Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Strengthen VA Solid Start Program that Helps New Veterans During Transition to Civilian Life

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is leading a bipartisan, bicameral effort to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Solid Start program, which aims to contact every veteran multiple times by phone in the first year after they leave active duty to check in and help connect them to VA programs and benefits. Senator Hassan, along with Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Representatives Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), and David Joyce (R-OH), are requesting a non-partisan Government Accountability Office assessment of the Solid Start program and how it could be strengthened.

Senator Hassan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Goods Made with Forced Uyghur Labor From Entering United States

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan bill will help ensure that goods made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the United States. Earlier this year, the State Department issued a determination that the Chinese Communist Party is committing crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.

Senators Hassan, Shaheen Re-introduce Paycheck Fairness Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would help eliminate the gender wage gap and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. The bill would end the practice of pay secrecy and strengthen the available remedies for wronged employees.

Senator Hassan Continues Her Efforts to Help Address Delays in Veterans’ Records & Benefits

WASHINGTON – Building on her previous efforts to help ensure that veterans receive their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits in a timely fashion, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is urging the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), which maintains the personnel, health, and medical records of millions of veterans, to immediately use the $50 million included in the December COVID-19 relief and government funding package to address its backlog of veterans’ record requests. Many veterans and their families need documentation through the NPRC in order to get the benefits that they are entitled to.

Senators Hassan, Cassidy to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Education about Drug Products that Could Help Lower Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation to enhance education about biosimilar drug products in an effort to increase competition and lower the cost of biologic medicines.

Senator Hassan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Goods Made with Forced Uyghur Labor From Entering United States

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan bill will help ensure that goods made with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the United States. Earlier this year, the State Department issued a determination that the Chinese Communist Party is committing crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.

Senator Hassan Recognizes Elliot Perry of Bedford as January 2021 Granite Stater of the Month

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Elliot Perry of Bedford today as January’s Granite Stater of the Month for raising money to build two accessible playgrounds at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) locations in Lebanon and Manchester to help improve the experience of children who visit these facilities.

Senator Hassan Meets with Transportation Secretary Nominee, Pete Buttigieg

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan met virtually today with President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg.

Following Push from Senator Hassan, Biden Administration Expands Financial Aid Flexibility for Students Financially Impacted by COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) successfully worked on a bipartisan basis last year to ensure that the Department of Education allows financial aid administrators to adjust financial aid packages for students who are financially impacted by COVID-19 and other economic downturns in the 2021-2022 school year and moving forward. Senator Hassan -- along with incoming Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and former Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) -- also called last year for the Department of Education to take immediate action to allow flexibility for the current school year, which the Department of Education did today.

Shaheen, Hassan Announce Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin to Available be Made Available as U.S. Recognizes 35th Anniversary of Challenger Tragedy

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin became available for pre-order today, which is the 35^th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy. Shaheen led the bipartisan legislation with Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Hassan to create the commemorative coin in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the Concord teacher who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. Proceeds from this coin will promote American commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.

Senators Hassan, Shaheen Join Bipartisan Group Calling on FCC to Prioritize Smaller, Rural Providers for COVID-19 Telehealth Support

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are part of a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that smaller, rural health care providers receive their fair share of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding authorized in the recent government funding and COVID-19 relief bill.

Senator Hassan Statement on Reopening of ACA Marketplace, Allowing More Americans to Get Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the Biden administration announced the upcoming reopening of the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace in an effort to ensure that more Americans have access to affordable health care:

Senators Hassan, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support National Guard's Role in Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill to support the National Guard’s role in helping state and local governments improve their cybersecurity infrastructure. The bill was initially introduced last year, and the Senators are reintroducing it this year in the wake of the SolarWinds attack and continued cyberattacks connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senator Hassan Meets with Labor Secretary Nominee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, met virtually today with President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh:

Senator Hassan Mourns 1,000 Granite State Lives Lost to COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement on the more than 1,000 Granite State lives lost to COVID-19:

Senator Hassan Calls on IRS to Quickly Address Issues Granite Staters Have Experienced in Receiving their Economic Impact Payments and Tax Refunds

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan is urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly address issues that the Senator’s office has heard about from Granite Staters regarding their Economic Impact Payments and tax refunds. More than 100 Granite Staters have contacted Senator Hassan’s office because they did not receive the full Economic Impact Payments or tax refunds for which they are eligible.

Government Accountability Office Report Requested by Senators Hassan, Murray, Durbin & Representative Scott Highlights Need for Better Oversight of For-Profit College Conversions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Bobby Scott (VA-3) announced today the release of a Government Accountability Office report that they requested into for-profit college conversions – the process used by some for-profit colleges to become nonprofit, changing both their tax filing status and level of higher education accountability requirements applied to the institution.

New Hampshire Breweries Applaud Senator Hassan’s Successful Efforts to Permanently Extend Tax Relief Measure for Craft Breweries in End-of-Year Package

NEW HAMPSHIRE – New Hampshire breweries applauded bipartisan efforts that U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan helped lead to permanently extend the reduction in excise taxes for craft breweries in the government funding and COVID-19 relief package. Senator Hassan successfully worked to temporarily extend these tax cuts in the bipartisan government funding bill in 2019 and to permanently extend this tax relief at the end of 2020.

Senators Hassan, Young, Collins, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act to Expand Job Opportunities and Strengthen Innovative Businesses

WASHINGTON – Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act to help expand economic opportunity for hard-working Americans and support innovative businesses in need of a strong workforce. The legislation is the first bill that Senator Hassan introduced in the 117th Congress.

Senator Hassan Statement on Senate Confirmation of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis today to confirm Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the Department of Treasury: