings on behalf of constituents who are Liberty ratepayers, through final hearings scheduled for June and July 2027. It is a rare step. Goodlander is among the first Members of Congress in America to advocate for her constituents directly before a public utilities commission — bringing a federal lawmaker’s voice, and the experience of a former Justice Department antitrust lawyer who took on monopolies, into the forum where the utility costs Granite Staters are asked to pay are decided. New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate Don Kreis has said he had never seen it before. He called it “pleasantly audacious.” “No utility should get to jack up rates while leaving New Hampshire families and small businesses wondering if they’ll even have service,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “When Liberty Utilities told people across our Lakes Region it would not serve them, I made the case that our Public Utilities Commission had to take a hard look at that, and I’m very encouraged that the Commission agreed. Granite Staters deserve answers, affordable bills, and reliable service, and I will use every tool I have to get them. When the people I represent are told ‘no,’ I will never watch from the sidelines.” Goodlander has made lower energy costs and investor-owned utility accountability a focus of her work in Congress: 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. 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Goodlander Joins New Hampshire Delegation in Urging HUD to Expedite Critical Housing Funding to Prevent Homelessness and Service Cuts - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: Urges HUD to immediately release the delayed FY2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the HOPWA program and expedite renewal awards to prevent funding gaps and homelessness among people living with HIV/AIDS.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Concord, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and a bicameral group of lawmakers urged the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to immediately release delayed housing grant funding for people living with HIV/AIDS. The letter calls on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release the overdue Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program and expedite renewal awards. Organizations across the country, including in New Hampshire, rely on these grants to provide critical housing and health care services. Many competitive HOPWA awards were set to expire on Sep 30, 2026, but at the time of the letter, HUD had not released the funding notice or provided grantees information about renewing their awards. “We write to express our grave concerns regarding the delayed Fiscal Year 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. For many organizations in our communities, this program is vital to ensuring individuals with HIV/AIDS have access to safe and stable housing. We urge you to release the NOFO immediately and expedite the awards so communities can continue to provide support and housing to those who need it,” the lawmakers wrote. They continued: “Unfortunately, many competitive HOPWA awards will expire tomorrow on September 30, 2026. Your department still has not released a NOFO, and grantees have received no information regarding the renewal of their awards. HOPWA is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, making any gap in funding detrimental for the organizations providing support and the individuals and communities that depend on this program.” “We understand that the awarding process takes careful review, but because these applicants are all seeking renewals, they have already been vetted and approved by your department. We urge you to expedite this process immediately and release awards as soon as possible. Without these critical funds, individuals with HIV/AIDS will face the risk of homelessness,” the lawmakers concluded. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

“No Utility Giant Should Get a Blank Check”: Goodlander Fights Mega-Merger That Would Hand One Company All of New England’s Nuclear Power, Including Seabrook - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. As Granite Staters face a more than 16% jump in electricity rates, Goodlander and 11 colleagues urge FERC to reject the $66.8 billion NextEra-Dominion deal unless the companies prove it won’t raise costs Concord, N.H. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a former top antitrust official at the Justice Department, and a coalition of 11 of her congressional colleagues pressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week to block the NextEra-Dominion merger unless the companies can prove it won’t drive up costs for families. The deal would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility and hand a single corporation control of Seabrook Station and New England’s only other nuclear power plant. For New Hampshire, the stakes could not be higher. The merger would put Seabrook and Connecticut’s Millstone plant under common ownership, giving one company control over roughly a quarter of New England’s electricity. In the lawmakers’ words, that would mean “considerable negotiating leverage over states and the ability to demand abusive terms at the expense of households.” And because neither company is a regulated utility in New Hampshire, the state’s Public Utilities Commission gets no say. FERC is the only regulator standing between Granite State families and a nuclear monopoly. Meanwhile, the $2.25 billion in bill credits NextEra is offering to win approval would go only to Dominion customers in Virginia and the Carolinas. Not