WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: After officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institute of Health (NIH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as other Administration officials, briefed Members of the House of Representatives on the government's plan to protect Americans from coronavirus, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement. "We need a clear chain of command in terms of federal and lo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement on yesterday's House passage of her legislation, the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019, which she introduced last year. This legislation would require businesses participating in the Vets First Program to verify that they are doing the required percentage of work and directs the VA to refer suspected violators to the Office of  more

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 24: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) unveiled her bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5947, Invest in American Railroads Act, at a roundtable discussion on rail initiatives in Nashua. The bill makes critical improvements to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) and would help New Hampshire pay for the Capitol Corridor Project to connect Manchester and Nashua to Boston vi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 27: The Bipartisan Opioid Task Force led by Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), unveiled the Task Force's 2020 legislative agenda to respond to the opioid and substance misuse epidemic. The agenda outlines commonsense, bipartisan legislation that would address the opioid epidemic by bolstering prevention, treatment and recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The agenda  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 27: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, secured the commitment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to resolve the ongoing problems facing VA's Community Care Networks (CCN) during a Congressional hearing. VA's implementation of the MISSION Act last summer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as a co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) sent a letter with 30 of their colleagues calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reassess an outdated and discriminatory policy that blocks members of the LGBTQ community from donating blood. "We should no longer allow ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following reports of $134 million in unpaid claims that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) owes New Hampshire health care providers, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie calling for answers on what the VA is doing to address the claims backlog. The claims stem from veterans accessing care through the VA's Community Care Network, in which veterans can visit provid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - According to the New York Times, 69 Million Online Photos and Videos of Child Abuse Were Reported in 2019 Alone * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to require that technology platforms like Facebook and Google preserve evidence for reports of online child exploitation for 180 days - doubling the current period of 90 days - in order to give law enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored the Grid Modernization Act, which would require the Department of Energy to conduct a research and development program to help strengthen renewable energy through improving electric grid energy storage technology in New Hampshire and across the country. The bill, introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * - Partisan Legislation Part of Broader Attack on Women's Reproductive Health Rights * * * Senator Maggie Hassan released a statement after voting against two partisan, anti-choice bills that would infringe on women's reproductive health rights. "I am very disappointed by Senator McConnell's decision to bring to the floor extreme anti-choice legislation that would undermine the personal and econ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: If you believe you are experiencing coronavirus symptoms, contact the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services by calling 603-271-4496 (if outside of work hours, call 603-271-5300 instead). Be sure to provide any relevant travel history, particularly if you have recently traveled to China, South Korea, Italy, or other impacted nations. What is the coronavirus? A new type of coronavirus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Todd Young (R-IN) to provide seniors who received kidney transplants with extended Medicare Part B to help cover lifesaving medication. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act is the la  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- 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, Appropriations and Armed Services committees, introduced new bipartisan legislation with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), also a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, that would impose sanctions against Lebanese officials who are involved in the unlawful detainment, arrest or abuse of any United States citizen in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following remarks on Feb. 25: Last night, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) condemned Republican efforts to pass radically restrictive anti-abortion legislation. Senator Shaheen's remarks came in response to a nationwide campaign by state and congressional Republicans to push forward extreme anti-choice bills that would in some cases criminalize abortions and put doctors in jail. These effo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: During a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar on steps to better inform the American public of the threat posed by the coronavirus and highlighted th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: During a Homeland Security Appropriations subcommittee hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on whether the Trump administration will raise the number of temporary work visas (H-2B) that support New Hampshire businesses, particularly businesses in our tourism industry  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced new legislation that would impose sanctions against Lebanese officials who are involved in the unlawful detainment, arrest or abuse of any United States citizen in Lebanon. The senators' legislation - the Zero Tolerance for Unlawful Detentions of U.S. Citizens in Lebanon Act (Zero Tolerance Act)  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan bill to support innovative startups across the country by establishing a competitive grant program for incubator networks. Incubators help startups by providing resources such as low-cost space, access to capital, business counseling, and mentorship opportunities during their early stages of development. According to a s  more