WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: As a result of Senator Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan law, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act, pharmacies are able to start selling hearing aids over the counter today. Senator Hassan's legislation removed outdated regulations that blocked consumer access to lower costs hearing aids and allowed hearing aids to be made available over-the-counter to Americans with mild or moderate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) wrote a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) requesting the extension of temporary telehealth flexibilities for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Currently, buprenorphine treatment for OUD can be initiated via audio-only telehealth services un more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswomen Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Lori Trahan (MA-03), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led a coalition of New England Congressional Delegation members in requesting that President Joe Biden release stockpiles from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) to help lower home heating costs for families across the region. "With winter quickly approaching, we are wr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: The New Hampshire delegation announced that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The COPS Hiring Program is a competitive grant program that supports state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies' ability to hire, preserve and/or rehire law enforcement officers and increase community policing effo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs for the EDA, in Manchester today to highlight the new $44 million BioFabrication Cluster grant to the City and its coalition partners for which the New Hampshire congressional delegation successfully advocated. Pappas, Shahe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The COP more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On October 14, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a discussion on the importance of digital privacy rights for women in the wake of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Pappas was joined by Tiffany Li, a UNH Law Adjunct Professor and privacy expert, and Tanna Clews, President and CEO of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation. Pappas discussed his support for the My Body My Data Act and th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire will receive $500,000 through the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Grace Preston, international sales manager at Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., involving a hearing on Sept. 21, 2022, entitled "Oversight of SBA's State Trade Expansion Program": * * * Chairman Cardin and esteemed members of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, thank you for allowing me to be here today to provide testimony. My name is Grace Preston. I am the Interna more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 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 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, introduced legislation to ensure that American small businesses have access to low-cost, fixed-rate, long-term loans. The 504 Loan Availability Act will prevent the Small Business Administration (SBA) CDC/504 loan program from becoming temporarily unavailable near the end of each fiscal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) to introduce the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced companion legislation in the H more PR

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen toured two locations in North Conway as part of Economic Development Administration (EDA)-funded trail development projects at Cranmore Mountain Resort. The 2.2-mile multi-use recreational path will boost tourism by extending an existing path from the Cranmore Mountain Resort north to the Intervale Scenic Vista. The $2.2 mi more PR

GREENLAND, New Hampshire, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), visited the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GBNRR) to highlight funds from NOAA provided by the Inflation Reduction Act that support coastal communities and habitats. Senator Shaheen toured the boardwalk to Great Bay an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: With colder weather around the corner and global energy costs projected to rise this winter, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter with a bipartisan coalition of 31 U.S. Senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest level possible. LIHEAP funds New H more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Economic Development Administration (EDA), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs for the EDA, in Manchester today to highlight the new $44 million BioFabricati more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Economic Development Administration (EDA), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs for the EDA, in Manchester today to highlight the new $44 million BioFabricatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced their bipartisan bill, the Student Protection and Success Act, which works to curb skyrocketing student debt by increasing higher education institutions' accountability for their students' ability to repay their loans and requiring institutions to have a vested interest in the success of their students. The Student Protection and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to strengthen the Solid Start program. The Solid Start program was created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the previous administration to contact every veteran three times by phone i more PR