WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Senator Maggie Hassan today met with former Congressman Doug Collins, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Hassan will participate in a hearing on Rep. Collins's nomination. "Representative Collins and I had a constructive conversation about the importance of ensuring tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) recently joined a bipartisan Senate Delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Senator Hassan's father, Robert Wood, served in the Battle of the Bulge in the 385th Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. Photos and video from the delegation visit can be found here (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TDIn2Yl2y5l6UkuCNaC-ayc6j5ZX1wLt?usp=  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. TSA PreCheck is already offered to active duty, reserves, and National Guard service members at   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and James Lankford (R-OK) wrote to the Department of Homeland Security calling for information on its efforts to protect critical infrastructure and public safety from GPS disruptions. "GPS technology has become an integral part of our nation's critical infrastructure," wrote the Senators. "GPS disruptions could affect the delivery of critical community services pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to increase criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the United States on behalf of foreign adversaries. The DETERRENCE Act would both hold offenders accountable and deter criminals, including criminal organizations, from taking money  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced first of its kind legislation that deals exclusively with safeguarding U.S. national security against extreme risks--chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cyber threats--posed by future developments in advanced AI models. The bipartisan Preser  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate passed by a vote of 97-1 the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, biennial legislation that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. The bill recently passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the President's desk. "Protecting and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Senate-passed NDAA includes the largest pay raise for enlisted service members in decades, as well as landmark Shaheen amendments to eliminate contraception co-pays for women in the military, support New Hampshire's workforce and defense industrial base and reauthorize the Women, Peace and Security Act** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SA  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after meeting with U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). A photo from the meeting can be found here. "In our meeting today, Congresswoman Stefanik and I spoke  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today announced she will be Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the 119th Congress: "I am honored by and appreciative of the opportunity to serve as Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the upcoming 119th Congress. America's global leadership is at a critical juncture as we look at the challenges before us, includ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, took to the Senate floor to warn against the impacts of a possible Republican-manufactured government shutdown on Granite Staters, and called for her colleagues to pass the bipartisan agreement to keep the government open and provide disaster relief, including for funding that would go to New Hamps  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate passed by a vote of 97-1 the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, biennial legislation that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. The bill recently passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the President's desk. "Protecting and enhancing New Hampsh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements after their DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Management to deliver a report assessing contracts for services performed along the U.S.-Mexico border and implement a plan to improve procurement and delivery of those se  more