WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following repeated calls by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to open a special enrollment period in the federal health care marketplace under the ACA, including leading over 100 members of Congress in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services at the start of the pandemic, President Biden today signed an executive order reopening the federal marketplace. This action will give Granite Staters access to plans for themselves and their familie more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Bobby Scott (VA-3) announced today the release of a Government Accountability Office report that they requested into for-profit college conversions - the process used by some for-profit colleges to become nonprofit, changing both their tax filing status and level of higher education accountability requirements applied to the institution. You can more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: President Biden signed an Executive Order repealing the Trump Administration's policy to bar transgender Americans from openly serving in the military. This action follows years of advocacy from Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) who serves as a Co-Chair of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus. "Since the day that the Trump Administration enacted its cruel and bigoted ban on transgender military service, I have fought to reverse it, in a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: New Hampshire breweries applauded bipartisan efforts that U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan helped lead to permanently extend the reduction in excise taxes for craft breweries in the government funding and COVID-19 relief package. Senator Hassan successfully worked to temporarily extend these tax cuts in the bipartisan government funding bill in 2019 and to permanently extend this tax relief at the end of 2020. "New Hampshire's craft breweries are an impor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: New Hampshire's Congressional Delegation announced that the Friends Program in Concord has been awarded $149,811 in AmeriCorps funding to support their AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) Program which engages people 55 and older in volunteer services to meet critical community needs and provide them with an enriching experience. The funds were awarded as part of a grant competition to increase the impact of nation more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) donated blood at a Red Cross blood drive at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Concord. Rep. Kuster's donation comes during ongoing efforts to prevent another national blood shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments to donate blood, platelets, and plasma to maintain an adequate blood supply. "Almost a ye more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement on the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, which took the lives of seven people, including Concord High School teacher Christa McAuliffe. "Thirty-five years ago today, our nation lost seven brave Americans in the Challenger disaster," said Rep. Kuster. "For Granite Staters, this tragedy hit close to home, as it took the life of Christa McAuliffe, a dedicated educator at Conco more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's announcement that he will reopen the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) online marketplace, HealthCare.gov. "No one should be forced to choose between their health insurance and putting food on the table," said Rep. Kuster. "Access to affordable, quality health insurance for all Granite Staters is crucial, especially during a public health crisis like COVID-19. I'm more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and sponsor of the Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutic Development Act, released the following statement after New Hampshire reached the devastating milestone of more than 1,000 deaths as a result of COVID-19: "My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the 1,006 Granite Staters who have lost their lives as a result of COVID-19. Days after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Biden Administration's executive order directing government agencies to strengthen requirements to acquire goods and services from American businesses and workers. Since taking office Rep. Pappas has been a leader in Congress advocating for American manufacturing and Buy American provisions to help strengthen America's economy and support our workers. "Today's executive order from the Biden administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced the Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act to protect New Hampshire veterans in the face of an unprecedented public health emergency. Pappas's first piece of legislation of the 117th Congress would ensure that veterans can access emergency care without incurring massive medical bills during the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement on the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy: "Today we recognize a solemn anniversary in New Hampshire and across the nation as we mark the loss of the Challenger crew, including New Hampshire's own Christa McAuliffe," said Congressman Pappas. "Thirty-five years ago, Christa McAuliffe became an inspiration to people all across our country, especially young wom more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement after New Hampshire officials announced that the Granite State has surpassed 1,000 COVID-19 deaths: "Today we passed another tragic milestone in New Hampshire," said Congressman Pappas. "I join all Granite Staters in mourning the passing of 1,006 of our family members, friends, and neighbors from COVID-19. The holes left behind in our communities by each of these individuals is profou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster and quicken our nationwide vaccine rollout. This legislation, the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act, would improve and expand information-sharing between state and federal governments, as well as public and private health care providers, to ensure vaccines are being administered effectively and efficiently ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Grace Meng (NY-06), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), and Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his Administration to prioritize safeguarding youth voting rights as they undertake efforts to protect the voting rights of the American people. In recent years, we have seen an array of arbitrary barriers erected at the state level to make youth voting more difficult, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly address issues that the Senator's office has heard about from Granite Staters regarding their Economic Impact Payments and tax refunds. More than 100 Granite Staters have contacted Senator Hassan's office because they did not receive the full Economic Impact Payments or tax refunds for which they are eligible. "At the end of 2020, Congress passed and the President sig more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, met virtually today with President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools across the country, making it more difficult for schools to provide the high-quality education that all students deserve," Senator Hassan said. "The next Secretary of Education must focus on helping all o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, met virtually today with President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh: "I was glad to meet with Mayor Walsh to discuss his plans to help create jobs and protect workers' rights amid this unprecedented public health and economic crisis," Senator Hassan said. "We discussed my bipartisan bill to strengthen job training a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the Biden administration announced the upcoming reopening of the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace in an effort to ensure that more Americans have access to affordable health care: "The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has shined a light on just how important it is that all Granite Staters and Americans have access to comprehensive and affordable health insurance. