WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Today President Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation, which U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan helped introduce, to strengthen the Postal Service and improve the agency's long-term financial stability. The bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act eliminates requirements that have decimated the Postal Services' finances, increases transparency and accountability at the agency, guarantees m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This Sunday Senator Hassan joined Adam Sexton on WMUR's CloseUp to discuss her work to get results for Granite Staters -- and her commitment to taking on Big Oil, protecting reproductive freedom, and strengthening border security. In the interview, Senator Hassan discussed her push to suspend the gas tax, her successful calls for the Biden administration to release more barrels of oil from the Strateg more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of bipartisan legislation to provide targeted relief to restaurants and small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill, H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022, provides an additional $42 billion to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and $13 billion for a new Hard Hit Industries Award Progra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, confronted big oil company executives on their business practices and the fossil fuel industry's role in rising gas prices. During the subcommittee hearing entitled, "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump," Kuster pressed oil company representatives about achieving long-te more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: Today during an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, advocated for five pieces of mental health-focused legislation that were included in the Task Force's 2021 Legislative Agenda. The hearing, entitled, "Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), today welcomed a record-level $24,352,874 to modernize and expand transit across the state. The funding comes in part from the Shaheen and Hassan-negotiated bipartisan infrastructure law, which provides the largest investment in transit ever. Funding also comes from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of 58 Democrats and Republicans, equally divided, who work to find common ground on key issues facing the nation, we are writing to urge leadership to promote a bipartisan path forward as Congress moves ahead with conferencing the House and Senate US-China competitiveness bills. We share the belief that the United States must have a coherent  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 8, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), joined Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), August Pfluger (TX-07), Stephanie Murphy (FL- 07), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), Greg Stanton (AZ-09), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) to introduce the Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Si more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass bipartisan legislation to revoke free trade privileges from Russia, ban Russian energy imports, and extend U.S. sanctions against violators of human rights and corrupt actors. "Every freedom loving nation should be taking every step possible to support Ukraine and punish Putin for his murderous invasion of his sovereign neighbor. The United States must cont more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, issued the following statement after helping pass H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard-Hit Small Businesses Act, which would replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and establish a 'Hard-Hit Industries Award Program' to keep employees on the payroll at businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pande more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On March 30, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), led a Subcommittee legislative hearing on legislation to strengthen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accountability, improve financial management, ensure veteran and Department employee diversity, equity, and inclusion, and protect agency whistlebl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that he has been named to the bipartisan conference committee that will work to negotiate a final piece of legislation based on the House-passed America COMPETES Act and the Senate's United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA). "As we work to pass landmark legislation to make more of our goods here at home, lower costs  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), and Congressman Tracey Mann, Ranking Member, to improve oversight of VA's Community Care Program advanced out of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs markup, setting the bill up to be voted on on the House floor. The bipartisan bill w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Maine will receive $791,376 in Public Health AmeriCorps funding. The grant will support 37 new Public Health AmeriCorps members across Maine and New Hampshire. Public Health AmeriCorps, a partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, supports the recruitment, train more PR

NASHUA, New Hampshire, April 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited BAE Systems in Nashua to discuss her efforts to invest in American manufacturing, which will help strengthen domestic supply chains, ensure that the U.S. can outcompete countries like China, and protect America's national security. During the visit, Senator Hassan toured BAE's Microelectronics Center, which is a Department of Defense-trusted supplier of se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan continued her focus on lowering prescription drug prices for Granite Staters through expanding access to generic drugs. "While Americans struggle to afford live-saving drugs, brand-name manufacturers continue to increase prices," said Senator Hassan. "Generic competition can help drive down drug prices now more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined colleagues in cosponsoring the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act to allow early childhood educators to claim the same above-the-line $300 tax deduction for school supplies as K-12 teachers. "When a teacher sees that their students are in need of school supplies to succeed, they should not more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Homeland Security Committee, cosponsored bipartisan legislation to strengthen border security and address personnel shortages at ports of entry, including along the southern border. The Securing America's Ports of Entry Act, would fully staff America's airports, seaports, and land ports of entry by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire