WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 16: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) took to the House floor to encourage his colleagues to support the Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans' Economic Recovery (DELIVER) Act, which contains three bills authored by Pappas that work to improve the quality of care in the Veterans Administration (VA) and address VA inefficiencies. "As the Chair of the Oversight and Inve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), leaders of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, called on United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to extend exclusions from tariffs applied to goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that are due to expire at the end of this year. "Many of those ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 14: Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) led a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging them to prioritize the long-term reauthorization for community health centers (CHCs) in any COVID-19 response legislation. While the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: "Over the past week, I have been heartened to see thousands of frontline workers and those who are most at risk in New Hampshire receive the COVID-19 vaccine. I am also pleased that Moderna's safe, effective vaccine has now been authorized by the FDA and millions of doses will be more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 12: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave an emergency use authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. "Thanks to the incredible work of dedicated doctors and scientists, a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 will soon be availa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. "With the first COVID-19 vaccines on their way to be distributed in New Hampshire and across the country, it's even more promising to see another safe and effective va more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 16: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that New Hampshire health care providers will receive $76,880,682 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Provider Relief Fund. The funding is part of $175 billion in health care provider grant appropriations allo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on COVID-19 relief: "As American COVID-19 deaths reach 300,000 and infections and hospitalizations surge, it is essential for Congress to take action and provide the relief that Granite Staters and people across this country need," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "I was pleased to see additional details of the Senate package released thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, along with 31 of their colleagues, urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take immediate action to continue deferring the collection of veterans' debt. "Like man more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 16: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a telephone town hall to discuss the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide an update to New Hampshire residents about bipartisan relief legislation advancing in Congress. Kuster and Pappas were joined on the call by Dr. Beth Daly, Chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control at the NH Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the unveiling of the design for the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin. Kuster and Pappas introduced the bipartisan Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 alongside Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06). The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin is a $1 coin honoring the Concord educator who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challeng more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced a new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform entitled, "The Urgent Need for Climate Action: Health Benefits for the State of New Hampshire if the United States Meets the Goals of the Paris Agreement." The report details the impacts of climate change that Granite Staters are already seeing and analyzes the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced a new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform entitled, "The Urgent Need for Climate Action: Health Benefits for the State of New Hampshire if the United States Meets the Goals of the Paris Agreement." The report details the impacts of climate change that Granite Staters are already seeing and analyzes th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a group of her colleagues in calling for additional, long-term funding for Community Health Centers in the upcoming government funding package to help ensure that low-income Granite Staters and Americans have consistent access to high-quality health care both during and after the pandemic. Senator Hassan is helping to lead bipartisan efforts to end surprise medica more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today met with President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Mr. Mayorkas and discuss the work ahead to keep Granite Staters and all Americans safe, secure, and free. We face myriad challenges right now, and many  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released a statement following a significant cybersecurity breach of U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce: "We must quickly determine what data was compromised in this breach and assess whether these hackers still pose a threat. Once we understand the full scope of the damage, the administration must immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 17: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Angus King (I-ME), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) and Tom Reed (R-NY-23) urged Senate and House Leadership to continue more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statements in response to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) announcement that New Hampshire companies will receive $25,257,660 over 10 years from Phase I of the Universal Service Fund's (USF) Auction 904, or the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 18: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) highlighted the urgent need to provide additional food assistance in COVID-19 relief to help struggling Granite State families during a virtual meeting with New Hampshire nutrition and food security organizations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families throughout New Hampshire are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. 1 in 7 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with Secretary of Defense nominee General Lloyd Austin: "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with General Austin this afternoon, where we discussed a number of critical issues impacting our national security that I believe must be top priorities for our next Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 18: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Moderna's mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine. The authorization comes following the release of studies highlighting its efficacy in protecting against the COVID-19 virus and after the FDA's independent vaccine advisory committee made its favora more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Thune (R-SD), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) - leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - requested a government-wide report from the Federal Bureau of Investigat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 16: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that New Hampshire health care providers will receive $76,880,682 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Provider Relief Fund. The funding is part of $175 billion in health care provider grant appropriations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statements in response to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) announcement that New Hampshire companies will receive $25,257,660 over 10 years from Phase I of the Universal Service Fund's (USF) Auction 904, or the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The United States Senate passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan to strengthen federal financial management. The CFO Vision Act of 2020, originally introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), would update the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. The law established a financial management leadership structure, provide more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate passed bipartisan legislation led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT) that will help strengthen counterterrorism efforts by requiring federal agencies to report to Congress after a terrorist attack with information about exactly what happened and recommendations to prevent future attacks. "When a terrorist attack occurs, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado: * * * U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) released the following statement on the bipartisan House and Senate agreement on a measure to end the practice of surprise medical bills: "We have heard from constituents time and time again who did everything right when going to the doct more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and 25 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to Senate leadership today requesting that they include a four-committee, bipartisan agreement to end surprise medical billing in the year-end spending bill. The agreement holds patients harmless from surprise medical bills and provides a fair arbitration process to resolve disp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), who all serve on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, called for an independent Government Accountability Office review of federal agencies' efforts to help protect K-12 schools from cyber threats, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many schools to shift more of their education online. Senator Hassan re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 18: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the unveiling of the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin today. Shaheen led the bipartisan legislation with Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Hassan creating the commemorative coin to honor Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. This coin pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 18: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the unveiling of the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin today. Shaheen led the bipartisan legislation with Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Hassan creating the commemorative coin to honor Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. This coin prom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with a group of Senators to Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Chief Advisor of Operation Warp Speed, and General Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed, asking about recent reports stating that earlier this year, the Trump Administration declined to purchase additional doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine when given the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with a group of Senators to Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Chief Advisor of Operation Warp Speed, and General Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed, asking about recent reports stating that earlier this year, the Trump Administration declined to purchase additional doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine when given the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committees - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) shared additional details for the two bipartisan, bicameral COVID-19 emergency relief bills. The Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020, shared by Senators Shaheen, Hassan, Manchin (D-WV), C more PR