WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Following a bipartisan push from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced that they will work to close oversight gaps that delay generic drug approvals - and in turn keep drug prices high. Senators Hassan and Cassidy recently wrote a letter to the agencies calling for this action.  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, posted the following joint statement on July 5, 2022: * * * Today members of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Charlie Crist (FL-13), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Dina Titus (NV-01)Frank Pallone (NJ-6), and John Sarbanes (MD-03), issued the following statement addressing the Biden Administration's recent statement on F-16 sales to Turkey. "On June 30, President Biden reaffirmed his intentions to pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on July 6, 2022: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), led their colleagues in a call for House leadership to bring legislation to the floor that would improve recruitment and retention efforts by police departments while making necessary reforms and improvements. "We write to urge you to bring legislation to the floor that would bolster the recruitm  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the United States' commitment to rebuilding Ukraine after the impacts of Putin's war. "It is our responsibility as a world power and democratic leader to support our allies in times of need," said Senator   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, posted the following joint news release: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in introducing the Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act. This legislation would require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to update its policies at least once every three yea  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan congressional delegation with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) as Co-Chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group to the NATO Summit in Madrid, which concluded last week. The delegation included U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig met with members of the gun violence advocacy group, Moms Demand Action, to talk about gun violence prevention and reform efforts in New Hampshire. Shaheen discussed her work to help pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and what this historic legislation that was recently signed into law means for Granite State co  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, poste the following joint news release: Last month, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) - Co-Chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus - unveiled their bipartisan legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, to lower the skyrocketing costs of insulin. The INSULIN Act builds on Shaheen and Collins' previous effort, increasing measures to encourage insulin manufacture  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 14, 2022, entitled "Examining the Findings and Recommendations of GAO's 2022 Report on Duplication, Overlap, Fragmentation and Opportunities to Achieve Financial Benefits". The GAO is the Government Accountability Office. * * * The Subcommittee on Eme  more