Standing Up for the North Country

Senator Hassan has long fought to support the North Country’s people, businesses, and beautiful natural resources. As Governor, she worked to put more state troopers on the road, support federal border patrol efforts, and protect the North Country’s scenic views.

Senator Hassan is continuing to fight for North Country communities, including efforts to protect our environment and support New Hampshire’s travel and tourism industry. She is working on efforts to boost incentives for private development and encourage entrepreneurship in priority areas for economic development including the North Country. And she is focused on expanding rural broadband access – particularly where it is most challenging – to ensure that every New Hampshire business and community can get connected.

Senator Hassan is also advocating for protecting our northern border, supporting small businesses that foster economic growth in rural areas, safeguarding programs such as TIGER grants to invest in fixing roads and bridges, and strengthening the Northern Border Regional Commission to help spur economic and community development in northern New Hampshire.

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September 12, 2018
Senator Hassan Votes to Approve Final Version of Bipartisan Funding Bill that Includes Critical New Hampshire Priorities

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan today voted to approve the final version of a bipartisan appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2019 that provides funding for critical New Hampshire priorities, including combating the opioid crisis, Veterans Affairs, military construction, energy and water infrastructure, and more. After years of resorting to continuing resolutions, this is the first time in more than 10 years that the Senate has followed the regular appropriations process, sending more than one appropriations bill to the President’s desk before the end of the fiscal year.
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August 22, 2018
FCC Heeds Senator Hassan’s Call, Extends Deadline for Mobile Broadband Mapping Challenge Process

WASHINGTON - Heeding Senator Hassan’s call, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended for an additional 90 days the deadline to challenge its broadband coverage maps, maps which will be used to determine eligibility for funding to expand mobile broadband through the Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) program. This extension will provide 90 additional days for communities to petition the FCC to make more rural areas eligible for mobile broadband funding. Mobility Fund Phase II will provide up to $4.53 billion in support for rural wireless broadband expansion in New Hampshire and across the country over the next 10 years.
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August 08, 2018
Senators Hassan and Gardner Op-Ed in The Hill: AIRWAVES Act will Help Bridge the Urban-Rural Digital Divide by Investing in Broadband Infrastructure

WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) wrote an op-ed for The Hill this week highlighting the AIRWAVES Act, a bipartisan bill the Senators co-authored, which will help bridge the urban-rural digital divide by investing in broadband infrastructure.
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July 31, 2018
New Hampshire Delegation Announces Northern Border Regional Commission Grants

( Today, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congresswomen Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has awarded federal grant funds to development projects throughout the Granite State. These grants will support economic development projects in rural communities across the state.
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February 13, 2018
Senators Hassan and Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Close the Urban-Rural Digital Divide

WASHINGTON - Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced the bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 to help close the urban-rural digital divide and expand access to broadband in rural parts of New Hampshire, and across the country.
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October 27, 2017
During Commerce Committee Hearing, Senator Hassan Questions Witnesses from the Satellite Industry on Broadband Connectivity for Rural Granite Staters

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan questioned witnesses from the satellite industry about the importance of closing the rural-urban divide on broadband connectivity during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology on Wednesday. Senator Hassan highlighted what she has heard from Granite Staters, including during a Commerce field hearing she hosted in Keene earlier this month, who express frustration with their lack of broadband connectivity in rural areas of the state.
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October 16, 2017
Keene Sentinel: Hassan touts need for better broadband access at Keene State

For many, Wi-Fi feels like a given - it’s in coffee shops, libraries and even grocery stores. But for those living in rural areas, connecting to broadband services can be costly, time-consuming and frustrating.
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October 13, 2017
At Senate Commerce Committee Field Hearing in Keene, Senator Hassan Highlights Importance of Expanding Broadband Infrastructure in New Hampshire

KEENE - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan convened a field hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, where she highlighted the importance of expanding broadband infrastructure, especially in rural areas throughout New Hampshire and across the country.
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October 11, 2017
Senator Hassan to Convene Field Hearing on Broadband Deployment in New Hampshire

KEENE - Senator Maggie Hassan will convene a Commerce Committee field hearing titled, “Expanding Broadband Infrastructure in the Granite State,” on Friday October 13, at 10:00 a.m. in Keene, where she will highlight the importance of expanding broadband infrastructure, especially in rural areas.
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October 03, 2017
Senator Hassan Announces Opening of Berlin Senate Office

