WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the final bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes key national security provisions that Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) secured and supported. The bill includes a 5.2 percent pay raise for U.S. service members and specifically includes bipartisan measures that Senator Hassan authored to provide parental leave parity for Reserve and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Earlier this week, Kuster spoke on the House Floor urging passage of this legislation** **Today, Kuster published an op-ed in Newsweek with the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force urging passage of the bill** **Authorization for the programs in the 2018 SUPPORT Act expired on September 30, 2023** Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), co-chair of th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee today voted to advance a bill to reauthorize the bipartisan SUPPORT Act - a landmark investment in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts that Senator Hassan and colleagues worked to pass into law in 2018. Senator Hassan has been pushing for the reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act, and the updated legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) led a strong bipartisan, bicameral group to request information from experts, researchers, organizations and others on a bipartisan paid leave proposal. Gillibrand and Cassidy were joined by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Cynthi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, helped pass the bipartisan Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization (SUPPORT) Act in the House. This bill includes Pappas's provision to classify xylazine as a schedule III controlled substance from his bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The SUPPORT Act, which was  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- In case you missed it, today, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force published an op-ed in Newsweek urging the House of Representatives to address the addiction and mental health crises and reauthorize the SUPPORT Act. The full op-ed is available here and printed below. Congress Still Has Time To Save Lives From Drug Overdose By Reps. Da  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Through her leadership, Shaheen secured several key priorities that respond directly to issues facing New Hampshire as well as top national security concerns for the United  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation represents a compromise between Republicans and Democrats to support our national defense and ensure America's security. "One of the core responsibilities of Congress is to ensure the security of the United States of America.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **The package includes several provisions championed by Kuster** Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded House passage of the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, bipartisan legislation to make health care more affordable and accessible through increased transparency, investments in key public health programs, and policies that reduce the cost of health care services and p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster spoke in support of this legislation in the Energy and Commerce Committee** Washington, D.C. -- This week, the House passed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, sending it to the president's desk. This legislation, which Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) cosponsored in the House, would temporarily grant the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction authority to com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Earlier in the day, Kuster picked up the homemade holiday cards from students in Canterbury** Tilton, N.H. -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) delivered handmade holiday cards to New Hampshire veterans at the Veterans Home in Tilton. Earlier in the day, she picked up the cards from students at Canterbury Elementary School and spoke to the students about the importance of honoring our veterans  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative , Rep. Ann Kuster (NH-02) alongside Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Bryan Steil (WI-01), introduced the bipartisan Care Across Generations Act. The bill would establish a grant program for long-term care facilities to operate or contract with a child care program and facilitate intergenerational activities. "Our country is in the midst of a caregiving cr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), are announcing that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD's Defense University Research Instrumenta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), are announcing that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD's Defense University Research Instrumentation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), are announcing that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD's Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation announced that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD's Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) and will be used for advanced research and development of new technology supporting defense and workforce enhancement  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, celebrated the news that five million veterans have been screened for toxic exposure since the PACT Act became law. Pappas continues to urge New Hampshire veterans to contact his office, VA, or a VA-recognized VSO to learn more about how to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced the Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act with Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08). The bill would allow individuals that took at least one year out of the workforce without receiving an earned income, for the purposes of caring for a family member, to make catch-up contributions in years prior to age 5  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman James Moylan (GU-AL), sent a bipartisan letter to the Army expressing concerns about its new policy to no longer recognize servicemembers participation in the Army's Green-to-Gold (G2G) Active Duty Option Program toward Time in Service (TIS), which determines future pay and retirement benefits. These changes, published in April 2023, have raised s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to announce that $35 million in federal funds are heading to BAE Systems to increase defense manufacturing and improve our national security. The funds will help modernize its Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, which is designated as a Trust  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed the bipartisan Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which includes key measures from Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN)'s Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act. Their bill would help to prevent hospital systems from charging hospital facility fees for care received at outpatient facilities locate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin (D-MD) led a bipartisan group of 28 colleagues in a letter condemning the inaction of the United Nations (UN) regarding Hamas's widespread sexual violence, including mass rape and mutilation, against women in Israel on October 7, 2023.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led bipartisan colleagues in reintroducing legislation to enhance information-gathering on attacks targeting law enforcement. The Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S.3522) would help fill identified gaps in reporting requirements for ambush-attacks against officers  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), today welcomed U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman to Rochester and Exeter, New Hampshire. In Rochester, they visited MADCO3D to highlight the impact of the State Trade Expansion  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), and U.S. Senator Mike Braun, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, today introduced the bipartisan Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. It directs the Small Business Administra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) along with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), to introduce the Strengthening Communities of Recovery Act, which would reauthorize and expand resources for individuals experiencing substance use disorder. As the United States faces a severe behavioral health crisis, e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Nashua, NH) -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Commerce, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to announce that $35 million in federal funds are heading to BAE Systems to increase defense manufacturing and improve our na  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today introduced the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act, which would require an independent organization outside of the government to conduct a study to assess the quality of care veterans receive for mental and addiction health treatment from providers w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Commerce, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to announce that $35 million in federal funds are heading to BAE Systems to increase defense manufacturing and improve our national security. The fun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) led 38 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have been increasingly under attack, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting access to abortion care, and anti-ab  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Through her leadership, Shaheen secured several key priorities that respond directly to issues facing New Hampshire as well as top national security c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, is leading a bipartisan resolution with U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) to condemn Hamas for using sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against Israelis during the October 7th terrorist attack. U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is announcing the nominations of 44 New Hampshire students for acceptance to the United States Service Academies. The nominees will now be considered by the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for appointment to the Class of 2028. "I'm proud to nominate these extraordinary young Grani  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chairs of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, recently introduced a bipartisan resolution to help bolster the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and increase burden sharing amongst members of the Alliance. The resolution commends Allies for adopting the regional family of plans during the 2023 NATO Summit in Vil  more