WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are requesting feedback from the trade community as Congress looks to update U.S. customs laws and ensure the U.S. remains a global trade leader. "There is a need to continue to modernize U.S. customs laws to ensure the U.S. remains a leader in global trade. As Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to address air traffic controller staffing and increase transparency in the hiring process. Shaheen's new legislation would amend the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Reauthorization and require the FAA to adopt air traffic controller staffing targets based on a new collaboration between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted the 12th annual Experience New Hampshire reception, where Granite State businesses, restaurants and vendors from around the state showcased their products and services, including beer, wines, liquor, coffee and specialty foods, for policymakers and government officials in Washington. "It was wonderful to see so many New Hampshire   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), along with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), introduced a bill to extend the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for ten years while making critical reforms to encourage economic development, enhance access to rural health care, and streamline bureaucratic processes within the NBRC. This legislation will strengthen both federal and state efforts to spur job   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: This week, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act, legislation to ensure that patients are made aware of all potential risks and side effects of prescription drugs, including generic drugs. The bill would direct the FDA to establish a process to allow generic drug manufacturers to update drug labeling   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led her colleagues Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Angie Craig (MN-02) in introducing legislation to ensure access to the overdose reversal drug naloxone for communities nationwide. H.R. 4005, the Naloxone Affordability Act, underscores how critical reliable access to nal  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and a letter: Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products. Specifically, the letter calls on the FDA to require that e-cigarette products caution consumers about carcinogenic ingredients, direct consumers to the product website, and explicitly advi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke against a Republican provision to rescind critical funding for children's hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to patients. During the Health Subcommittee hearing, Kuster urged her colleagues to focus on strengthening our health care system, not politicizing doctors an  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following efforts led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to help end the practice of surprise medical billing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a web page with clear, easy-to-read information about the new consumer protections provided by Senators Hassan and Cassidy's No Surprises Act. The web page, accessible at cms.gov/medical-bill-rights, out  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation announced that the New Hampshire State Society Event, "Experience New Hampshire," will return to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14th. The New Hampshire delegation and other members of Congress will attend the event, which exhibits Granite State businesses and their first-class products in the U.S. Capitol. This year's event marks the New Hampshir  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to veterans with service-connected disabilities and families of fallen service members equal to Social Security increases. Pappas is the Ranking Member of the House Veterans'  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and a letter: Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products. Specifically, theletter calls on the FDA to require that e-cigarette products caution consumers about carcinogenic ingredients, direct consumers to the product website, and explicitly adv  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) introduced the bipartisan United States-Israel Health Technologies Cooperation Act alongside a bipartisan group of 54 of their colleagues. This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize a successful 3-year U.S.-Israeli cooperative grant program to jointly develop health technologies, enab  more

BOSTON, New Hampshire, June 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,128,850 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected eight communities in New Hampshire to receive eight grants totaling $7,128,850 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 Subcommittee hearing to examine findings from the 2023 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on how to reduce duplication, overlap, and fragmentation in the federal government and save taxpayer dollars. This hearing is part of Senator Hassan's work across the aisle to cut waste,  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, Senators Mike Braun, Maggie Hassan, and John Kennedy will introduce their bipartisan bill to fix part of the Medicare billing structure that allows hospital systems to charge high hospital rates for care received at off-campus outpatient facilities. Due to Medicare's billing structure, even if care is received at an off-campus outpatient facility, it can be billed as though th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced the Legacy IT Reduction Act to modernize outdated and obsolete federal agency technology - helping reduce costs, strengthen cybersecurity, and improve customer experience for taxpayers. "Too many of the government technology systems that w  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would cut taxes for middle-class homeowners by restoring and permanently extending an expired tax deduction for middle-class homebuyers with mortgage insurance, as well as expanding the number of families who can qualify for the tax deduction. "Homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many families in   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and James Lankford (R-OK), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to increase inspections of traffic going from the U.S. to Mexico, which would help combat the flow of illicit firearms and money that fuel drug cartels. "Shutting down drug cartels requires disrupting the supply chains that br  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced today that the New Hampshire State Society Event, "Experience New Hampshire," will return to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14th. The New Hampshire delegation and other members of Congress will attend the event, whic  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced today that the New Hampshire State Society Event, "Experience New Hampshire," will return to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14th. The New Hampshire delegation and other members of Congress will attend the event, which  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in reintroducing the Global Respect Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals abroad. Com  more