WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: The House passed the Kuster-backed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk to sign into law. This bill would require the Department of Justice to expedite the review process following potential hate crimes related to the pandemic, and issue guidance to law enforcement agencies on how to improve hate crime reporting. The legislation also calls for guidelines on ho more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: The House of Representatives passed Rep. Annie Kuster's (NH-02) bipartisan legislation, the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the WWII Ghost Army 75 years after their service. The legislation was co-led by Rep. Chris Stewart (UT-02) and co-sponsored by 298 Representatives from both sides of the aisle. The Ghost Army refers to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor statement on May 17, 2021: * * * This evening the House passed veterans legislation endorsed by Congressman Chris Pappas, The VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, is an original cosponsor of this legislation which will require the Department of Veterans Affai more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor statement on May 18, 2021: * * * Today the House passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, alongside Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-01), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), to drastically improve policies and oversight in regards to sexual h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week the House passed three bipartisan pieces of legislation introduced and backed by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to better protect VA employees from sexual harassment, increase affordable housing opportunities to reduce veterans homelessness, and enhance oversight and transparency measures at the Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and nearly two dozen of their colleagues sent President Joseph P. Biden a letter urging his administration to add a gender inclusive marker ("X") on all federal IDs. Rep. Khanna first introduced this legislation in the 116th Congress following the tremendous leadership of Gerri Cannon, a transgender New Hampshi more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable with New Hampshire substance use and mental health leaders to provide an update on how the American Rescue Plan will support their critical services in New Hampshire. Today, New Hampshire's congressional delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award NH $10,671,860 in federal gran more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following on statement on May 19, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza: "As the escalating violence between Israel and Hamas continues, it is imperative for the United States and the international community to step up, speak with a unified voice, and forge an immediate cease-fire between both sides. "The heartbreaking loss of life -- particularly inn more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on May 20, 2021: * * * On Mental Health Action Day 2021, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), released the following statement: "Mental health care providers across the country are struggling to keep up with increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critica more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation work more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to mental health services i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor statement on May 18, 2021: * * * Today the House passed Congressman Pappas's Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act, following his speech on the House floor calling for the support of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Congressman Pappas, who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced this bipartisan legislation w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the bipartisan H.R. 3233, The National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. "On January 6, 2021, the world watched in horror as a mob of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an attempt to derail our democratic process,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation wo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to mental more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan discussed the importance of securing long-term funding for infrastructure projects in New Hampshire. Senator Hassan asked questions of hearing witnesses including Victoria Sheehan, Commissioner of New Hampshire Department of Transportation and President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today discussed ways that federal COVID-19 relief funding is supporting Granite Staters and nonprofits during a virtual event hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits, a statewide association dedicated to providing programs and resources to support nonprofits across New Hampshire. Senator Hassan also thanked the nonprofits on the video call for stepping up and p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today emphasized the importance of intelligence coordination in order to safeguard American national security interests at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. The hearing specifically examined the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), which facilitates the sharing of intelligence between DHS, the Intellige more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a bipartisan group of 11 senators in calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in bottled water to ensure that bottled water products are safe for drinking. PFAS are pervasive and persistent chemicals that accumulate in people's bodies over time, and exposure to these chemicals has been  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan discussed ways to strengthen Granite Staters' access to health care during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN7b6smylXc&feature=youtu.be Senator Hassan Calls for More Equitable Access to Telehealth Services for Rural Communities Senator Hassa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: During yesterday's Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing for nominations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) secured key commitments on supporting veterans' mental health care and improving VA accountability. Senator Hassan also raised the recent whistleblower allegations of misconduct at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. To watc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate committee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to overhaul the Postal Service and improve the agency's long-term financial stability. The bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act would eliminate requirements that have decimated the Postal Services' finances, increase transparen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to menta more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award $8,952,425 to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, these are funds allocated through the delegation-backed American Rescue Plan that will allow t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act, with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Todd Young (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prevent the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) from steering federal retirement savings to China. "It's alarming that billions of dollars from the reti more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a virtual discussion with the New Hampshire School Boards Association and school board members from across the state to discuss?federal resources from the CARES Act, the December COVID-19 response package and the American Rescue Plan to support students and staff during the pandemic. Shaheen?recently announced addit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today led 19 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden to urge stronger federal assistance to reduce deductibles and out-of-pocket health care expenses for American families. In addition, the Senators asked for support for a long-term investment in premium assistance and closing the Medicaid coverage gap for low-income families in state more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) questioned Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, on the agency's continued efforts to address methamphetamine overdoses, as well as exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in New Hampshire, during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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 (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC Subcommittee - issued the following statement regarding the U.S. State Department's report on Nord Stream 2 that imposes sanctions on eight new entities but not the company overseeing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: "I've made it clear to the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- 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 news that the Supreme Court will take up a case from Mississippi that could ban most abortions after 15 weeks in one of the most threatening challenges to Roe v. Wade in nearly 50 years. "This is deeply disconcerting and puts the rights and freedoms of women across the nation at risk. Roe v. Wade has been the law of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today helped lead a bipartisan effort to support American public servants who have experienced brain injuries from reported directed-energy attacks by introducing the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL). The HAVANA Act would authorize the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to ment more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award $8,952,425 to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, these are funds allocated through the delegation-backed American Rescue Plan that will allow  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), both members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced the bipartisan Opioid Workforce Act to help hospitals hire and train more doctors in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management. The bipartisan legislation would create 1,000 new medical residency positions specific to addiction at teaching hospita more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. This bill will build off the successful implementation of the SECURE Act and make improvements so that more organizations and small businesses can participate in multiple employer plans (MEPs). "This legislation will help more Americans sav more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help states, cities, and towns spur investment in rural broadband projects. The bill complements ongoing efforts in New Hampshire by providing state and local governments with innovative financing options for broadband projects, giving states and localities access to additional tool more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in urging Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to quickly finalize the proposed rule for the Title X family planning program that would reverse the Trump Administration's gag rule. Earlier this year, Senator Hassan helped lead more more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced the bipartisan Fast Track To and Through College Act, which would create a grant program aimed at helping more students earn college credits while still in high school. Senators Hassan and Young are working to include elements of their bill, including expanding access to college-level STEM classes for high school students, in the End more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) - led a bipartisan letter with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a group of Senators to express widespread support in the Senate for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghans, and to urge continued support from the administration to uphold the integrity of the program. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today led a bipartisan letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional relief to dairy farmers. They highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on costs facing dairy farmers, as well as the impact of milk pricing changes that resulted in $725 million in los more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reintroduce legislation this week that would protect America's small businesses from the threats of cyber-crimes. "As we see more complex cyberattacks targeting ou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 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 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reintroduce legislation this week that would protect America's small businesses from the threats of cyber-crimes. "As we see more complex cyberattacks targeting o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their colleagues in urging Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to quickly finalize the proposed rule for the Title X family planning program that would reverse the Trump Administration's gag rule. Earlier this year, they joined more than 150 colleagues in the Senate and the House in calling on the Biden adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to address the rise of hate crimes and violence targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) during the pandemic. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act would assign a point person at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the review of COVID-19-related hate more PR