WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) decision to temporarily pause planned changes to mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center until January 1, 2025, after repeated calls from the delegation t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) decision to temporarily pause planned changes to mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center until January 1, 2025, after repeated calls from the delegation to st  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) decision to temporarily pause planned changes to mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center until January 1, 2025, after repeated calls from the delegation to stop implementation and strong opposition from the public: "We appreciate that USPS is finally beginning t  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last night, The House passed H.R. 4510, NTIA Reauthorization Act, which included the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act as a provision. PLAN for Broadband Act, introduced by Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), requires the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close the digital divide. The bipartisan, bicameral PLAN for Broadband Act is base  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation infrastructure improvement and safety programs through 2028. The legislation provides a framework to maintain America's leadership in aviation safety and aerospace innovation, strengthen the aviat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Lucy McBath (D-GA), alongside Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), introduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, which would require commercial and governmental health insurance plans that offer services related to mental health and substance use disorders to offer these, with no co-pay from  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released a statement following the House vote on H.R. 8369: "America's support for the people of Israel must remain firm in the face of the gravest threat to their existence in a generation, and I will never back down from our bipartisan security commitments to Israel. This legislation does absolutely nothing to help Israel and is a cynically partisan move by Speaker Jo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed an $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to invest in science and technology research opportunities, strengthen the STEM workforce, and boost the state's research leadership. "New Hampshire remains a hub for science and technology research and a leader in innovation," said Congressman Pappas. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-45) introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would require consistent evaluations of the Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity systems to help combat hacking crimes and keep Granite Staters' personal health information safe. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) is co-lead   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) was named the most bipartisan House Democrat and the third most bipartisan member of Congress overall by The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index. The Bipartisan index is "an objective measure of how well members of opposite parties work with one another." The Bipartisan Index measures the frequency with which a Member co-sponsors a bill introduced by   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services task force today released recommendations to improve maternal mental health, as required by a bipartisan law introduced by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). The Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, co-led by the Office on Women's Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced the National Stra  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, led a hearing this week to examine the 2024 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on how to save taxpayer dollars by reducing duplication, overlap, and fragmentation in the federal government. The hearing featured Eugene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and the head   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today urged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel to increase outreach to new parents about tax cuts available for families. "Many first-time parents may be unaware of provisions in the tax code that support families, such as the Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and tax-advantaged savi  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization, which includes a provision authored by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to expand access to universal changing stations in airports. These changing stations allow for clean and dignified use of public restrooms for many people who experience disabilities. Without these, caregivers have to change s  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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), released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) decision to temporarily pause planned changes to mail distribution from the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center until January 1, 2025, after repeated calls from the delegati  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and eight of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to reevaluate and resubmit its request for supplemental disaster funding to help states like New Hampshire recover from recent natural disasters. U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Alex Padilla (  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are introducing legislation, the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, to alleviate financial barriers to mental health care and substance use disorder services for pregnant women and new mothers by eliminating cost-sharing for treatment during and after pregnancy. Right now, one in five women in the U.S. suffer from a menta  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S Senate Armed Services Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act to fix a loophole in the law under which certain National Guard Members and Reservists are not adequately credited for their time on active service and would expand their eligibility for U.S. Department of Vete  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and eight of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to reevaluate and resubmit its request for supplemental disaster funding to help states like New Hampshire recover from recent natural disasters. U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Alex Padilla (D-CA  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-MD) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Roger Wicker (R-MS)  more