WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Braun and Democratic co-lead Senator Maggie Hassan applauded last week's Senate passage of their bill to strengthen VA Spina Bifida Program for children of Vietnam veterans suffering from spina bifida due to Agent Orange, and encouraged the House of Representatives to take up the legislation for Veterans without delay. Many Vietnam veterans were exposed to the chemical Agent Orange durin  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, as well as Congresswoman Annie Kuster, joined in introducing a bill to deliver on the commitment of full funding for educational and early-intervention services for children who experience disabilities. The IDEA Full Funding Act would ensure that Congress finally fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a Health subcommittee hearing entitled, "Innovation Saves Lives: Evaluating Medicare Coverage Pathways for Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technology." Kuster, who served as a caregiver for her late mother when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, emphasized th  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster's (NH-02) bipartisan legislation to combat the addiction and mental health epidemic and reauthorize the SUPPORT Act of 2018 cleared the Energy and Commerce Committee with broad, bipartisan support, sending the bill to the House Floor. A dedicated advocate for a robust federal response to the mental health and substance use disorder crises, Kuster has lon  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster, as well as Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, joined in introducing a bill to deliver on the commitment of full funding for educational and early-intervention services for children who experience disabilities. The IDEA Full Funding Act would ensure that Congress finally fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 197  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, helped pass a bipartisan package to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration through 2028. Pappas helped craft this package on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to ensure provisions are included to protect public safety, improve the travel experience, and mai  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023, and a letter: Today Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led 30 Members of Congress in sending a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider their new "Phase 3" Heavy Duty Truck Rule. The proposed rule would fundamentally transform the truck industry and should more fully take into consideration the affordability of future heavy-duty truc  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, which includes key democracy reforms led by Pappas in the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act would end the scourge of dark money in politics, bring greater transparency to our elections, and hold our government more accountable to the will of voters. Introduced by former Representative Cicilline earli  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan marked the one year anniversary of the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline - which she helped establish and subsequently pushed to secure funding for - and encouraged Granite Staters to tell friends and family about the hotline. 9-8-8 also has a dedicated Veterans Crisis Line. Nearly 5 million calls, texts, and chats to 9-8-8 have been answered in the ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Boozman (R-AR) to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permanently provide mandatory training to employees on reporting waste, fraud, and abuse. This training would be in coordination with the VA Office of the Inspector General (VA OIG), which serves veterans and the public by conducting me  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauds the selection of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for one of nine Onsite Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs). Through this partnership, UNH is eligible to receive up to $23 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) to support technical assistance activities to accelerat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of 65 senators to introduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. This legislation will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities, improve health outcomes and make it easier for patients to connect with their doct  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations, Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced a landmark victory for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, securing the largest one-time visa increase in program history. Shaheen, who has championed efforts in the Senate to keep the promises the U.S. made to those who supported the miss  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) co-led a bicameral letter with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency to take into consideration the concerns of New England growers regarding proposed changes to the apple crop insurance policy. The lawmakers wrote, in part, "We write to express our concern with proposed changes to the Apple Crop   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, which would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). "Families of service members who went missing in action have borne a heavy emotional and psychological burden as many ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), helped introduce a bill to deliver on the commitment of full funding for educational and early-intervention services for children with disabilities. The IDEA Full Funding Act would ensure that Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mayor Joyce Craig joined Senator Shahee  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), introduced a bipartisan resolution designating a National Day of Remembrance for the Srebrenica Genocide, the worst mass murder in Europe since the end of World War II. "July 11 h  more