WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - the Vice Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee - which funds significant programming to address the substance use disorder epidemic, issued the following statement after final fiscal year (FY) 2021 government funding legislation was sent to the President's desk to be signed into law. Through her leadership o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement applauding the inclusion and passage of key provisions of the Save Our Stages Act as part of a new Shuttered Venue Operator grant program in the COVID relief and omnibus spending package. Kuster cosponsored the Save Our Stages Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help live venues and performance spaces in New Hampshire stay afloat durin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on House passage of bipartisan coronavirus relief legislation and FY21 Appropriations legislation that would extend funding through the next fiscal year. "I am pleased that the House and Senate have come to an agreement to pass much-needed COVID-19 relief and fund the government, preventing a shut down," said Rep. Kuster. "This legislation was l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after President Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021: "At a time when our nation faces unprecedented challenges at home and abroad, President Trump's reckless and irresponsible veto of the National Defense Authorization Act only serves to create more instability and hinder our ability to keep America safe," said C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass bipartisan legislation to provide additional COVID-19 relief to Americans and fund critical government services and programs, including many New Hampshire priorities that he has strongly championed. "It's about time," said Congressman Pappas. "I am pleased that we passed a bipartisan compromise package to get badly-needed support to Granite Staters, but t more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, applauded the news that the VA Medical Center in Manchester is now one of 128 additional sites at which the Department of Veterans Affairs will provide COVID-19 vaccines. "I am pleased that the Department of Veterans Affairs announced to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Diana DeGette (CO-01) sent a letter to Seema Verma, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging for transparency in the upcoming Contact Center Operations (CCO) contract proposals. The CCO contract operates 1-800-MEDICARE and the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) call center (1-800-3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Last night, the Senate passed a year-end government funding package with substantial COVID-19 relief for Granite Staters based on a bipartisan compromise that Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped negotiate. The package also includes a number of other priorities that Senator Hassan fought for, including provisions to help end surprise medical billing, which Senator Hassan has led bipartisan e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Miguel A. Cardona to be the next Secretary for the United States Department of Education: "Miguel Cardona is an experienced public educator who has dedicated his career to ensuring that all studen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: 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) applauded the final COVID-19 emergency relief package.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after her bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN) and Deb Fischer (R-RE) was signed into law. The Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act will expand and enhance efforts to identify and shut down student debt relief scams. "The federal government has an obligation to help protect students and their more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following report of an interview by Yahoo! Finance: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, sat down with Yahoo! Finance to discuss her role as a negotiator on new COVID-19 emergency relief. On Monday, Shaheen and the bipartisan group of lawmakers shared additional details for the Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020, which would provide more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2021 was sent to the President's desk to be signed into law. In the legislation, Senator Shaheen included and supported numerous measures that invest in important New Hampshire and national priorities and delive more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- 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 President Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The annual legislation authorizes national defense objectives for the fiscal year and has historically been a successful bipartisan effort. The defense bill for FY2021 contained  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig urging the Trump administration to waive late filing penalties for taxpayers whose filing delay is caused by COVID-19. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Kennedy (R-LA) led the letter. "M more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following joint statement with sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire: * * * U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement after the House and Senate government funding agreement was announced, which will include provisions to end the practice of surprise medical billing: "For far too long, our constituents have done everything right at the doctor's office or hospital yet still fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: The end-of-year funding bill passed yesterday by Congress includes bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to expand small businesses and nonprofits' access to federal COVID-19 relief. The bipartisan Employer Assistance Coordination Act will allow eligible small employers to both participate in the Paycheck Protection Program and claim more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House and Senate government funding agreement was announced, which will include provisions to end the practice of surprise medical billing: "For far too long, our constituents have done everything right at the doctor's office or hospital yet still found themselves stuck with surprise medi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: The end-of-year funding bill passed yesterday by Congress includes bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to strengthen counterterrorism coordination efforts at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bipartisan legislation will authorize the Counterterrorism Advisory Board, which brings together intelligence, operational, and p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees, issued the following statement after Senate and House leaders unveiled final government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2021, which contains Shaheen-negotiated emergency COVID-19 relief legislation that would provide urgently needed assistance to American stude more PR