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WMUR Highlights Senator Hassan’s Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors in Substance Misuse Recovery & Prevention
MANCHESTER – In case you missed it, WMUR highlighted bipartisan legislation that Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to support hospitals in hiring and training doctors in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management. The bipartisan Opioid Workforce Act would create 1,000 new medical residency positions at teaching hospitals in New Hampshire and across the country.
… Continue ReadingFebruary 14, 2020
Senator Hassan Denounces Cuts to Medicaid, Efforts to Overturn Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for answers at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on why the Administration proposed almost $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and why the Administration continues to push a lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act, including its protections for those with pre-existing conditions. Senator Hassan also highlighted the impacts that these actions would have on Granite Staters, including Ashley Raymond of Enfield, NH, who accesses substance use disorder treatment through Medicaid.
… Continue ReadingFebruary 03, 2020
Senators link up across the aisle to lay digital foundation in rural America
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are working together on bipartisan bills to help states, cities, and towns spur investment in rural broadband projects. The bills complement ongoing efforts in New Hampshire to provide local governments with innovative financing options for broadband projects, giving states and localities additional resources to invest in rural broadband.
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Senator Hassan Op-Ed: Supporting Craft Breweries Through Bipartisan Tax Relief
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan wrote an op-ed highlighting the role of craft breweries in New Hampshire’s economy and her successful efforts to extend tax cuts for the craft beverage industry in the recent bipartisan government funding agreement. Senator Hassan recently visited Rockingham Brewing Company in Derry to discuss the importance of supporting craft breweries throughout New Hampshire.
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Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Establish Cybersecurity Coordinators in New Hampshire and Across the Country
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator position in every state. Each state would have its own federally funded Cybersecurity Coordinator, who would be responsible for helping to prevent and respond to cybersecurity threats by working with federal, state, and local governments as well as schools, hospitals, and other entities.
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Senator Hassan Highlights Recent Extension of Craft Beer Tax Cuts at Rockingham Brewing Company in Derry
DERRY – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan highlighted the recent extension of the craft beverage tax cuts that help support local breweries during a visit to Rockingham Brewing Company yesterday. The Senator discussed her efforts to extend the craft beverage tax cut in the government funding bill for fiscal year 2020 – which is now law – and reaffirmed her commitment to making these tax cuts permanent. The Senator is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act – a bill that would permanently extend the reduction in excise taxes for craft breweries, while also cutting red tape and streamlining outdated, burdensome federal regulations that hold businesses back.
… Continue ReadingJanuary 13, 2020
Senator Hassan’s Boston Globe Op-Ed on Protecting Houses of Worship
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe on protecting houses of worship from the growing crisis of violence against religious communities across the country.
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Senator Hassan Discusses Importance of Promoting Workforce Partnerships at Omni Components Corporation in Hudson
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan last week visited Omni Components Corporation in Hudson where she highlighted the company’s workforce partnerships and discussed how her bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act would build and expand upon such partnerships to help innovative businesses hire the workforce that they need to thrive. Senator Hassan reintroduced the bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act last spring to help strengthen New Hampshire’s workforce and expand economic opportunity by supporting career pathways strategies – which combine work, education, and support services – to help individuals earn recognized postsecondary credentials.
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Senators Hassan, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Counterterrorism Bill
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chair of the Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to create a federal commission to review how terrorist threat information – relating to both domestic and internationally inspired terrorism in the U.S. – is shared between federal agencies and with all levels of government.
… Continue ReadingDecember 18, 2019
Senator Hassan Commemorated 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg
WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Senator Hassan’s father, Robert Wood, fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 76th Infantry Division. The U.S. Senate also passed a resolution that Senator Hassan cosponsored commemorating the 75th anniversary of this historic battle.
… Continue ReadingDecember 18, 2019
ICYMI: Senator Hassan Commemorated 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg
WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Senator Hassan’s father, Robert Wood, fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 76th Infantry Division. The U.S. Senate also passed a resolution that Senator Hassan cosponsored commemorating the 75th anniversary of this historic battle.
… Continue ReadingDecember 18, 2019
ICYMI: Senator Hassan Commemorated 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg
WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Senator Hassan’s father, Robert Wood, fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 76th Infantry Division. The U.S. Senate also passed a resolution that Senator Hassan cosponsored commemorating the 75th anniversary of this historic battle.
… Continue ReadingDecember 13, 2019
Stars & Stripes: Senators Demand a VA Crackdown on Unqualified Doctors
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced a bipartisan bill yesterday with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve how it credentials providers in response to a Government Accountability Office report that found that Veterans Health Administration facilities are hiring providers with a history of misconduct.
… Continue ReadingDecember 12, 2019
Manchester students participate in “Hour of Code” event
by Andew Sylvia
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Manchester students joined 835 million other aspiring computer programmers this week by participating in Hour of Code, an introductory coding event for students and others interested in learning about coding.
December 12, 2019
Senator Hassan Leads Efforts to Address Eviction Crisis
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, The New York Times published an article today highlighting efforts in Congress to curb evictions, including Senator Maggie Hassan’s bill, the Prevent Evictions Act, that would support landlords and tenants alike through cost-effective solutions to keep families in their homes. The bipartisan funding bill that the Senate passed in October included a piece of Senator Hassan’s bill that instructs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to move forward its analysis of eviction prevention insurance.
… Continue ReadingNovember 22, 2019
Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Opioid Workforce Act
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation earlier this week to help combat substance misuse by creating 1,000 new medical residency positions at hospitals in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management.
… Continue ReadingNovember 19, 2019
Senator Hassan Hosts Innovate NH Entrepreneurship Forum
MANCHESTER – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan yesterday hosted the second annual Innovate NH Entrepreneurship Forum to bring innovators and entrepreneurs together to discuss what it takes to start and run a successful business in New Hampshire, as well as how to address the challenges they face. The Innovate NH Entrepreneurship Forum, which was held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, included two panel discussions, the first moderated by Senator Hassan on workforce solutions for New Hampshire, and the second focused on innovation in the Granite State.
… Continue ReadingNovember 15, 2019
Senator Hassan Presses FDA Official on Delay in Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan pressed the Director of the Center for Tobacco Products at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Mitch Zeller, on the FDA’s delayed response in banning flavored e-cigarettes, which have been linked to a rise in youth e-cigarette use. According to a recently released report from the Center for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey, New Hampshire has the highest percentage of high school students in the nation reporting daily use of e-cigarettes.
… Continue ReadingNovember 04, 2019
Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help High School Students Earn College Credit
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan introduced bipartisan legislation last week with Senator Todd Young (R-IN) to create a grant program aimed at helping more students earn college credits while still in high school. New Hampshire has extensive dual-enrollment programs in place, with almost 100 high schools in the state offering the Running Start program in partnership with the Community College System of New Hampshire. These types of early college programs provide academically-prepared high school students the opportunity to receive college credit while they are still in high school.
… Continue ReadingOctober 25, 2019
Senator Hassan in Union Leader: Addressing Vaping's Rise Through Drug Take Back Day
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, the Union Leader ran an op-ed today written by Senator Maggie Hassan highlighting the rise of vaping among young people, and how National Prescription Drug Take Back Day can play a role in addressing the issue.
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