WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) lauded the reversal of a damaging Trump policy - one which she led the Congressional effort against - that increased out-of-pocket health care costs for millions of Americans and reduced eligibility for premium tax credits through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will reinstate the index factor established  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. This bipartisan military justice reform bill would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision to prosecute fro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after President Biden announced that more than 100 million American adults have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19: "This is an incredible milestone in our nation's efforts to end this pandemic, get students back into classrooms, fully reopen our economy, and rebuild from this crisis. After months of uncertainty and hardship, we finall more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Biden administration announced that it is removing some requirements that limited health care providers' ability to prescribe buprenorphine, a critical medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. Senator Hassan has led the bipartisan push in Congress to eliminate a waiver for prescribing buprenorphine. Today's announcement removes some of the most burdensome requirements associated  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Homeland Security Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled: "Responding to Ransomware: Exploring Policy Solutions to a Cybersecurity Crisis" at 2:30 p.m. on May 5, 2021: Witnesses * Maj. Gen. John Davis (Ret.), Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks * Ms. Megan Stifel, Americas Executive Director, Global Cyber Alliance * Mr. Denis Goulet, Commissione more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today raised concerns around the preservation of rights for women and girls in Afghanistan to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation. Shaheen vividly portrayed the consequences of what may happen if the Taliban returns to power once U.S. troops more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 24, 2021: President Joe Biden today signed into law bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to enhance education about biosimilar drug products in an effort to increase competition and lower the cost of biologic medicines. Biologics are complex products that may be used to treat serious or chronic conditions, such as diabetes, rheum more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable with Granite State seniors and advocates to discuss provisions in the Kuster-backed American Rescue Plan Act to support older Americans in New Hampshire including expanded access to affordable, quality health care, increased funding for nursing and long-term care facilities, and additional rental and utility assistance f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Following President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress on the 100th day of the Biden-Harris administration, Rep. Kuster released the following statement reacting to the address: "The first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration have been transformative for our country, and I believe the best is yet to come. We have a long road ahead to recover and rebuild from COVID-19, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, hosted the first Task Force roundtable entitled, "Dual Crisis: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorder." The Members heard from substance use experts and discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ongoing ad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, 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) announced that the Merrimack River Watershed Council will receive $6,857,745 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding will allow the Council to protect source water areas along  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed several members of the New Hampshire National Guard, including Major General David J. Mikolaities, as his virtual guests ahead of President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Pappas wanted to honor New Hampshire's National Guard, who have been at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis for more than a year in addition to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, 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) announced that the Merrimack River Watershed Council will receive $6,857,745 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding will allow the Council to protect source water areas alon more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (D- N.H.) and David B. McKinley, P.E., (R-W.Va.) reintroduced the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act, aimed at ensuring Medicare beneficiaries receive the full benefit of affordable generic drugs. In 2018 alone, generics and biosimilars saved Medicare beneficiaries over $90 billion. However, these savings are at risk due to an increasing number of  more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 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) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the announcement by U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development program that rural New Hampshire communities, farmers and businesses will receive federal funding that  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan's amendment to help more communities across New Hampshire combat toxic contamination in their drinking water was included in the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which the Senate will vote to advance today. The broader package will help strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to help ensure that communities across the coun more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan continued her push to broaden access to substance use disorder treatment, specifically by expanding access to medication-assisted treatment. The Senator also spoke about expanding youth suicide prevention efforts. To watch the Senator's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpy50NDe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), questioned nominees last week for the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service about improving postal services in New Hampshire, particularly for rural communities. This hearing builds on Senator Hassan's ongoing efforts to address mail delivery delays  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan discussed the importance of battery storage technologies in order to support clean energy solutions, as well as improving energy efficiency, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday. To watch the Senator's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sOR6FL01z4 Renewable energy sources like wind and solar power can only generate e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Adam Hammill of Berlin, owner of Exile Burrito and a Coast Guard veteran, will be Senator Maggie Hassan's virtual guest for President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress tonight. Hammill opened his new restaurant during the pandemic, however like many new businesses, he was not eligible to receive COVID-19 relief. Hammill raised this concern with Senator Hassan, who successfully worked across the a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan helped reintroduce the Child Care for Working Families Act, a comprehensive bill to ensure that hard-working families have access to affordable, high-quality child care and preschool. "Too many working families in New Hampshire are struggling to pay for child care services, and this is a challenge I'm hearing about even more amid the COVID-19 pandemic," said Senator Hassan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), chair of the spending oversight subcommittee, led a hearing yesterday to discuss the costs of the federal government running outdated and inefficient information technology systems, as well as the barriers to modernizing those systems. To watch the Senator's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipEYyd4UKKA Costs of Legacy IT S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today during a Senate Finance Committee hearing raised concerns from Granite Staters who have experienced delays in receiving pandemic-related relief, including Economic Impact Payments. To watch the Senator's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61e2DdvfpM "A year ago, I helped lead efforts to ensure that Social Security reci more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Emily Kim Ae Sun Hunter of Chester today as April's Granite