CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) were joined by 46 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Assistant Secretary Kenneth Marcus, urging them to abandon the Administration's reckless plans - amid the novel coronavirus pandemic - to finalize regulations that would gut civil rights pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led a letter with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) calling on Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, to immediately take action to implement th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Humana, Cigna to Cover All COVID-19 Medical Expenses * * * Following outreach from U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, two major insurance companies, Humana and Cigna, have announced that they will waive in-network and out-of-network cost-sharing for COVID-19 medical expenses, which includes testing and treatment, for both presumptive and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Humana and Cig  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Humana, Cigna to Cover All COVID-19 Medical Expenses - Senators Urge Other Insurance Companies to Put Public Health and Safety First * * * Following outreach from U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), two major insurance companies, Humana and Cigna, have announced that they will waive in-network and out-of-network cost-sharing for COVID-19 medical expenses, which i  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-268) is entitled "National Science Foundation: Cost and Schedule Performance of Major Facilities Construction Projects and Progress on Prior GAO Recommendations". The report was sent to Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Rep. Jose E. Serrano, D-New York, chairm  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Granite Staters in Rural Areas May Be At Higher Risk to be Undercounted * * * In recognition of Census Day, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is urging everyone to participate in this year's census. The census helps ensure that federal dollars are appropriately distributed to communities across the country to help them invest in services like schools, hospitals, and highways, and it is also used t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 1: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) held a call with local business leaders to discuss planning, preparation and impact of COVID-19 on New Hampshire businesses. Kuster and Hassan heard directly from local business leaders in the state, including the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, the Small Business Administration, and the New Ha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the bipartisan Task Force on Rural Broadband and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement on priorities for the fourth coronavirus response package. During a press conference yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, and Congressional leaders discussed infra  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) is calling for direct funding from the federal government to smaller municipalities in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Kuster and her colleagues are requesting that future COVID-19 response packages include stabilization funding specifically for localities with populations under 500,000 or for a new, lower population threshold for direct funding throug  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 1: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a conference call with the New Hampshire College and University Council regarding COVID-19 planning, preparation and the impact of the pandemic on New Hampshire's students and institutions. Kuster discussed the federal funding included in recent legislation to support students, their families, and higher education. Participants included Debbie Scire, the Presiden  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 31: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a conference call with New Hampshire nonprofit leaders regarding COVID-19 planning, preparation, and the impact that the virus has had on local nonprofit organizations. Leaders from local nonprofits joined the conversation, including Granite United Way, NH Charitable Foundation, and the NH Center for Nonprofits. "Nonprofit organizations have been th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide additional financial flexibility to the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), a rural economic development agency headquartered in Concord. The Northern Border Regional Commission Financial Flexibility Act would waive requirements for NBRC Economic & Infrastructure Development grant recipients - currently, 20% of eac  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) traveled to Washington, D.C. to vote in favor of coronavirus economic response legislation that is now headed to the President's desk for his signature. The CARES Act passed the House this afternoon and will provide economic relief for Granite State small businesses, workers, health care professionals, and families. "Today, I traveled to Washington, D.C. to vote in favor of hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on President Donald Trump to swiftly approve Governor Chris Sununu's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for New Hampshire in response to COVID-19. The CARES Act, which Congress passed and the president signed last week, includes an additional $45 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund. If the  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response bill, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that New Hampshire is set to receive $11.7 million in additional funding to assist New Hampshire's vulnerable homeless population and to address other local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response legislation, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $147 million that New Hampshire can expect from this new law that was signed by the President on Friday. This funding is in addition to the $1.25 billion that the state will receive to compensate  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 31: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma urging her to expand access to care during the coronavirus pandemic by helping states to cut red tape related to Medicaid enrollment. Specifically, the letter urges Verma to issue guidance and provide templates that would enable states to quickly apply f  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response bill, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire is set to receive $11.7 million in additional funding to assist New Hampshire's vulnerable homeless population and to address other local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) to introduce legislation to ensure consumers receive notice if they are able to fill their prescriptions in advance during public health emergencies. The Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act was introduced in the House on Friday. By receiving such notices from their health insurance provider, families would be made aware of their   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a telephone town hall to discuss the COVID-19 (coronavirus) public health crisis and take questions from New Hampshire residents. Kuster and Pappas were joined on the call by Dr. Michael Calderwood, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Epidemiologist and Infectious Disease Expert, and Rachael Roderick, the Deputy District Director at the New H  