WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan spoke with witnesses about how the federal government can strengthen biosecurity defenses and the Strategic National Stockpile. Detecting Unknown Biological Agents Senator Hassan began by discussing shortcomings with the BioWatch program (https://www.dhs.gov/biowatch-program) - the Department of Homelan more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- 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 and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following statement after the Senate cleared two Biden administration nominees to fill pivotal roles within the Department of Defense (DoD). Dr. David Honey was confirmed to serve as Deputy Under Secre more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Nashua Community College (NCC) leaders and members of the community to tour the Microelectronics Boot Camp, an accelerated career-training program at NCC co-funded through a partnership with BAE Systems. NCC and BAE Systems partnered to develop the 10-week Microelectronics Boot Camp in response to a skills shortage in microelectronic assembly.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined a bipartisan group of 54 colleagues, led by Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Congressman John Katko (R-NY), to call on House and Senate leadership to release billions of dollars for much-needed infrastructure improvements across the country. Funding created by the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) remains blocked by delays in the  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) led 14 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Defense urging Secretary Austin to make at-home COVID-19 tests available to service members and their families at no cost and without unnecessary medical requirements. In the letter, the Members encourage the Department of Defense to provide the more than 9.6 million TRICARE beneficiar more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Rep. Kuster joined members of the community and first responders at the Nashua Fire Department to honor the career and retirement of Fire Chief Brian Rhodes. Rhodes has been a member of the Nashua Fire Department since 1987 and was appointed chief in 2018. In his tenure, Rhodes oversaw Nashua's successful 'Safe Stations' intervention program, a first in the nation model, which more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, questioned experts about the impact COVID-19 has had on mental health and steps Congress can take to expand access to resources and support for Americans in need. During the hearing, Kuster, founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) ), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), congratulated the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for being chosen to lead a prestigious $6 million research project in biosensor design, biotechno more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: 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 Harbor Care in Nashua will receive $2 million to expand access to quality virtual health care. This funding will support services like telehealth, remote patient monitoring and digital patient tools. Funding comes from the Department of Health and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Deputy Secretary Donald Remy regarding VA's Police force. In the letter, Chair Pappas called on VA to fully implement a provision in the Veterans' COMPACT Act, signed into law in the 116th  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a virtual round table conversation with representatives and leadership from New Hampshire's postal workers to discuss his support for the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. This legislation, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, would make urgently-needed reforms to ensure the health and longevity of the U.S. Postal Service.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan introduced Jodie Lubarsky, Vice President for Clinical Operations for Youth and Family Services at the Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, as one of the hearing witnesses. During the hearing, Senator Hassan highlighted the mental health workforce shortages in New Hampshire and pointed to creative ways more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2022. This bill will extend the authorization of the NBRC and support job creation and community development in the most economically vulnerable parts of rural New Hampshire and the Northeast. The bill is was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Patrick Leahy (D-V more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is leading a group of 33 of her colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to improve enforcement of the federal law that guarantees complete coverage of birth control for women who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite existing law, certain health insurers continue  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Today U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan spoke with Jack Heath on the Pulse of NH's "Good Morning NH" about her efforts to lower gas prices and address inflation, and counter Russian aggression. Here are some highlights from Senator Hassan's interview: On Lowering Gas Prices: "People are really feeling a pinch right now with higher prices, and so I've proposed a gas tax holiday (https://www more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan raised concerns that she has heard from Granite Staters regarding poor customer service at the IRS. Long Wait Times for IRS Customer Service The Senator questioned Erin Collins, head of an independent organization within the IRS called the Taxpayer Advocate Service, about how the IRS could improve phone service  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today voted against confirming President Biden's nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to serve as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "The substance misuse epidemic continues to devastate New Hampshire families, and we must do everything that we can to addres more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined her colleagues in sounding the alarm on private student loan companies that are intentionally misrepresenting to borrowers the possibility of getting their student loans erased in the event of bankruptcy. The letter was led by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The Senators' letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) comes after a re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined her colleagues in calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether members of the Sackler family personally engaged in criminal conduct in connection with Purdue Pharma's admitted criminal wrongdoing in fueling the devastating opioid epidemic. The Senators also urged DOJ to investigate whether any of the Sacklers' subsequent conduct warrants criminal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: 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 Harbor Care in Nashua will receive $2 million to expand access to quality virtual health care. This funding will support services like telehealth, remote patient monitoring and digital patient tools. Funding comes from the Department of Health a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan and her colleagues to strengthen health care for veterans who served after September 11, 2001, including those who were exposed to toxic substances during their service. The bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act includes key pieces of Senator Hassan's bipartisan bill, the TEAM Act, which she worked more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) ), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), congratulated the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for being chosen to lead a prestigious $6 million research project in biosensor design, biote more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) ), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), congratulated the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for being chosen to lead a prestigious $6 million research project in biosensor design, biotec more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will join a bipartisan Congressional delegation to attend this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC). The MSC is widely considered the world's leading forum for international security policy. The conference is a "marketplace of ideas" where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged. It also provides a venue for diplomatic initiatives an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: 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 Harbor Care in Nashua will receive $2 million to expand access to quality virtual health care. This funding will support services like telehealth, remote patient monitoring and digital patient tools. Funding comes from the Department of Health  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: This evening, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian aggression. The Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined a bicameral group of their colleagues in further urging the IRS to take immediate actions to reduce its massive backlog and improve its customer service during the 2022 tax filing season. During a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Hassan raised concerns that she has heard from Granite Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Biden administration to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plans, also known as "junk plans" because of their failure to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Co-Chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in introducing legislation to require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients' out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This will lower costs for insulin users and save money fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Co-Chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in introducing legislation to require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients' out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This will lower costs for insulin users and save money for more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators to encourage the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson to follow Congressional intent in implementing the $65 billion included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for broadband expansion efforts across the Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators to encourage the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson to follow Congressional intent in implementing the $65 billion included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for broadband expansion efforts across the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- 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 bicameral group of their colleagues in further urging the IRS to take immediate actions to reduce its massive backlog and improve its customer service during the 2022 tax filing season. In a joint letter sent to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, the lawmakers highlighted the pressing challenges that American taxpayers are experien more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2022. This bill will extend the authorization of the NBRC and support job creation and community development in the most economically vulnerable parts of rural New Hampshire and the Northeast. The bill is also cosponsored  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2022. This bill will extend the authorization of the NBRC and support job creation and community development in the most economically vulnerable parts of rural New Hampshire and the Northeast. The bill is also cosponsored by U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, led a bipartisan group of Senators, including Senate Foreign Relations Chairman and Ranking Member, Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), as well as Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: The Senate Small Business Committee voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act, led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID). This legislation will allow rural homeowners, renters and small businesses to more easily access disaster relief in the wake of a natural disaster. "I'm excited my bipartisan bill with Senator Ris more PR