one dollar would go to New Hampshire, which would shoulder the risk and get none of the reward. Granite Staters can’t afford it. Residential electricity rates in New Hampshire jumped more than 16% over the past year, according to the Energy Information Administration’s July data. Goodlander’s advocacy comes as governors from five New England states have sounded the alarm and called for “the highest level of scrutiny” of the deal. “Granite Staters are already getting crushed by the cost of energy, and no utility giant should get a blank check to get even bigger on their backs,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “This deal would put Seabrook and every other nuclear plant in New England under one corporate roof, and New Hampshire wouldn’t get a single vote on it. That’s too much power in too few hands. Federal regulators must look under every rock, test every promise, and block this deal if it would do what so many corporate mergers have done before: stick families with higher bills. I spent years taking on corporate monopolies at the Justice Department. I know a bad deal when I see one, and I will keep fighting to put New Hampshire ratepayers ahead of utility profits.” The $66.8 billion deal would be the fourth-largest merger of all time, creating a company worth $420 billion. “Our fundamental concern is that this new entity will be both a gigantic power generator and a gigantic power-providing utility,” the lawmakers wrote. They warn that combining two major regulated utility businesses with extensive electricity-generation assets could allow the merged company to favor affiliates, shift costs to captive ratepayers, weaken competition in power markets, and discourage transmission investments that would bring lower-cost power into New England and other regions. Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, FERC may approve the transaction only if it is consistent with the public interest and does not pose a risk of harmful cross-subsidization. The letter calls on the Commission to evaluate the merger’s effects on competition, rates, regulation, transmission development, and regulated utility assets across all affected regions, including ISO New England. The lawmakers urge FERC to deny the application unless NextEra and Dominion demonstrate that the deal will have no adverse effect – now or in the future – on competition, rates, or regulation, and to remain skeptical of alleged mitigating conditions that have historically failed to protect consumers in past acquisitions. “If the present record is insufficient to make those findings,” they wrote, “the Commission should deny the application.” NextEra has already shown New Hampshire how far it will go to protect its profits, and it did so from Seabrook. In their joint statement, the five New England states pointed to NextEra’s “history of using its already considerable resources to obstruct new transmission infrastructure projects that New England needs.” The New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project was designed to deliver low-cost Quebec hydropower to ISO New England, and NextEra’s Seabrook nuclear plant and oil-fired generation stood to lose significant revenue as a result. NextEra subsequently spent more than $20 million in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the project, in order to deny a competing low-cost resource access to the market. When the company delayed upgrades at Seabrook needed to connect the line, FERC ordered it to act, and a federal appeals court upheld that order in 2024. “This isn’t a merger. It’s NextEra buying control of a state-granted monopoly and paying a multibillion-dollar premium for the privilege, and ratepayers shouldn’t be stuck with that bill,” said Marissa P. Gillett, Senior Fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project and former Chair of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. “NextEra has promised customer protections to win approval before, in Hawaii and Texas, and regulators rejected both deals. The law puts the burden on the companies to prove this deal won’t raise rates or weaken competition. Bill credits and paper commitments don’t meet that burden. Congresswoman Goodlander and her colleagues are right to hold FERC to that standard.” A copy of the letter is available HERE. Goodlander has made lowering energy and utility costs a central part of her work in Congress: 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. 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Goodlander Joins Bipartisan House Effort Pushing HHS to Distribute LIHEAP Funds - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: Urges HHS to distribute LIHEAP funds to states as soon as possible and no later than November 1, 2026, and to restore staffing for the program amid high energy prices.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined a group of 116 bipartisan members led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to call on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take all necessary steps to ensure that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds are distributed to states as soon as possible and no later than November 1, 2026. “With a history of repeated funding delays by HHS to states, we are especially concerned for households facing high energy prices this winter who rely on LIHEAP… It is of the utmost importance that the agency ensures funds are released as soon as possible and without congressional intervention throughout Fiscal Year 2027,” wrote the lawmakers. “Since February, crude oil prices have significantly increased, topping significantly more than $100 per barrel at its peaks in April 2026 and