WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Thanks to Senator Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan law, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act, the FDA today issued a final rule clearing the way for hearing aids to be available over-the-counter as soon as October. Senator Hassan's legislation removed outdated regulations that blocked consumer access to affordable hearing aids and allowed hearing aids to be made available over-the-co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to the Biden administration today, urging meaningful action to improve domestic supplies of sugar to help bring down the cost of food and beverage products for American consumers. Shaheen wrote, in part, "American businesses and families are facing supply chain bottlenecks and high food costs for a wide variety of products. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced important clean energy and climate investments heading to the Granite State through the Inflation Reduction Act. These measures will create good-paying jobs, lower energy costs for households, reduce harmful pollution, support small businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced important clean energy and climate investments heading to the Granite State through the Inflation Reduction Act. These measures will create good-paying jobs, lower energy costs for households, reduce harmful pollution, support small businesses  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. This historic legislation will reduce costs for Granite Staters, tackle climate change, bolster our economy, and reduce the deficit. The bill also includes Rep. Kuster's bipartisan legislation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for vaccines for seniors - the Protecting S more PR

LITTLETON, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined veterans and their families at the annual VFW Department of New Hampshire State Picnic hosted by VFW Post 816 in Littleton. Kuster spoke to veterans and their families and discussed the Honoring Our PACT Act, recently signed into law, to expand access to comprehensive care for millions of veterans exposed to toxins during their service. "It w more PR

CAMPTON, New Hampshire, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Ski and Snowboard Caucus, met with White Mountain Forest Service staff and leadership to hear about their ongoing work to manage the White Mountain National Forest and the challenges they are facing. During the discussion, Kuster highlighted her work to protect New Hampshire's forests and better equip  more PR

BETHLEHEM, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined local leaders in Bethlehem to hear about the 'Bethlehem Reimagined' project, a comprehensive plan to bring new Main Street storefronts and second-floor housing to the community. During the visit, Kuster highlighted a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Clean-Up Grant, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the town to clean up the site of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2022: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. "I fought to pass this legislation because it takes on the kitchen table issues that Granite Staters need us to address. It includes measures that will lower everyday costs including energy costs, health care costs, and the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $7,736,284 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to improve public transit in the Seacoast region. The grant was awarded to the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) through the Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program. The Bipar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022, and an Aug. 16, 2022, letter: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) & Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led over 40 of their colleagues, writing to the heads of major social media companies calling on them to combat the proliferation of mis- and disinformation surrounding reproductive health care, including abortion care, and legal rights, in the wake of the Dobbs decision. "As pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law: "The Inflation Reduction Act addresses the challenges that Granite Staters are facing, and I was proud to work with my colleagues to get this bill signed into law. This law takes on Big Pharma and finally addresses the skyrocketing costs of prescript more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- 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, welcomed a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Sullivan County Nursing Home in Unity. The funding comes through a congressionally directed spending (CDS) request that Shaheen secured through the fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus package that passed earlier this year more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement today on the one-year anniversary since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. "Today marks a somber day in global history. Since the Taliban's takeover one year ago, we've seen rampant violence, a massive rollback of basic rights for wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This landmark bill includes historic investments to extend key health care premium tax credits, lower the cost of prescription drugs, address the surging costs of insulin, combat climate change, prioritize sustainable energy efficiency solutions, level the playing field more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and an Aug. 15, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of 89 colleagues in reiterating their push for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to resolve customer services issues. Specially, the letter urges the agency to eliminate the ongoing, unprecedented processing delays, improve customer service, extend the suspension of automated notices and collectio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke with CNN's Alex Marquardt on the plight of Afghan women and vulnerable Afghan populations as the one-year anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan approaches. On Monday, Shaheen issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban seizing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- 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 Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded $500,000 officially awarded to Families Flourish Northeast, which they secured as a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request through the FY 22 government funding law. This award will help Families Flourish Northeast establish a residential substance use treatment prog more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill to help families access affordable early childhood education by helping streamline states' application systems, integrate technology systems, and eliminate duplicative paperwork. "Without a streamlined system, many families applying to federally-funded early childhood education programs are left in the dark about what their children more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars and cut waste by eliminating duplicative government programs. The bipartisan Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2022 follows Senator Hassan's subcommittee hearing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a bipartisan bill to expand access to occupational therapy for patients being treated for mental health and substance misuse disorders. "Occupational therapists can play a key role in helping patients with mental health and substance use disorders," said Senator Hassan. "This bipartisan bill would clarify that Medicare and Medicaid ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and a May 18, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $7,736,284 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to improve public transit in the Seacoast region. The grant was awarded to the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COA more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and a May 18, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $7,736,284 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to improve public transit in the Seacoast region. The grant was awarded to the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (CO more PR