WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster's full remarks are available here** Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) honored the life and legacy of Chief Bradley Haas on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives. Chief Haas was killed in the line of duty on November 17, 2023, while protecting the staff, patients, and visitors at the New Hampshire Hospital in Concord, NH. From his 28 years serving in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster introduced similar legislation in the 114th Congress** Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) introduced the bipartisan Protecting All Parents and Adoptees (PAPA) Act. The legislation strengthens the adoption process for birth mothers, adoptive families, and children by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the bipartisan No PFAS in Cosmetics Act, which would ban the use of harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics. The legislation would require the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of PFAS in cosmetic products.  "American families deserve transpa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Concord, N.H. - Today, the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation applauded $297,000 heading to the state from USDA Rural Development. Specifically, $47,000 was awarded to the Merrimack County Conservation District to help develop and market Brookford Farms and $250,000 to Robie Farm in Grafton to support expansion and development. "Rural businesses, producers, and farmers play a critical role in growin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, the New Hampshire delegation applauded $297,000 heading to the state from USDA Rural Development. Specifically, $47,000 was awarded to the Merrimack County Conservation District to help develop and market Brookford Farms and $250,000 to Robie Farm in Grafton to support expansion and development. "Thriving rural small businesses are good for our local economies, communities, and supply chains,"   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Congressional Delegation applauded $297,000 heading to the state from USDA Rural Development. Specifically, $47,000 was awarded to the Merrimack County Conservation District to help develop and market Brookford Farms and $250,000 to Robie Farm in Grafton to support expansion and development. "Rural businesses, producers, and farmers play a critical role in growing our economy, and w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced $1,563,304 allocated to New Hampshire through DOJ's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grant funding.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Monday, November 28 - the day before Giving Tuesday - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits and local nonprofit leaders for a roundtable discussion on how his bipartisan legislation, the Charitable Act, would empower Americans to contribute to charitable causes and support local communities. The Charitable Act extends and expands the expired charitable dedu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to exercise strong oversight over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Medicare Advantage prior authorization determinations. Congressman Pappas cited reports of improper claims denials by Medicare Advantage plans and highlighted the concerns of Medicare enrollees that t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), introduced the Training Responsible And Informed National (TRAIN) VA Employees Act alongside Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03). This bipartisan legislation would help improve accountability at the Department of Veterans' Affair  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Connor Nicol of Hampton as November's Granite Stater of the Month. Over the past three years, 15-year-old Connor has made more than 50,000 dog tags to encourage people to remember service members who died in wars overseas. Connor was inspired to create military identification tags, commonly called "dog tags," when he was 12 years old and watched a movie about Wor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined colleagues to reintroduce the Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act, which cracks down on illegal robocalls and robotexts. In 2022, Americans received 78 billion robocalls and 225 billion robotexts, and lost $65 billion to robocalls and $20 billion to robotexts. "Granite Staters are tired of the manipulative and annoying robocalls and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Andrew Drummond, owner of Ski The Whites LLC, involving a hearing on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "The Great Outdoors: Small Business and America's Outdoor Recreation Economy": * * * Senator Shaheen and members of the Committee, it is an honor to be here and tell my story of the Outdoor Recreation Economy in my industry and represent our region in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Bill Cassidy, members of the Senate Finance Committee, are urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reduce overpayments and prevent undue harm to the most vulnerable Social Security recipients when recovering overpayments. The Senators wrote, "With more than $20 billion in outstanding overpayments, it is more important than ever that the SSA develop a plan to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Chair on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, applauded unanimous Senate passage of bipartisan legislation - the Armenian Protection Act - which was led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and would prevent the U.S. from providing security assistance to Azerbaijan for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: ** Later, Shaheen hosts roundtable discussion urging Granite Staters to enroll in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Coverage** Left: Senator Shaheen speaks at the New England Council's Washington Update forum Right: Senator Shaheen hosts a discussion about mental health and Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment at Elliot at River's Edge (Manchester, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, led a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators in a letter today urging President Biden to invite Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, to Washington or to consider a visit to Romania ahead of the 2024 NATO Summit. Joining Shaheen o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke on the Senate floor urging Congress to pass President Biden's request for $16 billion to support child care stabilization grants in the domestic supplemental funding request. In 2021, Senator Shaheen led the effort to deliver $77 million in child care relief funding to the State of New Hampshire through the American Rescue Plan. Since t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing the nomination of Seth Robert Aframe of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, to serve as the next judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Aframe's nomination will be considered by the full Senate. "Seth Aframe is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced $1,563,304 allocated to New Hampshire through DOJ's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grant fundi  more