recently on September 15, 2026. These price spikes impact home heating oil prices especially, as it is refined from crude oil,” they stated. Emphasizing the importance of the speedy delivery of funds for families who rely on home heating oil, they continued, “Home heating oil will not be delivered without payment in full, up front, which can average $2,300 for just the winter season. For the many families that cannot afford these high costs, LIHEAP is a lifeline. If households don’t receive these funds on schedule, families will go without heat or be forced to make remarkably difficult decisions in order to afford it.” LIHEAP helps low-income individuals and families pay for heating and cooling and mitigates the impacts of rising energy costs and extreme weather events. Across the nation, LIHEAP helps nearly 6 million households afford their energy bills, including nearly 30,000 households in New Hampshire, but Secretary Kennedy’s decision last year to fire all LIHEAP staff last year has put this assistance at risk. In response, Goodlander joined 89 Congressional colleagues in calling for the protection of LIHEAP and the rehiring of all HHS staff who manage the LIHEAP program that were fired in April 2025. Goodlander also joined a bipartisan letter led by Pappas in November 2025 calling for immediate distribution of funds following delays in LIHEAP allocations to states. In April, she again joined a Pappas-led bipartisan letter following additional LIHEAP delays from HHS. Underscoring the continued concerns about LIHEAP’s capacity to operate without dedicated staff, they wrote, “We urge you to ensure that necessary personnel and resources are in place to support LIHEAP's continued success and request a detailed response on staffing levels supporting the LIHEAP program, including but not limited to how many staff members work on the program full time and part time, as well as projected vacancies that must be filled to ensure continued success.” “Once again we urge you to do everything possible to distribute LIHEAP funds to states and families expeditiously. Families should not have to choose between staying warm and affording other essential items like food, medication, or rent. We appreciate your attention on this urgent matter and stand ready to support the agency in assisting the American people,” they concluded. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions

Goodlander Joins Democratic Veterans in Demanding Trump Hold China Accountable for Support to Iran - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander

Position: The lawmakers urge President Trump to publicly condemn China over alleged satellite imagery sharing with Iran that contributed to a July 17 missile strike killing three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, and to demand that China cease support, cooperation, and information sharing with Iran and the IRGC.

Subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a Navy Reserve veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) and 12 fellow Democratic veterans in a letter urging President Trump to confront China over its support to Iran. The lawmakers sent the letter ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House this week. On July 17, an Iranian ballistic missile struck sleeping quarters at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding four others. The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery of the base from Chinese entities before and after the strike, and that U.S. officials connected that intelligence to the attack. The lawmakers demanded Trump hold Xi accountable for Beijing’s role in U.S. troop deaths, and that he publicly condemn China’s support for IRGC operations. “As veterans, we know what it means to send Americans into harm's way, and we know what is owed to them in return: the truth, and a Commander-in-Chief willing to hold accountable anyone and everyone who might do harm to our troops,” the veterans wrote. The lawmakers wrote: “We implore you to use your meeting to strongly condemn China’s sharing of satellite information that resulted in the deaths of three U.S. servicemembers in Jordan on July 17th, and demand that President Xi cease any support, cooperation, and information sharing with Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).” The letter also cited May State Department sanctions on three China-based firms for supplying satellite imagery of U.S. and allied military facilities to Iran. They continued, “In May, the State Department sanctioned three China-based firms for supplying Iran with satellite imagery of American and allied military facilities. Senior officials in your administration reportedly spent months warning their Chinese counterparts that companies in their country were arming Iran with the targeting data. […] Your meeting with President Xi presents an important opportunity to condemn China's role in arming and enabling Iran, and to demand an end to their support.” Goodlander joined the letter alongside Democratic Veterans Caucus Chair Rep. Pat Ryan and Reps. Salud Carbajal, Gilbert Cisneros, Herbert Conaway, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, Ted Lieu, Seth Moulton, Mike Thompson, Derek Tran, and Eugene Vindman. 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions 18 North Main Street 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-1002 Get Directions 184 Main Street Suite 222 Nashua, NH 03060 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 33 Main Street Suite 202 Littleton, NH 03561 Phone: (603) 226-1002 To schedule an appointment, click here. Get Directions 223 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5206 Get Directions