WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The bipartisan DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act, which Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored, is now law. The bill will ensure that personnel at the Department of Homeland Security have the tools that they need to more easily detect synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which are contributing to the devastating substance misuse crisis in New Hampshire and across the country. "As the substance misuse crisis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) caregiver program after reports that veterans and caregivers were arbitrarily dropped from the program, is now law. "Caregivers provide invaluable support to veterans in helping veterans go about their daily lives and access health care. Yet the VA arbitrarily discharged some veterans more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, the U.S. Senate overrode the President's veto to pass into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes key priorities that Senator Hassan introduced and championed to protect the national security of Granite Staters and all Americans. Bipartisan amendments that Senator Hassan introduced to address drone threats to service  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 5: Tonight, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, into law. This landmark veterans package contains three provisions introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to reduce VA waste and abuse, improve access to prosthetics for female veterans, and reform VA debt collection proce more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that CJ Wheelan, a senior at Hanover High School, has won the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for New Hampshire's Second District. The Congressional App Challenge is a national competition aimed at encouraging middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The challenge is intended to highlight the value o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 8: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined 40 of her colleagues in calling upon Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Administration Committee Chair Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and House Administration Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (IL-13) to establish an independent commission to undertake a thorough investigation of the domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred on Wednesday, January more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * "President Trump has proven time and again that he is either unable or unwilling to protect and defend the United States Constitution or the American people. The violence he incited yesterday undoubtedly played a central role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. People in America and around the world watched in horror as a mob of pro-Trump domestic terrorists invaded and attacked the U.S. Capitol. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol: "Today is a dark day in the history of our nation. Armed, violent mobs, incited by President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress, breached the United States Capitol, threatening the safety and wellbeing of Capitol Police, Members of Congress and staff. This disruption of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Just after 3:30 a.m. this morning, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate fulfilled their constitutionally-mandated duty to certify the results of the 2020 Presidential Election: "Today, I joined my Democratic and Republican colleagues to uphold our democracy and certify the Electoral College results for the 2020 presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the start of the 117th Congress and her priorities for her fifth term: "I'm honored to continue serving the people of New Hampshire's Second Congressional District, and I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris Administration to defeat the COVID-19 virus, improve the lives of Granite Staters, and Build Back Better. As we cross the gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement calling for immediate action to be taken following the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the President: "What we witnessed yesterday should chill Americans to their core," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "Riotous, armed mobs overcame law enforcement and stormed the Capitol, and they attempted to derail American democracy.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after being sworn in as a member of 117th Congress: "I am truly honored to be able to represent the people of New Hampshire for another two years in Congress, and it's time to get to work and address the challenges we face," said Congressman Pappas. "I was elected to represent all the people of New Hampshire's First District, and I'll co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Ahead of the Congress's vote to affirm the results of the 2020 presidential election, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released a video confirming that he will abide by the oath of office he took on Sunday and will vote to affirm the results of the 2020 presidential election as certified by state election officials. Despite the efforts of some members of Congress to gin up falsehoods about the November  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 5: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today met virtually with President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Treasury, Janet Yellen. "As this pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on Granite Staters and our economy, I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Dr. Yellen to discuss her plans to help expand opportunity and support jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized the Gorham Middle & High School Sophomore Student Council as December's Granite Staters of the Month for choosing to resell surplus chocolate that they received to benefit their school's food pantry, rather than sell it to benefit their class. This year, the Sophomore Student Council at Gorham Middle & High School sold chocolate as part of a fundraiser to raise mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after Congress certified the election results following an insurrection at the Capitol: "Free and fair elections, followed by the peaceful transfer of power when those elections are complete, are our nation's bedrock. It is a testament to our democracy that Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle came together to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- 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 Boston Mayor Martin Walsh to be the next Secretary for the United States Department of Labor: "Marty Walsh, who first joined a union when he was 21 years old, has dedicated his career to preserving more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 7: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Congress certified the results of the 2020 presidential election: "Early this morning, Congress fulfilled its Constitutional duty and certified the results of the 2020 election, undeterred by the violent, un-American siege on the U.S. Capitol," said Shaheen. "This was an insurrection spurred by President Trump and h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 3: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after she was sworn in for her third term in the United States Senate this afternoon: "This seat doesn't belong to me - it belongs to New Hampshire and I'm grateful and humbled that Granite Staters again chose me to be a voice for them in Washington," said Shaheen. "There are so many issues facing our state, nation and world, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that they successfully reversed a Department of Education decision that jeopardized funding for nearly 200 rural, low-income school districts. A provision they negotiated that was included in the year-end government funding bill that was signed into law prevents a funding cliff for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The President signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen with a number of key priorities that they advocated for to support Granite State veterans. The package includes the Deborah Sampson Act that Senators Hassan and Shaheen joined in introducing that would eliminate barriers to care and services that many women veterans face and would help ensure  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to new estimates from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) predicting that New Hampshire is expected to receive approximately $2 billion across a variety of sectors from new federal COVID-19 relief included in gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The President signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan with a number of key priorities that they advocated for to support Granite State veterans. The package includes the Deborah Sampson Act that Senators Shaheen and Hassan joined in introducing that would eliminate barriers to care and services that many women veterans face and would help ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 6: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the president for signing their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Peace Corps Commemorative project into law. Representatives Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Garret Graves (R-LA) led the legislation in the House. In 2014, Senators Shaheen and Portman's and Rep. Kennedy's bipartisan Peace Corps Commemorative Act was signe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- 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 and Foreign Relations Committees, called on the Trump administration to immediately implement Section 1655 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, containing her provision signed into law that requires IT companies working with the Department of Defense (DOD) to disclose instances where they have been  more PR