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators Urging Trump Administration to Issue Comprehensive Guidance to Ensure Children, Young People in the Child Welfare System Remain in Safe, Stable Housing and Have the Resources They Need During COVID-19 Outbreak * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and other colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to issue national guid  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led her colleagues in urging the Office of Child Care at the Department of Health and Human Services to take additional steps to expand child care options for health care workers and others on the frontlines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as provide critical guidance to child care providers to ensure that they are taking appropriate action to minimize th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on President Donald Trump to swiftly approve Governor Chris Sununu's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for New Hampshire in response to COVID-19. The CARES Act, which Congress passed and the president signed last week, includes an additional $45 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund. If   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response bill, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire is set to receive $11.7 million in additional funding to assist New Hampshire's vulnerable homeless population and to address other local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This f  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - These resources are in addition to the $1.25 billion that the CARES Act provides New Hampshire to compensate for COVID-19 emergency response efforts * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response legislation, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $147 million that New Hamp  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield to reevaluate CDC guidelines to prioritize "source patients" who have symptoms of COVID-19 and come into contact with first responders. If a first responder is not wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and comes into cont  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Letters Seek Clarity on Status of Unemployment Benefits, Ability to Work on U.S. COVID-19 Response * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent two bipartisan, bicameral letters with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) seeking clarity on unemployment benefits and work opportunities for Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and other national service participan  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote a letter with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to President Donald J. Trump requesting that the Administration extend the Title 32 authority for all National Guard troops activated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for at least 180 days. By doing so, the federal government would continue covering 100 perc  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shaheen (D-NH) announced that her office successfully helped several Granite Staters return home who were stranded in foreign countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie Givens, Javier Jimenez and their three children recently returned home to Exeter from Peru after being stranded for several weeks. Senator Shaheen's office helped arrange for the Exeter family to board a flight org  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas called on President Donald Trump to swiftly approve Governor Chris Sununu's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for New Hampshire in response to COVID-19. The CARES Act, which Congress passed and the president signed last week, includes an additional $45 billion for the Disaster R  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response bill, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire is set to receive $11.7 million in additional funding to assist New Hampshire's vulnerable homeless population and to address other local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - These resources are in addition to the $1.25 billion that the CARES Act provides New Hampshire to compensate for COVID-19 emergency response efforts * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a negotiator of the recent COVID-19 economic response legislation, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $147 million that New Ham  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas released the following statement after President Donald Trump approved Governor Chris Sununu's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for New Hampshire in response to COVID-19: "We are glad that President Trump heeded our call to swiftly approve Governor Sununu's request for a major disaster declara  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 3: * * * - Letter Follows Senators' Successful Efforts to Urge Administration to Reverse Course, Ensure Social Security Beneficiaries Receive Stimulus Checks Automatically * * * U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a group of 45 colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to issue stimulus checks automatically to re  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' Letter Comes After IRS Releases Guidance that Contradicts Provisions of the CARES Act that Explicitly Give Treasury Authority to Provide Direct Assistance to Social Security Beneficiaries who Do Not File Taxes * * * While the CARES Act that the president signed into law last week ensured that the Treasury Department had the authority to send automatic direct cash assistance to Soc  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' Letter Comes After IRS Releases Guidance that Contradicts Provisions of the CARES Act that Explicitly Give Treasury Authority to Provide Direct Assistance to Social Security Beneficiaries who Do Not File Taxes * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and 38 of their colleagues expressing alarm over con  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 3: * * * - Letter Follows Senators' Successful Efforts to Urge Administration to Reverse Course, Ensure Social Security Beneficiaries Receive Stimulus Checks Automatically * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and 40 of their colleagues calling on the Trump Administ  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators urge Lifeline internet service providers to expand service to ensure American families can work and learn remotely, access telehealth resources during this pandemic * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and their colleagues calling on Lifeline internet service providers to deliver better mobile internet   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27: * * * - In response to the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) scams, letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons calls on the FTC for stronger consumer protections and education for seniors * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter with 32 of their colleagues to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging it to protect se  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led their colleagues in urging the Office of Child Care at the Department of Health and Human Services to take additional steps to expand child care options for health care workers and others on the frontlines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as provide critical guidance to child care providers to ensure that they are taking appr  more