WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: The Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force welcomed Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) to serve as the Task Force's fourth co-chair. Rep. McClain joins fellow Co-Chairs David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Annie Kuster (D-NH) after an incredibly successful 117th Congress for the Task Force. The 130-Member strong coalition introduced over 100 bills led   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tom Carper (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at improving health care for expectant mothers. The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage recommendations for remote devices such   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan delivered a speech on the Senate floor yesterday urging her colleagues to support the Women's Health Protection Act, which would enshrine into federal law a woman's right to make her own health care decisions and guarantee the right to an abortion. Senator Hassan and her colleagues reintroduced this critical legislation yesterday as well. Highlights from Senator Hassan's f  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for several pieces of legislation to support New Hampshire veterans and improve access to services and care. These bills make necessary reforms to the United States Code to ensure Armed Forces members are reimbursed for educational expenses, improve insurance eligibility access, streamline veteran health services, and modernize medical waste treat  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup on the future of our communication networks and 5G technology. During the markup, Kuster emphasized the need for bipartisan action to expand access to rural broadband and close the digital divide. The markup included two pieces o  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a virtual workshop to connect New Hampshire law enforcement officials and departments with the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The workshop included presentations from the COPS and OVW Offices about their programs and strategies for s  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced the nomination of Dr. Geeta Gupta for the role of Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues. Senator Shaheen has championed efforts in the Senate to confirm Dr. Gupta for the Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issue  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that he has joined the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus for the 118th Congress. This group of legislators, equally split between Republicans and Democrats, is dedicated to finding common ground and working to bridge the partisan divide in Washington. Pappas was also a member of the Caucus during the 117th Congress. "In a deeply divided Washington, it could n  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) received the Sentinel Award from the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) for his advocacy in the passage of his bipartisan Homeland Procurement Reform (HOPR) Act in the 117th Congress. Senator Shaheen led this legislation in the Senate. The WPRC Sentinel Award is the association's highest honor, presented annually to policymak  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), helped lead the House in passing the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act alongside Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01). This bipartisan l  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual workshop to connect New Hampshire law enforcement officials and departments with the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The workshop included presentations from the COPS and OVW Offices about their programs and strategi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Small Business Committee,and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) reintroduced their Safe, Modern Trucks Act to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers. This legislation has received praise from New Hampshire small business leaders. The 12% excise tax on heavy trucks is the highest excise tax levied  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), alongside Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Chairman of the Veterans Affairs DAMA Subcommittee Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, introduced the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2023 and Veterans Benefits Improvement Act. "We hav  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22), reintroduced the bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, a bill that would increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor Recipients to $100,000 annually. Medal of Honor Recipients currently receive only $1,489.73 per month. The first Medal of Honor was given in 1863 to Army Private Jacob Parrott. Since then, there h  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023, which Senator Maggie Hassan joined in introducing. The bill would establish mental health programs for first responders. "Our first responders and law enforcement officers work to keep our communities safe, and it is critical that we support them by ensuring that they have access to the resources th  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Hassan and colleagues introduced the bipartisan Safe Step Act of 2023, which places reasonable limits on the use of "step therapy," and works to improve access to safer and more transparent treatments for patients. Step therapy, also known as "fail first," occurs when a patient is required to try and fail on a lower cost drug before they are allowed to access the drug originally prescribed by  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today discussed the potential impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on cybersecurity, workers, and government operations with top AI experts during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing. AI's Impact on Cybersecurity and National Security Senator Hassan asked Dr. Jason Matheny, President and CEO of RAND Corporation, about the risks and poss  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN), along with Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Nancy Mace (R-SC-1), reintroduced the bipartisan Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act, which would create a system to facilitate agency identification of wasteful programs and assist Congress with developing legislation to eliminate those programs. This bipartisan legislation m  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Barrasso (R-WY) led their colleagues today in introducing the bipartisan Local Radio Freedom Act, which states that Congress should not impose new taxes or fees on locally owned radio stations. "Granite Staters regularly tune in to their local radio station to catch up on the news around the state, listen to music and stories, and get weat  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, are urging the administration to close loopholes that some insurance companies are exploiting to hide their health plan prices from the public. Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required insurance companies to publicly release i  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following statement on committee-passage of her bipartisan bill, the Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation to bolster support for families advocating for the release of their lov  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke with WMUR to discuss the introduction of her bill, the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023, which renewed her nearly decade-long push to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Specifically, Shaheen's bill would require the U.S. Department of Treasury to print all $20 Federal Reserve notes after December 31, 2030 bearing the likeness of Harriet Tubman.   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Patty Murray (D-WA) and John Boozman (R-AR) reintroduced the Helping Heroes Act of 2023, legislation that would support the families of disabled veterans, including children who take on caregiving roles. The Helping Heroes Act recognizes the work done by the approximately 2.3 million children under the age of 18 living  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 would expand Medicare coverage to include PDTs, which are software-based disease treatments d  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the Women, Peace and Security law, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce a resolution to recognize March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. The resolution celebrates the achievements of women and girls around the globe, and underscores the sign  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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 group of Senators to reintroduce the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA). The legislation would guarantee a pregnant woman's right to access an abortion--and the right of an abortion provider to deliver these abortion services--free from medically unnecessary restrictions that interfere with a patient's individual choice or the p  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- 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, released a joint statement with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign R  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: On March 8, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), joined a joint hearing held by the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs to hear from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and additional Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) about their priorities for the 1  more