WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **You can read the Task Force's 2023 Legislative Agenda here** Washington, D.C. -- Today, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, Reps. Kuster (D-NH), Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trone (D-MD), and McClain (R-MI), hosted a press conference with mental health professionals and recovery advocates to highlight their 2023 Legislative Agenda. During the event, the co-ch  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: ** Senators Shaheen and Rounds helped get the Greatest Generation Memorial Act signed into law, which authorized the U.S. Treasury to mint commemorative coins for the National World War II Memorial** [left] Shaheen attends ceremony at the National World War II Memorial [right] Shaheen greets WWII veteran, Senior Master Sergeant Harry Miller (Washington, DC) -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shahee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster's full remarks are available HERE** Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a Health Subcommittee hearing, "Examining Policies to Improve Seniors's Access to Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technologies." During her remarks, Kuster highlighted Medicare's role in ensuring New Hampshire seniors have a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), alongside Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), introduced the Gold Star Families Remembrance Week Resolution with House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) and Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL). The resolution establishes a national week to honor the sacrifices made by families of U.S. military servicemembers who lost their lives in service to the nati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: One of the most basic duties of Congress is to fund the government and keep it open, serving the American people. That's why the House is dubbed as having the "power of the purse." Unfortunately, this most basic responsibility seems to be too much for Speaker Kevin McCarthy to manage. His unwillingness to negotiate in good faith with Democrats, as he promised to do earlier this year, is pushing our coun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation announced today that the Community Action Partnership of New Hampshire will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funding to provide New Hampshire parents with diapers and connect them to additional resources to support their families. New Hampshire is part of the third cohort of grant recipients for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Diaper Distribution  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Congressman Chris Pappas that the Community Action Partnership of NH will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funding to provide NH parents with diapers and connect them to additional resources to support the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan, member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Congressman Chris Pappas that the Community Action Partnership of NH will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funding to provide NH parents with diapers and connect them to additional resources to support their families. New  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **The new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping expands NOAA, University of New Hampshire partnership.** (Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New H  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today the New Hampshire delegation announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping. A portion of the funding will be used by UNH to construct a new, state-of-the-art ocean m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As the House of Representatives continues to negotiate appropriations funding for the upcoming fiscal year, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led his colleagues, Congressmen Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), and Pete Stauber (MN-08), in calling on House leadership to advance a supplemental appropriations package that expands fentanyl interdiction capacity and improves border security across the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, participated in a hearing focusing on oversight and implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). During the hearing, Pappas questioned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on a number of key New Hampshire priorities and secured his commitment to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), led the House in passing his Veterans Benefits Improvement Act with bipartisan support. Pappas introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Luttrell (TX-08). This bipartisan legislation would improve VA benefits accessibility by requiring that the Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With less than two weeks until the U.S. government runs out of funding, and after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent members home without passing legislation to keep the government open, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) urged House leadership to stay in Washington and pass a bipartisan agreement to keep our government open and functioning for Granite State families and small businesses. "Congress sho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked VA Executive Director for Suicide Prevention Dr. Matthew Miller about ways that the VA is working to improve mental health and suicide prevention support for veterans. To watch Senator Hassan's questioning click here. Senator Hassan started her questioning by raising the VA's first upcomi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, led a bipartisan hearing examining how advanced technologies --such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and bioengineering -- may pose risks to national security. At the hearing, Senator Hassan highlighted the need for stronger AI safeguards, given recent incidents where researchers have shown  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. "As narcotics continue t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC)--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headed directly to TLC Family Resource Center and Amoskeag Health in Claremont to support evidence-based sexual education programming in New Hampshire. "The Republican Executive Council's decision to cut long-standing federal funding has severely impacted  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered opening remarks at the White House's National Recovery Month Summit, hosted by the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Along with Shaheen, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director (ONDCP) Dr. Gupta and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Dr. Miriam  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement after speaking with Penny Pritzker, the new Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery. As a former Secretary of Commerce, Special Representative Pritzker will work alongside the Ukrainian government,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen and Tillis co-chair the Senate NATO Observer Group, a bipartisan group they re-established in 2018 to support international security and the transatlantic Alliance** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN) to strengthen the VA Spina Bifida Program to benefit the children of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill previously passed the Senate unanimously and now heads to President Biden's desk. Many Vietnam veter  more