WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reiterated his support for reproductive freedom as the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which is challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, the first drug used in the two-drug medication abortion protocol. "We cannot allow radical politicians and judges to turn back the clock on women's rights, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PxzQw5BRIo_FOacUPrpT_E6JNC6TDyMFqoYp2Z7kuwjjQA/viewform **Requests must be merit-based and comply with House rules** *** Original text here: https://kuster.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5976  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Concord, N.H. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following message to the people of New Hampshire's Second Congressional District: "When I was first elected to Congress in 2012, I promised to bring a new approach to Washington. Over the past 12 years, I have been proud to do just that. As founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, I have pushed  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) led a dozen of their colleagues in sending a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to call attention to the importance of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and the need to invest in further development of these products. To date, there are only three FDA-approved smoking cessation therapies, and no new treatment h  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Rep. Annie Kuster announced she will not seek another term in the House of Representatives. A champion for the Granite State, Annie Kuster has exemplified her family's generations-long legacy of service to the people of New Hampshire and our country. Annie has always been an  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the announcement that Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) will not seek re-election to Congress: "It has been a real honor to serve with my friend Annie Kuster and witness her fierce advocacy on behalf of the people of New Hampshire. Annie is a trailblazer and a respected leader who always puts the needs of Granite Staters first. I k  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Robert "Bob" Wolfe of Concord as March's Granite Stater of the Month. Since 2000, Bob has welcomed and supported new refugees to Concord, focusing on connecting children with local sports leagues to help them settle into their new community, and also helping connect families with housing and education resources. Bob was inspired to start working with refugees 24  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped secure key New Hampshire priorities in the bipartisan government funding package that passed the U.S. Senate today. The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. "This bipartisan government funding package will help keep our country safe, secure, and free, and will help New Hampshire families thrive," said Senator Hassan. "While Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that she has secured relief from UnitedHealth Group for hospitals in New Hampshire who are facing severe cash flow challenges after a cyberattack took down a payment platform offered by Change Healthcare, which is owned by UnitedHealth Group. The cyberattack has interrupted cash flow and jeopardized many hospitals' ability to stay financially afloat and con  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited Goodwin Community Health Center in Somersworth yesterday, where she toured the facility and discussed the importance of additional, reliable funding for Community Health Centers with representatives from the Bi-State Primary Care Association and Greater Seacoast Community Health, which Goodwin is part of. They also discussed the continued importance of the Affordabl  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: On Friday, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced their Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, which would help improve the process for inspecting cars, trucks, and cargo containers for fentanyl and other forms of contraband at the southern border by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to test new detection   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured more than $100 million for 101 New Hampshire projects in the final government funding bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The federal investments, appropriated through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process, will go towards a range of Granite State priorities throughout the state, including   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the White House as it hosted 35 local elected officials and community leaders from across the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine as part of its 'Communities in Action' event series. During the forum, Biden-Harris Administration officials highlighted the impacts of the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction A  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-2) announced that she will retire from the House at the end of the 118th Congress: "Annie Kuster is a model of kind, devoted, results-first public service. I am profoundly grateful for all she has brought to as a highly effective advocate for New Hampshire, as a champion for women in the hal  more