WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll Provided an Update on the Trump Administration's Efforts to Address the Opioid Crisis * * * Today, the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, led by Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), hosted a roundtable discussion, "Smart Solutions: Protecting Our Communities" on the intersection of the opioid crisis and the criminal just  more

SALEM, New Hampshire, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited Foxx Life Sciences in Salem to tour the space and discuss with company leadership the importance of the Export Import Bank (Ex-Im). Ex-Im provides financing support to New Hampshire small businesses so they can sell their goods in overseas markets. Earlier this month, Kuster voted in favor of House-passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize Ex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Opioid Taskforce, introduced the Extend Act - a bipartisan bill that will help the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continue to treat fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances. Currently this provision is set to expire in February of 2020. This legislation will extend that deadline until  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Opioid Taskforce, and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) re-introduced the Road to Recovery Act - bipartisan legislation that would remove barriers to substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This bill will specifically end Medicaid's Institutio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), and Energy & Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) led a bipartisan group of 228 total Members of Congress calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to negotiate in good faith with union representatives at the EPA during the ongoing labor dispute. The members' letter raises particular concerns about reports of unfair labor p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - The Committee also advanced Kuster-backed SAFER Pipelines Act & Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act * * * Rep. Annie Kuster's (NH-02) legislation, the Protecting Communities from New PFAS Act, passed in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This legislation would prevent new PFAS chemicals from being approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and help to ensure Granite Stater  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of a continuing resolution (CR) introduced by House Democrats to extend government funding through December 20th. The resolution would keep the government open and extend funding for critical public health programs, as well as give members of the Armed Forces a 3.1% pay raise next year. The CR also prevents a $7.6 billion reduction in highway fu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following information: Dear Friend, Finding Bipartisan Solutions to Curb the Opioid Epidemic I was pleased to hold a roundtable discussion with my Bipartisan Opioid Task Force co-chair Rep. Fitzpatrick on Tuesday as we sat down with the top White House official for drug policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll; N.H. Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks, and administration and law enfo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, the House Appropriations Committee announced that the House will vote on a repeal of the FAST Act rescission, protecting states from a $7.6 billion loss in highway funding, following a letter Congressmen Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Don Young (R-AK) led calling on House leadership to take immediate action. With the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act provision set to kick in next yea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the continuing resolution to keep the government open: "Today I was pleased to vote for a Continuing Resolution that will not only keep our government open but safeguards critical infrastructure spending for New Hampshire, fully funds life-saving health programs, and provides a pay raise for our brave men and women in uniform. "Although this legislation will avoid another catastro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, co-chair of the Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after the Health and Human Services Department published its rule allowing taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and marital status: "The Trump Administration's decision to allow taxpayer-funded discrimination against loving parents because of who they are or how they identify is a backward poli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), David Trone (D-MD), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Healthy Outcomes for Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). This legislation improves the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - The SHIELD for Veterans Act reforms the VA's debt collection process harming veterans * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced legislation with Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), a combat veteran, to reform the VA's debt collection process. The introduction of this bill follows an alar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: I honor America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA) and call attention to National POW/MIA Recognition Day through Senate statements each year to try to help keep national focus on the return of American servicemembers. Additionally, to assist with this effort, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) recently joined me in introducing the bipartisan S. 2794, the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored bipartisan legislation, led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), aimed at stopping the importation of deadly opioids and other synthetic drugs into the United States. While existing laws prohibit the importation and use of certain specific controlled substances, illicit drug makers and importers circumvent those laws  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration was walking back its proposed e-cigarette flavor ban: This decision comes only two months after the President announced that he planned to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, which have been linked to an increase in youth e-cigarette use. According to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: Today on a bipartisan basis, the U.S. Senate passed a funding bill to keep the government's doors open. The bill included a 3.1 percent pay raise for U.S. service members and a bipartisan proposal that Senator Hassan cosponsored to protect $7.6 billion in highway funding, including $37.8 million for New Hampshire's roads and bridges. "I am glad that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle