WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today during the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee's year-end hearing, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough for updates on strengthening VA service in New Hampshire, burial equity for NH National Guardsmen and Reservists, and the need to improve VA health care to respond to possible toxic exposure. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning, clic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) to bolster our nation's vaccine infrastructure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 550, the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act, will improve and expand information-sharing between state and federal governments, as well as public and private health care providers, to ensure  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: As the Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a direct challenge to the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor on the importance of reproductive freedoms. "For nearly half a century, Roe v. Wade has ensured women have the freedom to control their own bodies and make their own person more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, urged passage of her bipartisan legislation, the Support, Treatment, and Overdose Prevention of (S.T.O.P.) Fentanyl Act of 2021 during an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances." more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a virtual press conference today with representatives from New Hampshire family planning providers ahead of the Supreme Court beginning oral arguments in a pivotal case that threatens the future of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will begin oral more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that New Hampshire will receive $72,644,000 to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure deal that Shaheen led bipartisan negotiations more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: On December 2, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting for a Continuing Resolution to keep the United States government open and extending his bipartisan fentanyl scheduling legislation: "Today I voted to keep our government open by supporting the continuing resolution," said Congressman Pappas. "I urge the Senate to act as soon as possible to ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a virtual press conference today with representatives from New Hampshire family planning providers ahead of the Supreme Court beginning oral arguments in a pivotal case that threatens the future of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will begin oral arguments more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that New Hampshire will receive $72,644,000 to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure deal that was signed into law last month. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored a bipartisan bill to crack down on robocallers who attempt to scam Granite Staters and Americans into sharing their personal or financial information. The legislation would double the penalties for illegal caller-ID "spoofing," a tactic scammers often use to disguise their true identity and masquerade as government officials or well-known businesses. "Robocalls,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that New Hampshire will receive $72,644,000 to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure deal that Shaheen led bipartisan negotiati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Mark Hagopian of Auburn and Jay Anderson of Sandown as November's Granite Staters of the Month. The duo raised COVID-19 relief money for Granite Staters by designing and selling their own special IPA, which they named "Brain Fog." In March 2020, Mark Hagopian was treated for COVID-19 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, and after three weeks on a ventilator he re more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Nov. 30 -- 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) hosted a virtual press conference today with representatives from New Hampshire family planning providers ahead of the Supreme Court beginning oral arguments in a pivotal case that threatens the future of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will begin oral arguments  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a virtual press conference with health care stakeholders to discuss what the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization's challenge to Roe v. Wade means for New Hampshire women and their health care. The Supreme Court will begin oral argument more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that New Hampshire will receive $72,644,000 to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure deal that Shaheen led bipartisan negotiat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today met virtually with members of Protect Our Care NH and advocates to discuss open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and encouraged Granite Staters to enroll in coverage for 2022. She was joined by Jayme Simoes of New Hampshire's Protect Our Care; Greg White from Lamprey Health Care; Elias Ashooh, a NH Navigator and Project Director w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement ahead of the oral arguments commencing in the Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which has been described as one of the most consequential abortion cases in nearly 50 years - a decision which could pave the way for states to criminalize abortions. If the Court overturns Roe. V. Wade, eighte more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Nov. 30 -- 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) hosted a virtual press conference today with representatives from New Hampshire family planning providers ahead of the Supreme Court beginning oral arguments in a pivotal case that threatens the future of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will begin oral arguments more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (S.3301), which would ensure that providers cannot discriminate against patients in need of an organ transplant solely on the basis of a disability. Congresswoman Jamie Herrera-Beutler (R-WA) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives earl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) - co-chairs of the Senate Free Belarus Caucus - issued the following statements after the Biden administration imposed new sanctions against individuals and entities within the dictatorial Lukashenka regime in response to ongoing malign behavior, which includes human rights abuses against pro-democracy advocates and the unjust detention of po more PR