WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) are calling on the Department of Education and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take more aggressive steps to strengthen cybersecurity in K-12 schools amid an alarming rise in cyberattacks on school districts across the country. Their push comes after a nonpartisan Government Accountabili  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force, announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) will receive $150 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the House last week. This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation will help rebuild America's infrastructure and deliver historic investments in New Hampshire  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), voted in favor of the updated H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to rebuild America's infrastructure and deliver historic investments in rural communities that will create good-paying jobs and deploy broadband to underserved areas in New Hampshire. This bipartisan legislation is now headed to President Biden's desk for si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced the Inpatient Opioid Safety Act of 2021, legislation to improve patient safety, simplify care, and reduce preventable opioid-induced injury and death under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Though opioids are effective in managing pain, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation warns that drug-induced respiratory depress  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2021: With heating oil and gas prices rising fast, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined a group of 12 New England lawmakers to urge President Biden today to take decisive action to ease home heating costs for New England families this winter. The Members of Congress called on the president to release inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strategic Petroleum  more

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), met with leadership from Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) to tour their new facility. During the visit, Kuster addressed ongoing workforce investments in Nashua and federal support for these efforts with GSM CEO, John Allard, and GSM Director of Program Management, Keith Ratay. "Granite State Manufacturing plays a critical role in our nation's supply  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * "On this Veterans Day, I join Americans across the country in honoring the courageous men and women here in New Hampshire and across the United States who served our nation in uniform, as well as those who never returned home. "The sacrifice our veterans, active-duty service members, and military families undertake is unmatched and truly embodies the best of our country. "It is an honor  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after New Hampshire's Republican-led Executive Council reversed an earlier decision and voted 4-0 to accept more than $22 million to help increase New Hampshire's vaccination rates. "I am pleased to see the Republican majority on New Hampshire's Executive Coun  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: The New Hampshire congressional delegation held a press conference by the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester, highlighting the robust investments that will benefit the Granite State in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure legislation on Friday, which Shaheen and Hassan helped steer key negotiations around. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: The New Hampshire congressional delegation held a press conference by the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester, highlighting the robust investments that will benefit the Granite State in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure legislation on Friday, which Shaheen and Hassan helped steer key negotiations around. The bill cleared the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) met virtually with New Hampshire Regional Planning Commissions from across the state to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by the House of Representatives last week and hear from the commissions about priorities and needs. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, advanced by Kuster and Pappas, is compreh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with New Hampshire Regional Planning Commissions from across the state to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by the House of Representatives last week and hear from the commissions about priorities and needs. The full recording of this meeting is available here: http://youtu.be/8ncBEte-yjk The Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined Laura Landerman-Garber of Hollis, founder of the Holiday Cards for our Military Challenge, along with Air Force Lt. Col JJ Johnson and members of Senator Hassan's staff, to make cards that will be sent to members of the military this holiday season. Last summer, Senator Hassan joined Dr. Landerman-Garber in establishing a new program, Cards 2 Connect, which helped to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced that he is nominating Robert Califf to serve as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration: "As we continue to combat both the COVID-19 pandemic and the substance misuse epidemic that c  more

EPPING, New Hampshire, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Ahead of the bipartisan infrastructure package being signed into law, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited the Epping Water Treatment Plant yesterday, where she spoke with members and representatives of Epping Water and Sewer Commission and Underwood Engineering, as well as the plant operator, about the water infrastructure needs that would be addressed in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2021: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) today applauded the inclusion of their state and local cybersecurity grant program in the bipartisan infrastructure package that is now headed to the President's desk. "A cyberattack on state or local governments can put schools, electrical grids, and crucial services   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have passed the bipartisan Protecting America's First Responders Act that Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored to better ensure that law enforcement officers and first responders who become disabled in the line of duty, as well as the families of those who died in the line of duty, have prompt access to the benefits that they deserve. The bill now goes to the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement welcoming the official opening of the U.S.-Canada border today to vaccinated Canadians. Senator Shaheen has spearheaded efforts to reopen the border to vaccinated Canadians, including through a recent letter to President Biden and several virtual meetings and roundtables. "Today is a great day for New Hampshire and ou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) held meetings and events across New Hampshire this week to discuss issues facing Granite State working families. She kicked off the week with a press conference in Manchester with the congressional delegation to highlight once-in-a-generation investments coming to New Hampshire from the bipartisan infrastructure deal she helped negotiate. On Wednes  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a press conference at Coos County Family Health Services with North Country health care providers and school district leaders this afternoon to discuss the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Shaheen addressed the impact of the Executive Council's repeated rejection of $27 million in federal funds to bolster vaccination efforts across the state, which   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: The New Hampshire congressional delegation held a press conference by the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester, highlighting the robust investments that will benefit the Granite State in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure legislation on Friday, which Shaheen and Hassan helped steer key negotiations around. The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate recently passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and her colleagues that will create a Congressional fellowship program for Gold Star family members. The program will connect those who have lost family members in the line of duty or of service-connected injuries with U.S. Senate offices for a 12-month fellowship. "Gold Star family members are intimately  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) re-introduced legislation to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire. North Swanzey is fully incorporated in the town of Swanzey, but shares the 03431 ZIP code with Keene, instead of the 03446 ZIP code for the rest of Swanzey. The lack of a uniform ZIP code has led to mis-del  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) re-introduced legislation to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire. North Swanzey is fully incorporated in the town of Swanzey, but shares the 03431 ZIP code with Keene, instead of the 03446 ZIP code for the rest of Swanzey. The lack of a uniform ZIP code has led to mis-del  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and others in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to utilize tools to lower U.S. gasoline prices for American consumers. Gas price experts have pointed to a "perfect storm" of factors that have contributed to the recent gas price spike, including: U.S. oil producers slowing production down d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and others in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to utilize tools to lower U.S. gasoline prices for American consumers. Gas price experts have pointed to a "perfect storm" of factors that have contributed to the recent gas price spike, including: U.S. oil producers slowing production down d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution commending the government of Lithuania for increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against coercion by China.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statements after key provisions from their bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act cleared the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shaheen and Portman were lead negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure package that passed the Senate in August.  more