came together  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Ranking Member Margaret Wood Hassan, D-New Hampshire, at a hearing on the nomination of Peter Gaynor to be Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator: "Mr. Chairman, thank you. "And I would like to thank Ranking Member Peters for the opportunity to serve as Ranking Member at this important hearing. "Mr. Gaynor, I want to thank you, as well, not only for being here th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During Dr. Stephen Hahn's nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Maggie Hassan pressed the nominee for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner for a full accounting of the FDA's past actions regarding the approval and labeling of opioid products. The Senator also called on Dr. Hahn to protect the integrity of FDA's statutory authority ov  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Following Response from Department of Education Indicating That the FAFSA Issue Will Be Resolved for the 2021-2022 FAFSA Cycle, Senators Request Mid-Cycle Fix to Prevent Disruption to Current Applicants' Access to Financial Aid * * * Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), along with Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT),  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' Letter Follows Outreach From New Hampshire's Information Technology Commissioner About Department of Homeland Security Proposed Budget * * * Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) called on the Department of Homeland Security to resolve the shortf  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that a $157,949,610 contract was awarded to Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield, Maine, for construction of a super flood basin and extending portal crane rails for Dry Dock #1 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). As members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senators Shaheen and Collins secured this funding in the fiscal year 20  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to care for seniors and people living with disabilities who struggle with eating disorders. While often not discussed, eating disorders affect 3-4 percent of the senior population. Eating disorders also affect 6 percent of females and 3 percent of males who experience disabilities. The b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' Letter Follows Outreach From New Hampshire's Information Technology Commissioner About Department of Homeland Security Proposed Budget * * * U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Senate Democratic L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted Dr. Susanne Tanski, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's section chief of general pediatrics, at a Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee meeting to discuss the severe health risks associated with youth vaping. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Hampshire has the highest percentage of high school students  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and a leader in the Senate on efforts to respond to the substance misuse epidemic, introduced the Acupuncture for our Heroes Act to expand access to acupuncturist services for veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. According to a report by the Veterans Health Administration, 80 per  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - USDA Also Allocates More than $12 Million in Federal Loans to Invest in Water Infrastructure in Bristol and Jaffrey * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $7 million  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Claremont Municipal airport a $3 million federal grant. The federal funding was awarded under the agency's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Shaheen helped cr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Claremont Municipal airport a $3 million federal grant. The federal funding was awarded under the agency's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Shaheen helped craft t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Claremont Municipal airport a $3 million federal grant. The federal funding was awarded under the agency's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Shaheen helped c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - USDA Also Allocates More than $12 Million in Federal Loans to Invest in Water Infrastructure in Bristol and Jaffrey * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $7 million in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Martha McSally (R-AZ), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to provide female U.S. service members and their families with improved breast cancer screenings. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The Better and Robust Screening Today Act requi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan bill would help ensure no veteran attempting to leave an abusive situation is turned away for assistance due to a lack of resources - Legislation would improve coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Centers * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Martha McSally (R-AZ), both members of the Senate Armed Servi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) urged Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to expediently consider and approve their bipartisan Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act. The TSP Act would prevent the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) from moving forwa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - The Senators' letter comes in response to links on the HealthCare.gov website that re-direct customers to third-party online brokers that sell junk plans on their websites. - Shaheen, Stabenow & Casey underscored the danger of these misleading, and potentially illegal, efforts during a press conference this afternoon * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) led  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation introduced by Shaheen to fully fund LWCF also advances through committee markup * * * Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Martha McSally's (R-AZ) bipartisan bill, the Promoting American Energy Jobs Act, passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The Senators' bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to publish an annu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan group of 30 senators urge leadership and appropriators to raise the 66,000 visa limit * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter today with a bipartisan group of 30 Senators, led by Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), requesting that Senate Majority Leader, Minority Leader, and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee provide H-2B visa ca  more