WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Following advocacy from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and colleagues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will permanently allow the use of telehealth to prescribe buprenorphine, a critical medication to help treat opioid use disorder. "Telehealth meets Granite Staters where they are. Today's announcement allows those who have made the courageous d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for bipartisan legislation to protect health care workers at Veterans Affairs hospitals. The VA Employee Fairness Act, which Kuster cosponsored, will ensure that VA's Title 38 health care professionals -- including nurses, physicians, dentists, and physician assistants who serve our veterans -- have the same workplace rights currently granted to other VA clinician  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for legislation she cosponsored, the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act, to equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in crisis. By creating a dedicated stream of funding to local and state law enforcement agencies to train their officers and mental health professionals who work with them in de-escalation tac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: 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) welcomed $1,696,780 to support renewable energy projects in communities across rural New Hampshire. The funding comes from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - a program tailored to help farmers, agricult  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: The New Hampshire delegation welcomed $1,696,780 to support renewable energy projects in communities across rural New Hampshire. The funding comes from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - a program tailored to help farmers, agricultural producers and entrepreneurs make energy efficiency improvements and lower costs. This funding an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: 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) welcomed $1,696,780 to support renewable energy projects in communities across rural New Hampshire. The funding comes from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - a program tailored to help farmers, agri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: 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) welcomed $1,696,780 to support renewable energy projects in communities across rural New Hampshire. The funding comes from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - a program tailored to help farmers, agric  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after the Respect for Marriage Act was signed into law by President Biden. Pappas introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Nadler and his fellow Equality Caucus Co-Chairs in July 2022. "The signing o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act. The bill has already passed the Senate, and will now be sent to President Biden's desk for his signature. "Every day our law enforcement responds to a wide variety of calls, and it's important they have the training and resources necessary for every situation," said Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On December 15, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a bill to extend Pappas's bipartisan fentanyl analogue scheduling legislation through December 31, 2024. "Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl analogues, have claimed the lives of too many, and all our families have been touched by this issue in one way or another," said Congressman Pappas. "Extending the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) supported the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2023. This year's NDAA includes several provisions Pappas fought for to invest in domestic manufacturing, increase community access to resiliency grants, support the Pease Air National Guard Base, improve FEMA's response to natural disasters, and make clear Congress's opposition t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, welcomed language in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 making clear that Congress does not support NATO allies conducting "unauthorized territorial overflights of another NATO ally's airspace." This statement was made following Pappas and colleague's continued bipartisan advocacy to limi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the HSGAC Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) to create a system for identifying and eliminating wasteful federal programs. "Duplicative or wasteful programs in the federal government often go on for too long without being eliminated," said Senator Hass  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues' bipartisan 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 agency policies at least once every three years to ensure drug interdiction guidance is up to date. This   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) called on Valve Corporation, one of the largest video game developers and online distributors, to address rampant extremism, particularly antisemitism, on its Steam platform. Senator Hassan's letter comes on the heels of the Anti-Defamation League's report showing antisemitic incidents in the United States at an all-time high in 2021 since the organization began  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement ahead of the President signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law this afternoon. "Enshrining marriage equality as the law of the land shows millions of couples - and the youngest generation of Americans - that their love is cherished in our democracy. The decision to marry is one of the most fundamental choice  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of a bipartisan resolution recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide. Shaheen is a cosponsor of the resolution, which is led by Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). "Russia's atroc  more

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a panel discussion with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigators to share information with nonprofit leaders around Open Enrollment. Shaheen encouraged the organizations to utilize navigators to help Granite Staters enroll in health care. She discussed her successful push to reduce ACA premiums with service organizations that serve vul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSrpt) -- 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 and Armed Services Committees, announced today that she will cosponsor the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act, led by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). The legislation would allow Afghans with temporary status in the United States to undergo additional vetting and apply for permanent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after the Senate passed a one-week bill to avoid a government shutdown, extending the deadline for funding the government as negotiations on a spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 continue. The Senate and House will vote on a full government funding package for FY 2023 next week, after a framework agreement was reached Tuesday   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after President Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, key legislation that gives millions of same-sex and interracial couples the certainty they deserve to enjoy the freedoms and rights that all other marriages experience. "Today is a day that will be written into history books as federal protections for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Through her leadership, Shaheen secured several key priorities that respond directly to issues in New Hampshire and top national security concerns for the United States. "The annua  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) re-introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) with Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), which is bipartisan and bicameral legislation to ensure combating gender-based violence around the world remains a top diplomatic and development priority for t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help families afford cost-reducing, sustainable residential home heating technologies. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for biomass stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the stoves' ye  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help families afford cost-reducing, sustainable residential home heating technologies. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for biomass stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the stoves' yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate passed by a vote of 92-2 the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, biennial legislation that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. The House of Representatives previously passed its WRDA legislation in June. Both chambers will next conference on the legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: After passing the Senate this week, two bills led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, to support and protect small businesses are headed to the President's desk to be signed into law. The Small Business Cyber Training Act, led by Senators Shaheen and Marco Rubio (R-FL), would require the Small Business Administration   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Human Trafficking Prevention Act that Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), James Risch (R-ID), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced to help prevent human trafficking by requiring the posting of the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the restrooms of all U.S. planes, busses, and trains, as well as airports, bus stations, and rail stations. The compani  more