n more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Homeland Security Committee, joined colleagues in introducing the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19-related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated. The legislation is led by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). "Title 42 was put in place at the beginning of t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined her colleagues in introducing comprehensive legislation that would ensure affordable, simple income-based repayment plans for all federal student loan borrowers. Specifically, the Affordable Loans for Any Student Act of 2022 would give all federal student loan borrowers an option to structure th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to help law enforcement respond effectively to people experiencing mental or behavioral health crises. The bill would improve training for police officers interacting with individuals dealing with mental or behavior health issues, including using alternatives to force and de-escalation tactics and working more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, led a group of her colleagues in calling for an investigation into the failure of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company to disclose potential conflicts of interest when the company was simultaneously working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on issues related to opioids and for numerous opi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder and lowering prescription drug prices. Medication-Assisted Treatment "Health care providers in New Hampshire and experts before this Committee have made clear that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig on the IRS's delays in issuing the Employee Retention Tax Credit, which are hurting Granite State small businesses. In addition, Senator Hassan highlighted her bipartisan legislation to modernize the IRS's tax processing systems to help improve customer service, reduce tax ret more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on April 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement on the bipartisan confirmation today of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Late last month, Senator Hassan announced her support for Judge Jackson. "The U.S. Senate carried out one of its most essential and solemn duties as we voted on a bipartisan basis to confirm Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), today welcomed a record-level $24,352,874 to modernize and expand transit across the state. The funding comes in part from the Shaheen and Hassan-negotiated bipartisan infrastructure law, which provides the largest investment in transit ever. Funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: The U.S. Senate passed three bipartisan bills supported by Senator Hassan to sanction oil and gas imports from Russia, speed up military assistance to Ukraine, and suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. "Putin is a war criminal, inflicting brutal attacks on Ukraine that have killed innocent civilians - he must be stopped, and he must be held accountable for his actio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after the Senate's bipartisan confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. "Today is a historic day for America. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson brings a wealth of experience, integrity and expertise, as well as background as a public defender, all of which will make her an exceptional Supreme C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today applauded President Biden for signing into law the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. This bipartisan bill Shaheen supported provides key reforms to address longstanding financial and structural issues faced by the U.S. Postal Service, which have hurt postal workers and communities dependent on delivery of essential items. "The USPS has strug more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led a bipartisan group of women Senators in a resolution to recognize women's roles in all aspects of the defense of Ukraine and the preservation of Ukraine's freedom. The resolution recognizes that women are often the targets of deliberate violence during conflicts, which is evident t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- 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, issued the following statement following Senate-passage of bipartisan legislation to revoke free trade privileges from Russia and other countries that invade sovereign nations. The bipartisan bill previously passed the House of Representatives, but was amended by the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- 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 a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement following Senate-passage of bipartisan legislation to provide the President with the enhanced authority to more swiftly enter into lend-lease agreements directly with Ukraine and Ea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), today welcomed a record-level $24,352,874 to modernize and expand transit across the state. The funding comes in part from the Shaheen and Hassan-negotiated bipartisan infrastructure law, which provides the largest investment in transit ever. Funding more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan, to classify the Shadow Wolves unit as special agents. This classification allows Shadow Wolves to patrol, investigate, interdict, and secure the border. Shadow Wolves are members of the Tohono O'odham Nation who work for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations. Shadow Wo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that the Senate has passed their bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse through which faith-based organizations and houses of worship could access information on safety and security best practices, available federal grant program more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. The bill extends USDA school meal flexibilities from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With 90 percent of our schools still facing many challenges as they return to normal operations, these flex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. The bill extends USDA school meal flexibilities from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With 90 percent of our schools still facing many challenges as they return to normal operations, these flexi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) - Co-Chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group - announced three new members of the group today: U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). Shaheen and Tillis re-established the Senate NATO Observer Group in 2018 with an expanded mission to closely monitor and inform Senators outside of natio more PR