BERLIN - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan announced the opening of her Senate office in Berlin, where members of her staff will be available to meet with constituents about their issues and concerns and provide help with federal agencies. In addition to the new permanent office in Berlin, Senator Hassan also has New Hampshire offices in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Nashua. Senator Hassan also has an office in Concord, which is available by appointment only.
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September 28, 2017
Senator Hassan Speaks Out Against Confirmation of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan spoke today on the Senate floor in opposition to the confirmation of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, who President Trump re-nominated to serve another five-year term. The Senator highlighted Chairman Pai’s opposition to net neutrality, a position that stands at odds with tens of millions of Americans who have urged the FCC to protect strong net neutrality rules.
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September 22, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan Announce $1.7 Million to Upgrade Water System at Ossipee Mountains Estates

WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan announced $1.7 million in federal funding from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to finance water system upgrades at the Ossipee Mountains Estates, a cooperative of manufactured homes in rural Carroll County.
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September 07, 2017
Senators Hassan, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mobile Access to Government Websites

WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the bipartisan Connected Government Act to expand access to government services and information by requiring all new federal websites to be mobile-friendly. Given that low-income Americans rely on mobile broadband – as opposed to in-home broadband – at higher rates, the bipartisan bill would expand the reach of government services and information for lower income households. The legislation would also support the 80 percent of Americans who experience disabilities who use wireless technology every day.
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August 23, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan, Kuster, Shea-Porter, Bipartisan Group of New England Members Urge USDA to Provide Relief to Dairy Farmers

( As dairy farmers across New England continue to struggle with historically low milk prices, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman Annie Kuster, and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of members of Congress on Wednesday in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use its authority to provide dairy farmers with the relief and new insurance they desperately need. In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, the members of Congress emphasized that safety net programs for dairy farmers, such as the Margin Protection Program (MPP), have failed to provide farmers with adequate support. Led in the House by Congresswoman Kuster, the letter urged the Agriculture Department to make milk an eligible commodity under the Federal Crop Insurance Program – which successfully insures farmers across the country for hundreds of different kinds of crops – and to work with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to develop new insurance products for dairy producers.
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August 23, 2017
ICYMI: Senator Hassan Visits Weeks Medical Center

LANCASTER - On Friday, Aug. 18, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan traveled north to Lancaster, where she met with members of the MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment), as well as board members and other faculty.
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August 04, 2017
Shaheen and Hassan Announce Grant to Replace Rogers’ Rangers Bridge

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) will receive a grant of $5,000,000 to replace the Rogers’ Rangers Bridge. The bridge provides travelers on U.S. Route 2 with a crossing of the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont. The original Rogers’ Rangers Bridge was constructed in 1950 and is critical to the movement of freight and people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. This funding, provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation, will accelerate the construction of the new bridge and allow New Hampshire and Vermont to move this project forward.
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August 02, 2017
Following Introduction of the AIRWAVES Act, Senator Hassan Joins Bipartisan Resolution in Support of 5G Technology

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) in introducing a bipartisan resolution in support of deploying 5G mobile broadband technology across the country. The bipartisan resolution highlights the importance of expanding 5G and all broadband technologies to create jobs, encourage innovation, and close the digital divide between urban and rural areas.
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August 01, 2017
Hassan, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Wireless Innovation and Close the Urban-Rural Divide

WASHINGTON - Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today introduced the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act, which will encourage the federal government to continue to free up spectrum for commercial licensed and unlicensed use and leverage the success of spectrum auctions to help close the urban-rural divide.
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June 02, 2017
Senator Hassan Reaffirms Commitment to Enhancing Public Safety in the North Country at U.S. Border Patrol Station

CANAAN, VT - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan visited the U.S. Border Patrol Station, where she received a briefing on Operation Stonegarden, met with law enforcement officers, and reiterated her commitment to ensuring officers on the Northern Border have the resources they need to keep Granite Staters and Americans safe.
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April 24, 2017
Senator Hassan Statement on Confirmation of Governor Perdue as Agriculture Secretary

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement after voting to confirm Governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary:
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April 11, 2017
Senator Hassan Visits Friendship House in Bethlehem, Highlights Important Programs Trump Budget Cuts Would Threaten

BETHLEHEM - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan visited Friendship House, a substance misuse treatment facility that has received funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) grant program. President Trump's budget would eliminate both the CDBG program and the NBRC.
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March 01, 2017
Senator Hassan Highlights Importance of Bridging Digital Divide for Rural Communities in New Hampshire

WASHINGTON - Today, in a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on improving access to infrastructure, Senator Maggie Hassan highlighted the importance of addressing challenges for rural communities in New Hampshire given the rural-urban digital divide.
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