Stater of the Month for organizing a peaceful gathering in downtown Portsmouth to demonstrate support for New Hampshire's Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Emily's efforts are in response to a surge in hate crimes against members of the AAPI community. Senator Hassan recently voted to pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the Merrimack River Watershed Council will receive $6,857,745 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding will allow the Council to protect sour more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 24 -- 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) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the announcement by U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development program that rural New Hampshire communities, farmers and businesses will receive federal funding that w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., today reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and training access in rural communities. "As employment opportunities in STEM fie more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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, joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce the Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America's Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Act of 2021, which would provide $25 billion to make investments needed to optimize, improve and rebuild shipyard facilities, electric more PR

HAMPTON, New Hampshire, April 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in New Hampshire's Seacoast region to highlight how the American Rescue Plan is helping Granite Staters recover from the economic impact of the COVID crisis and how the American Jobs Plan would benefit the region and state. Senator Shaheen and Secretary Raimondo began the day  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that she is recognizing Maureen O'Dea of Merrimack as her "virtual guest" for President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress to shine a light on the need to address the teen mental health crisis. O'Dea is President of the New Hampshire School Counselors Association and Director of School Counseling at Londonderry High School. She recently partic more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is closely modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), would require employers to make reasonable accommo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined lawmakers in taking action to combat sexual harassment in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as in the federal scientific workforce. Together with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tina Smith (D-MN), Shaheen introduced the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act today. The bill would investigate factor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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 Biden's joint address to Congress: "President Biden's address tonight was a reflection of what we've collectively been through as a nation, but more importantly, where we must go. For more than a year, our nation has grappled with the worst health and economic crisis of our lifetime. We mourn the more than 57 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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) announced that the Merrimack River Watershed Council will receive $6,857,745 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding will allow the Council to protect source water areas al more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: The Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which included a bipartisan amendment added by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to address contamination in drinking water supplies from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other contaminants. The comprehensive drinking water and wastewater infrastructure pack more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined her Republican and Democratic colleagues today in passing the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act. The bill included a provision that Senator Hassan authored to help communities combat water contamination, including PFAS. "All Granite Staters must have access to clean, safe drinking water, and I am pleased that the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Senate passage of legislation he introduced and worked to pass in the House which extends the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) temporary order to keep fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This legislation passed the House unanimously last week prior to going before the Senate. Chemical versions of fentanyl are ever-c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: The Senate will vote on an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, a comprehensive drinking water and wastewater infrastructure package to increase economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of American families and prioritize environmental concerns. Shaheen's bipartisan amendment w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced bipartisan legislation that would address the critical need for more Direct Support Professionals in the workforce. Direct Support Professionals assist with communication, provide on-the-job coaching, and help with daily living needs for individuals who experie more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expedite student loan forgiveness for service members. The bipartisan Recognizing Military Service in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Act would allow service members who pause their student loan payments while deployed or on extended active duty or more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, reintroduced the bipartisan Opioid Workforce Act to support hospitals in hiring and training doctors in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management. The bipartisan legislation would create 1,000 new medical residency positions focused on addiction medicin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced bipartisan legislation to address the critical need for more Direct Support Professionals in the workforce. Direct Support Professionals assist with communication, provide on-the-job coaching, and help with daily living needs for individuals who exper more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, and Ben Sasse (R-NE) introduced a bipartisan bill to help ensure that the Department of Homeland Security is identifying and addressing risks to critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure includes systems that support the economy, public health, and national security -- for instance nuclear reactors, electrical grid more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen are urging the Treasury Department to quickly provide New Hampshire and other states guidance on allowable uses for the state and local COVID-19 relief funds in the American Rescue Plan, which Senators Hassan and Shaheen helped pass into law. "The American Rescue Plan provided $350 billion in emergency relief to state and local governments that have been o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined their colleagues in introducing legislation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency by consolidating current energy tax incentives in a way that would help incentivize investments in clean energy and transportation, as well as promote energy conservation. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) urging the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reverse the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activity. The letter to Treasury Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act. Their bipartisan bill would provide Medicare reimbursement for audio and video telehealth services furnished by home health agencies during the COVID-19 public health crisis and future public health emergencies. "Increasing co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are urging the Treasury Department to quickly provide New Hampshire and other states guidance on allowable uses for the state and local COVID-19 relief funds in the American Rescue Plan, which Senators Hassan and Shaheen helped pass into law. "The American Rescue Plan provided $350 billion in emergency relief to state and local governments that have been  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined their colleagues in introducing legislation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency by consolidating current energy tax incentives in a way that would help incentivize investments in clean energy and transportation, as well as promote energy conservation. "Clim more PR