WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: More students in New Hampshire now have access to high-speed internet thanks to Senator Hassan's efforts to help schools provide students with the devices and internet connections that they need to complete their school work from home. Senator Hassan previously led the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation in announcing a total of $4.6 million to New Hampshire through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, successfully advanced her legislation, the Increasing Transparency In Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022. This bill was included in Section 601 of H.R. 7667, the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 Act, and clarifies the Food and Drug Administration's ability to provide more robust feedback to generic compa  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in a hearing entitled, "Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future." During the hearing, Rep. Kuster highlighted the urgent need to address and reimagine the hydropower licensing process to support Granite State dam owners. She also spoke on her legislation, the Twe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced her support for H.R.7414, the RURAL Veterans Act. This bipartisan legislation will help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recruit and retain health care professionals for rural and highly rural community-based outpatient clinics and medical centers, like those in New Hampshire. "It is impossible to overstate the incredible service and sacrifice of our Gr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, legislation to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into law and safeguard abortion rights across the country. "For nearly five decades, women have had the constitutional right and freedom to make their own  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, legislation to provide over $40 billion in emergency funding to support the Ukrainian people and defend global democracy in the wake of Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine. "In the ten weeks since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the world has witnessed the shocking brutality of Put  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass bipartisan legislation to provide comprehensive aid to Ukraine. This legislation would deliver significant resources to Ukraine, including security assistance to bolster Ukrainian and NATO defenses, economic assistance to support Ukraine's economy, and humanitarian assistance to combat global food insecurity and rising food prices as a result of Russia's cont  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), announced their opposition to the Biden administration's proposal to sell advanced weapons and equipment to Turkey in light of its continued violation of U.S. law and its increasingly belligerent rhetoric and behavior towards Greece, America's reliable, democ  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after the Senate failed to advance the Women's Health Protection Act. "The failure of this bill in the Senate is further evidence of how out of step Washington Republicans are with women and families in New Hampshire. The vast majority of Granite Staters and Americans support Roe v. Wade as the law of the land, and I will never stop fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in light of National Fentanyl Awareness Day: "New Hampshire families have been devastated by the addiction epidemic, and we know fentanyl and synthetic opioids have been linked to the vast majority of overdose deaths in our communities. After speaking with law enforcement, public health experts, and community advocates, it's clear t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reiterated his call on House leadership to put a bill on the floor and call for a vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress. This action follows this morning's report in Punchbowl News which detailed: "the effort to reform the STOCK Act is stalled and there's no path forward at the moment. One even described the effort as "in 'Nowhereland.'" "There is no shortage  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) led their colleagues in a bipartisan call for the Department of Health and Human Services to update the department's Public Health Emergency declaration that an opioid public health emergency exists nationwide to include stimulants, and especially methamphetamines. The lawmakers wrote, "as correctly noted by the Administration, the over  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would help Granite Staters pay for work training programs by expanding eligible uses of the '529' tax-advantaged education savings program to include state, federal, or industry recognized training or credentialing programs. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce, which was introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Bra  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement for National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 10th. "Granite Staters know all too well the devastating effects of the substance misuse epidemic, and as fentanyl continues to harm families and communities, we must keep raising awareness about this deadly substance. We are increasingly seeing fentanyl-laced drugs disguised as prescription drug  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the Women's Health Protection Act. "The question facing U.S. Senators in today's vote is simple: Do you believe in a woman's right to live as a free and equal citizen in our democracy? I do, and that's why I will vote yes. "Granite Staters, of both political parties, share my belief that  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing legislation to implement new penalties for counterfeit pill production. Recently, there has been a surge in counterfeit pills laced with methamphetamine, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues. "The rise of drug traffickers who disguise fentanyl as other pills has created a whole new frontier in the substance misuse fig  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan, member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee alongside Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of HELP, and 30 of their colleagues today sent a letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America, calling on infant formula manufacturers to make every effort possible to get parents and families the formula they need to feed their kids. "We   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: As parents across the country continue to struggle from Biden's raging inflation crisis, and now face a growing and critical shortage of infant formula, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Califf urging his agency to take immediate action to fix the supply crisis and get infant formula back on shelves. * * * May 11, 2022 To: The Honorable Robert M. Califf, M.D., Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the President and Vice President held an event at the White House to announce twenty U.S. internet providers will offer high-speed connections at virtually no cost for millions of Americans, as part of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) established by the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was signed into la  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a vote to begin consideration of the Women's Health Protection Act, landmark legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Earlier today, Shaheen delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging her fellow Senators to vote in favor of codifying Roe. "Every Senate Republican just made  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and member of the Helsinki Commission, joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in urging President Joe Biden to publicly sanction "every Russian official and associate involved with the false arrest, detention, and politica  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today held a press conference with Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) in Concord to discuss what's at stake for women's reproductive health in New Hampshire if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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) welcomed $23,347,272 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support affordable housing for vulnerable Granite Staters. The funding supports a range of housing needs in New Hampshire, from addressing housing insecurity created by the pan  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Amy Cook, administrator of the Division of Community Based Military Programs at New Hampshire Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, involving a hearing on April 21, 2022, entitled "Supporting Service Members During Their Transition to Civilian Life": * * * My name is Amy Cook, and I was honored to be asked to participate in today's hearing to provide thoughts on how our state and nation can sup  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Paul Lloyd, chairman of the New Hampshire State Veterans Advisory Committee, involving a hearing on April 21, 2022, entitled "Supporting Service Members During Their Transition to Civilian Life". Lloyd is also the state adjutant of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. * * * The VFW believes a proper and well-rounded transition from the military is one of the most important things our service members need i  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today sent a letter with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging him to act proactively to protect service members' abortion rights. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, hundreds of thousands of troops, dependents and DoD civilians stationed in states that ban abortion will lose access to lifesaving reprodu  more