WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: As tax-filing season begins, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held an online webinar Friday with tax preparation and legal experts to share resources and information about how Granite Staters, in particular lower-income individuals or those in historically underserved communities, can get free tax help so they can qualify to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The event was part of Earned   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a group of 45 Senators in a letter to Senate and House leadership, urging the inclusion of a permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule (GGR) in the fiscal year (FY) 2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies government funding legislation. Shaheen's announcement of the letter coinci  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with 190 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives is urging the Treasury Department to address the unprecedented challenges facing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and bring relief to American taxpayers as tax filing season begins. "While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained every federal agency, the impact on the IRS has been partic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with leadership and staff from New Hampshire libraries throughout the Second District to discuss new federal relief funding Kuster helped secure in the American Rescue Plan. During the conversation, Kuster and the librarians discussed how new funding is expanding programming and resources for communities as New Hampshire continues to combat the COVID-19  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with members of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV). During the meeting, the group discussed NHCADSV's ongoing work for the Granite State and the reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the primary federal funding stream dedicated to the support of emergency shel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, 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) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) will receive $500,000 through a Title X Dire Need Grant award. The NH Congressional Delegation pushed for this funding, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $11,317,034 heading to New Hampshire to support 25 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $2 billion national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $774,475 to help Granite State families cover the costs of heating and cooling expenses. This funding is the first installment of the five-year $500 million investment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allocated through Infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On January 26th, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Representatives Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03) John Joyce (PA-13), and Lucy McBath (GA-06), to introduce the bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act to help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. "For 49 years Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land. But as we mark this milestone, we know the fate of this precedent, and access to reproductive health care has never been more uncertain. Relentless partisan attacks at the state and federal level as well as the extreme majority on the Sup  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) and today welcomed $11,317,034 heading to New Hampshire to support 25 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $2 billion national announcement in Provider Rel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $774,475 to help Granite State families cover the costs of heating and cooling expenses. This funding is the first installment of the five-year $500 million investment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allocated through Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which would restore critical protections in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to make it easier for employees to prove when they are victims of age discrimination in the workplace. "For more than a decade, age discrimination in the workplace has been even more difficult to prove th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, cosponsored bipartisan legislation to help develop and retain highly-skilled cybersecurity professionals in the federal workforce. Agencies across the federal government face growing cyber threats, but struggle to hire and retain qualified cybersecurity employees. "An obvious way to enhance the fe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and colleagues in sending letters to six cryptomining companies raising concerns over their high energy use and the effects that has on raising household electric bills. In the letters to Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital Holdings, Stronghold Digital Mining, Bitdeer, Bitfury Group, and Bit Digital, the lawmakers pressed the compa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is leading a call, joined by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Tom Carper (D-DE), for the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve its engagement with communities affected by current and former military sites' contamination by PFAS and other toxic substances. In New Hampshire and across the country, DoD restoration advisory boards and committees are   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Trevor O'Brien of Keene as January's Granite Stater of the Month. After a 5-alarm fire destroyed Cobblestone Ale House, Trevor raised almost $20,000 for the people impacted. Trevor had previously worked at the ale house as a bartender for ten years, and even met his now-wife while working there. When he heard the news of Cobblestone Ale House burning down, he mad  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement ahead of the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade: "Forty-nine years ago, the Roe v. Wade decision enshrined into law the right of women to make their own health care decisions, providing women the economic and personal freedoms that all people deserve. Nearly half a century later, our country has made impo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * "Justice Breyer has built an impressive legacy on the Supreme Court, including key votes to uphold a woman's right to choose her own destiny and ensure that the Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. "In light of his expected retirement, I am reflecting on how he has approached his time on the bench, believing firmly that the Constitution must protect Americans' fundamental freedoms and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With tax filing season beginning this week, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is urging the IRS to swiftly address its significant backlog of unprocessed tax refunds for Granite Staters and other Americans. In her letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Senator Hassan notes that many taxpayers still have not received their tax refunds for 2019 or 2020. "Many taxpayers have still not received their 2019 o  more

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited the Gibson Center for Senior Services yesterday where she received a briefing and tour of the center, and joined Carroll County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) staff and volunteers to serve meals to members of the community. During American Rescue Plan negotiations, Senator Hassan worked to secure robust flexible assista  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Finance Committee which has oversight of the Medicare program, joined her Senate colleagues today to urge the Biden administration to extend its guidance requiring insurance companies to pay for rapid COVID-19 tests to include Medicare. Currently, most private insurance companies are required to cover the cost of up to eight over-the  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) made numerous stops across New Hampshire this week to meet with Granite Staters and highlight her work in the Senate to address the most pressing issues facing our communities - from combating the surge in COVID-19 cases to addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and the youth mental health crisis. She also discussed how the bi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $11,317,034 heading to New Hampshire to support 25 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $2 billion national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 pay  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $11,317,034 heading to New Hampshire to support 25 health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $2 billion national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $774,475 to help Granite State families cover the costs of heating and cooling expenses. This funding is the first installment of the five-year $500 million investment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allocated through Infras  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $774,475 to help Granite State families cover the costs of heating and cooling expenses. This funding is the first installment of the five-year $500 million investment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allocated through Infrast  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement on the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. "I want to thank Justice Breyer for his 27 years on the U.S. Supreme Court, more than four decades on the bench and his lifelong dedication to upholding the rule of law. He leaves behind a legacy as a defender of Americans' First Amendment   more

DOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Dover High School today to meet with students and staff to learn about how the school is addressing surging rates of mental health challenges among teenagers during the pandemic, including through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connect Youth Leaders in Suicide Prevention program. Students led the meeting and shared   more

EXETER, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today visited the new award-winning wastewater treatment facility in Exeter to discuss key provisions she led in the bipartisan infrastructure law to address wastewater and drinking water systems, as well as address PFAS and other contamination in Granite State water supplies. Shaheen toured the facility and heard from town officials on t  more

CLAREMONT, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Valley Regional Hospital to thank the hospital's health care workers for their efforts fighting the pandemic and encourage Granite Staters to get vaccinated and boosted. The visit comes as New Hampshire experiences high rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, further straining health care workers and hospital resourc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements in support of Jane Young's nomination as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. "I want to congratulate Ms. Jane Young on her nomination by President Biden to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire," said Senator Shaheen. "Ms. Young is a deeply committed publ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements in support of Jane Young's nomination as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. "I want to congratulate Ms. Jane Young on her nomination by President Biden to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire," said Senator Shaheen. "Ms. Young is a deeply committed pu  more