WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - As many as 99 Percent of Borrowers Have Had Promised Debt Relief Denied by the Trump Administration * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) questioned Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee where she underscored the importance of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program f  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Hassan's Letter Follows Bipartisan Bill She Cosponsored to Help Crack Down on These Crimes * * * In response to the alarming growth of child sexual abuse materials available online, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) urging a review of the federal government's efforts to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Secretary Ross oversees the agency charged with administrating the census and pledged to report back on efforts to combat this misinformation * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Secretary Wilbur Ross about the highly deceptive mailers made to look like official census fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan Keeping Siblings Together resolution, which would encourage states to keep siblings together in the foster care system. Studies estimate that between 60-73 percent of siblings are separated in foster care. Rep. Kuster introduced the legislation with Reps. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Karen Bass (D-CA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) as cosponsors. "As a former adoption   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Kuster has spoken with numerous New Hampshire small businesses about the importance of expanding access to H-2B visa workers * * * Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed today's announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that 35,000 additional H-2B visas will be made available through the end of FY 2020. H-2B visas bring temporary nonagricultural workers to the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Marcia Fudge (OH-11) led a group of 20 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill. The Members urged Westhill, who assumed office on Monday, to improve USDA civil rights enforcement and protect the rights of USDA workers and program applicants to the full extent and letter of law. "[  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 3: * * * - Legislation would boost access to substance misuse treatment for incarcerated individuals and break the cycle of addiction and reincarceration * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, helped lead an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, "Combating an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disor  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of $712,837 in federal funding to Dartmouth College's Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in support of the first year of a five-year research study to test new ways to better treat a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Calls on Congress to Reform Program and Provide Certainty to NH employers * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) commended the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) announcement that it will make available 35,000 supplemental temporary nonagricultural worker visas (H-2B) for the second half of fiscal year 2020, while underscoring the need for additional visas to be released and calling on   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senate Leadership to Ensure That States Are Reimbursed for Spending on Coronavirus Response * * * Senator Shaheen, Senator Hassan, Congresswoman Kuster and Congressman Pappas wrote to the House and Senate leadership calling for the inclusion of language in the coronavirus emergency supplemental spending bill to ensure that states, including New Hampshire, are reimbursed for the cost of their  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to approve a bipartisan coronavirus response package that provides $8.3 billion in federal funding to support federal and state efforts to prepare for and combat the disease. "From my conversations with New Hampshire state officials, health care providers, and college and school administrators, it is clear that addi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Bill Includes Funding for State and Local Reimbursement * * * Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to approve a bipartisan coronavirus response package that provides $8.3 billion in federal funding to support federal and state efforts to prepare for and combat the disease. "From my conversations with New Hampshire state officials, health   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Clery Compliance Officer Designation Act of 2020, legislation directing schools to designate specific staff to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of sexual violence and other crimes on college and university campuses. "Students and their families in the Granite State and across the country deserve accurate, timely information about  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ron Kind (WI-03), and Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the American Job Centers Family Accessibility Act, which will create a childcare program at American Job Centers across the country, easing American families' ability to access their vast array of career and employment services. Job Centers are well known as a one-stop shop for unemployed and underemployed Amer  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan introduced the Capital Investment Grant Program Improvement Act to help spur federal investment in passenger rail from Boston to Nashua and Manchester. The bill would increase funding for the federal Capital Investment Grant program and prioritize projects connecting smaller cities to existing passenger rail in larger cities, making it easier for New Hampshire to secure the   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on March 4: Following the Department of Education's announcement to halt a change to the methodology that determines which rural schools are eligible for funding through the Rural Low-Income Schools (RLIS) program, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a statement on this major win for more than 800 rural, low-income schools nationwide: "The Department of Education made the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, issued a statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final rule to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices on children and adults who experience disabilities. The announcement comes following a February 10 request from Senators Hassan, Patty Murray (D-WA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Senator Hassan Raises New Hampshire's Attempts to Purchase Backordered Supplies * * * Senator Maggie Hassan questioned Robert Kadlec, the Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, during a committee hearing about ensuring that public health officials, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians on the front lines of the corona  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 3: * * * - At Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing, Senator Highlights Need for Additional Testing Kits * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan questioned top administration officials about their agencies' efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and provide consistent, accurate information to the public during a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing. Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 6: * * * - At Hearing Yesterday, Senator Hassan Raised Concerns from New Hampshire Houses of Worship Over Short Timeline for Applying for the Grant Program * * * The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it would extend the deadline for states to submit applications for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program that allocates funding to help protect houses of worship and nonp  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Following Feedback from NH's Houses of Worship, the Senator Also Questions Acting DHS Secretary to Extend Deadline for Grant Program to Help Strengthen Security at Houses of Worship * * * During a hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan urged Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, to bolster the Department's efforts to protect health care providers against ransomware at  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01)announced the award of $712,837 in federal funding to Dartmouth College's Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in support of the first year of a five-year research study to test new ways to better treat  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Hassan- and Shaheen-Backed Bill Would Authorize Increased Funding for Critical Programs that Support Seniors including Meals on Wheels * * * The U.S. Senate yesterday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), to reauthorize and strengthen critical programs under the Older Americans Act. Since 1965, the Olde  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on March 5: * * * - DHS Heeds Shaheen Call, Announces 35K Supplemental Temporary Visas * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary work visas for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 202  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 3: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) wrote to House and Senate leadership calling for the inclusion of language in the coronavirus emergency supplemental spending bill to ensure that states, including New Hampshire, are re  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of $712,837 in federal funding to Dartmouth College's Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in support of the first year of a five-year research study to test new ways to better tre  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Shaheen- and Hassan-Backed Bill Would Authorize Increased Funding for Critical Programs that Support Seniors including Meals on Wheels - More Than 30,000 Seniors in New Hampshire Rely on Meals on Wheels Program * * * The U.S. Senate yesterday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), to reauthorize and str  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a letter that was signed by 19 of their colleagues, expressing their strong opposition to an abrupt decision by the Department of Education that jeopardizes funding eligibility for more than 800 rural, low-income schools. In their letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos, the Senators objected to the Department's abrupt change to the methodology t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 2: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced bipartisan legislation to address the critical need for more Direct Support Professionals in the workforce. Direct Support Professionals provide vital support to individuals who experience disabilities, like assisting with communication, pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Legislation provides initial $4.9 million to help NH respond to this virus - Following Senator Shaheen and the NH delegation's advocacy, further funding is also available to states to reimburse for response expenses to date * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Legislation provides initial $4.9 million to help NH respond to this virus * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Committee released bipartisan, bicameral legislation to bolster the national response to the Coronavirus. "I've called on Congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: Yesterday, in response to a robust bipartisan call from Congress, the Department of Education announced that it would reverse its decision that jeopardized funding eligibility for more than 800 rural, low-income schools across the nation, including New Hampshire. Earlier in the day, Shaheen joined a group of lawmakers led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), opposing   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Legislation provides initial $4.9 million to help NH respond to this virus - Following Senator Shaheen and the NH delegation's advocacy, further funding is also available to states to reimburse for response expenses to date * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Legislation provides initial $4.9 million to help NH respond to this virus * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after voting in support of bipartisan, bicameral Coronavirus response legislation. The bill passed the House of Representatives yesterday a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced an amendment to add the voluntary building codes sections of their legislation, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (Portman-Shaheen), to the energy bill currently under consideration on the Senate floor. This building codes amendment focuses on encouraging the construction of new homes and buildings to  more