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Jan. 25: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis today to confirm Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the Department of Treasury: "As this pandemic continues to devastate our economy and make it harder for Granite State families to get by, we must have someone leading the Treasury Department who is equipped to tackle  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- 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), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon $1,231,238 in federal funding to help address health care workforce shortages communities in rural New  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan bill will help ensure that goods made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the United States. Earlier this year, the State Department issued a determination that the Chinese Communist Party is committing crimes against humanity and genocide agains more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Friends Program in Concord has been awarded $149,811 in AmeriCorps funding to support their AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) Program which engages people 55 and older in volunteer servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today cosponsored a bipartisan bill ensuring family members of veterans who passed away due to the coronavirus receive the dependent benefits they've earned. The Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID Act was introduced by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). "The death toll of COVID is devastating, as is the serious impact it has had on our more vulnerable communities, includin more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual meeting with New Hampshire child care providers and advocates to discuss the challenges the child care sector continues to face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Granite State working parents rely on child care providers to provide high-quality care and education for their children so they can maintain employment and support their families. However, providers in the state and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement ahead of the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy: "Tomorrow marks a somber anniversary for New Hampshire as we mourn the loss of the Challenger crew, including our very own Christa McAuliffe," said Senator Shaheen. "We lost Christa 35 years ago, but her legacy lives on today in the students and teachers she inspired to follow in her footsteps, esp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act, legislation to provide flexibility to Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions during the COVID-19 pandemic by temporarily allowing the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) the authority to waive the program's local matching requirements if the grantee is unable to meet them due to the ongoing pandemic. Shaheen introduced the legislation w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to introduce bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of health care and expand patients' access to their primary care providers. "As communities in New Hampshire and across the country face down this deadly pandemic, Congress must be doing everything in its power to make health care as affordable and accessibl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-13), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), led a bipartisan, bicameral reintroduction of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The legislation would permanently repeal the harmful Global Gag Rule. Senators Susan Collin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual meeting with New Hampshire mayors and municipal leaders to discuss how severe budgetary shortfalls stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting local communities. Speaking with the mayors of Somersworth, Manchester, Berlin, Claremont, Nashua, Rochester, Portsmouth, Franklin and Keene, as well as city and town managers, Shaheen listened to how revenue deficits are threatening t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following statement after meeting this afternoon with Isabel Guzman, President Biden's nominee to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA): "Small businesses are the lifeblood of New Hampshire's economy, fostering economic growth, creating jobs and promoting innovation in Granite State commu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after meeting this afternoon with Katherine Tai, President Biden's nominee to serve as United States Trade Representative (USTR): "As the chief negotiator and advisor to the president on global trade policy, the role of United States Trade Representative is one  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) questioned United States Representative to the United Nations (UN) nominee Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). Shaheen - the only woman on SFRC - questioned Thomas-Greenfield on a number of critical global policy priorities, including the need to reestablish American leadership at the UN, the importance of fighting for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member and the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of President Biden's executive order reversing the Global Gag Rule (GGR), also known as the Mexico City Policy. The GGR is an executive order that bans federal funds for foreign non-governmental organizations that use non-U.S. funds to provide abortion services or provide informatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing Executive Orders to take decisive action to combat the climate crisis at home and abroad: "We've witnessed the growing impact of climate change in New Hampshire for years, from our shortened fall foliage season and maple production, to the effects on the state's wildlife populations, including our moose and fisheries. The climate crisis pose more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- 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 Joe Biden reversed a Trump era policy that prohibited transgender Americans from serving in the US military: "I applaud President Biden for taking decisive action to reverse this shameful policy that was rooted in bigotry and compromised our military readiness. Every American who wants to answer the call to serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State. During his confirmation hearing last week, Shaheen raised a number of top foreign policy priorities that she believes should be addressed under the Biden administration: "After four years of the Trump administration, there is urgent work ahead to rebuild  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced her legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and made fewer Americans eligible for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) premium tax credits, while also causing those who are eligible to receive less in tax credit support. The Trump administration changed the index by which eligibility for the ACA's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- 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 Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) $8,427,680 for New Hampshire organizations to provide emergency housing and other housing assistance to vulnerable homeless individuals and families throughout New Hampshire. Specifically, the funding was provided through the U.S. Department of H more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- 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 Committee - announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the Friends Program in Concord has been awarded $149,811 in AmeriCorps funding to support their AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) Program which engages people 55 and older in volunteer services to mee more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill to support the National Guard's role in helping state and local governments improve their cybersecurity infrastructure. The bill was initially introduced last year, and the Senators are reintroducing it this year in the wake of the SolarWinds attack and continued cyberattacks connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, the National Guard is limited in how it ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are part of a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that smaller, rural health care providers receive their fair share of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding authorized in the recent government funding and COVID-19 relief bill. Senator Hassan helped negotiate an additional $249.95 million for FCC telehealth progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act to help expand economic opportunity for hard-working Americans and support innovative businesses in need of a strong workforce. The legislation is the first bill that Senator Hassan introduced in the 117th Congress. Despite the economic downturn from the pandemic, innovative businesses continue to face chall more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin became available for pre-order today, which is the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy. Shaheen led the bipartisan legislation with Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Hassan to create the commemorative coin in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin became available for pre-order today, which is the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy. Shaheen led the bipartisan legislation with Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Hassan to create the commemorative coin in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are part of a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that smaller, rural health care providers receive their fair share of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding authorized in the recent government funding and COVID-19 relief bill. "Now more than ever, we need to ensure that access to health care is available to all  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- 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 Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon $1,231,238 in federal funding to help address health care workforce shortages communities in rural New more PR