WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Ahead of the April 15th deadline for federal income tax filing, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined local Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials for a roundtable conversation on useful tax filing resources as Granite Staters file their taxes, including information about the IRS's free Direct File pilot program. "The IRS's new Direct File program is providing free, easy, and secure tax filing for  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, 258 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler DeGette, and Lee --submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear t  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced that it will significantly decrease how quickly it recovers overpayments. This comes after Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) raised the issue directly with Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley, and she and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) urged action as well. Senator Hassan had heard from Granite Staters about the need to prevent  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With the passage of Fiscal Year 2024 government funding, New Dems Members not only helped to avert a harmful and costly government shutdown, but also secured critical funding to support important projects in their districts through Community Project Funding requests. From improving vital infrastructure, building affordable housing, and bolstering public safety initiatives to supporting cancer research,   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's disappointing decision to move forward with plans to shift mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center to Boston, despite strong opposition from the public: "The outcr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's disappointing decision to move forward with plans to shift mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center to Boston, despite strong opposition from the public: "The outcry and ov  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's disappointing decision to move forward with plans to shift mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center to Boston, despite strong opposition from the public: "The outcry an  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's disappointing decision to move forward with plans to shift mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center to Boston, despite strong opposition from the public: "The outcry and overwhelming feedback from Granite Staters and postal workers was clear: moving mail processing out  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded new guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to crack down on the practice of doctors or medical students conducting non-consensual pelvic exams while patients are unconscious. In 2020, following a major New York Times investigation into the practice, Senator Hassan push  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today delivered a speech and participated in a panel at Saint Anselm College to commemorate the 10th anniversary of New Hampshire expanding Medicaid to cover more Granite Staters, an effort then-Governor Hassan signed into law. In her remarks, Senator Hassan highlighted the difference that Medicaid Expansion has made for Granite Staters, and how the bipartisan efforts  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging the U.S. Departm  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today wrote to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman to highlight issues with the agency's decision to move forward with the approval of a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license for Funding Ci  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to provide support for rural health care facilities to provide urgent obstetric care. "Regardless of where they live, expecting moms deserve access to high-quality care to protect their health and the health of their babies - during their pregnancy,   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, recently returned from a Congressional delegation visit to the Indo-Pacific, where she traveled to the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea. In each country, the Senator met with foreign government officials and U.S. military leadership to discuss U.S. security goals and opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the bipartisan U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) 75th anniversary: "NATO is the world's greatest alliance and it's stronger today than it was 75 years ago at its founding. What started as twelve countries committed to maintaining peace in Eu  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Dear friend, Do you live in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District and enjoy photography? If so, I invite you to submit up to three of your favorite summer photos to my 2024 Spring Photo Contest to highlight the Granite State's natural beauty! From now through Friday, May 3rd at 11:59 PM, my office is accepting submissions of images/scenery in the Second Congressional District. Photos should be  more