Press Releases
Senators Hassan, Warren, Casey, Schumer Call for Answers on Nursing Homes’ Access to Adequate Personal Protective Equipment
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are calling for answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about nursing home and long-term care facility access to personal protective equipment following reports that FEMA is shipping insufficient and defective personal protective equipment to these facilities.
… Continue ReadingJune 23, 2020
Senator Hassan Calls for Answers on Wayfair Sales Tax Compliance Software, Impact on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a letter with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to tax compliance software companies about the affordability and accuracy of their products, which many small businesses use to comply with the Supreme Court’s problematic Wayfair decision. Two years ago on June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision required businesses – even if they are located in non-sales tax states – to collect sales tax for other states and jurisdictions, creating a burdensome new tax collection system that small businesses are struggling to comply with.
… Continue ReadingJune 22, 2020
Senator Hassan Joins In Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Help Non-Profits During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act, bipartisan legislation to help keep non-profits afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bipartisan legislation was led by Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR). Instead of paying unemployment taxes, many non-profits reimburse states for 100 percent of the unemployment benefits collected … Continue Reading
June 22, 2020
Senators Hassan, Shaheen Call for Additional School Funding as Teachers, Students, and Families Prepare for the Fall
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and additional colleagues in calling for at least $175 billion for the Elementary and Secondary Education Relief Fund in any future COVID-19 relief package. The pandemic has led to massive revenue shortfalls for state and local governments, which means K-12 schools may face severe budget cuts while also working to adequately prepare for either in-person or remote learning (or some combinatio… Continue Reading
June 22, 2020
Senator Hassan Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Increase Flexibility for State COVID-19 Relief Funds
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored a bipartisan bill led by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) that would make clear that the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act can be used to replace revenue shortfalls resulting from the pandemic. "In order to save countless lives, businesses in New Hampshire and states across the country closed and people stayed at home to do their part in slowing the spread of COVI… Continue Reading
June 22, 2020
Shaheen, Hassan & Senate Democrats Call on Trump & McConnell to Protect Dreamers Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent letters with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and a group of Senate Democrats to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging immediate action to protect Dreamers following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision last week. The Court ruled against President Trump’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
… Continue ReadingJune 19, 2020
Hassan, Enzi Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Address Coin Shortage, Save Taxpayer Dollars By Modifying Composition of Currency
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced bipartisan legislation to allow the U.S. Mint to adjust the metal content of circulating coins in an effort to save taxpayer dollars. The bill could also help the U.S. Mint to produce more coins as banks face a temporary coin shortage due to COVID-19. The U.S. Mint estimates that by adjusting the metal content of coins, the federal government could save between $10-17 million a year.
… Continue ReadingJune 18, 2020
Shaheen & Hassan Join Group of Senators in Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of Senators in calling for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the Equality Act to the Senate floor for a vote.
… Continue ReadingJune 18, 2020
Senators Hassan, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Inspector General Protections
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and additional colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation today that helps to strengthen protections for Inspectors General (IGs), who conduct independent oversight of federal agencies.
… Continue ReadingJune 18, 2020
Senator Hassan Statement on Supreme Court DACA Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
… Continue ReadingJune 18, 2020
Senator Hassan Participates in COVID-19 Focused Hearings on Manufacturing PPE, Expanding Telehealth
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan participated in two Senate hearings today on the COVID-19 pandemic where she highlighted the need to manufacture additional personal protective equipment and expand telehealth services to respond to this public health emergency.
… Continue ReadingJune 17, 2020
Senate Passes Hassan-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Aid Victims of Identity Theft
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate yesterday passed bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and other colleagues, to require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide a single point of contact to help Americans who are victims of identity theft.
… Continue ReadingJune 17, 2020
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill Backed by Shaheen & Hassan to Permanently Fund LWCF, Address Maintenance Backlog on NH Public Lands
(Washington, DC)— Today, the Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide mandatory funding for deferred maintenance on public lands. The LWCF helps preserve and maintain critical lands for national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and recreational areas in New Hampshire and across the country.
… Continue ReadingJune 16, 2020
NH Delegation Calls for Increased Support to Non-Profit Organizations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas today called on House and Senate leaders to include significant support for non-profit organizations in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation.
… Continue ReadingJune 15, 2020
Senator Hassan Leads Virtual Roundtable with NH Child Care Providers, Leaders
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today led a virtual roundtable where she heard from New Hampshire child care providers and leaders about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of continuing to support child care centers as parents return to work and need safe, reliable child care for their kids.
… Continue ReadingJune 15, 2020
Senators Hassan, Shaheen Join Bipartisan Calls for Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Services Implemented Amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling for a permanent expansion of telehealth services that Congress included in bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation. The bipartisan CARES Act, which Senators Hassan and Shaheen supported back in March, included a provision to expand access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries in New Hampshire and across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
… Continue ReadingJune 15, 2020
Senator Hassan Hears from Nursing Home Administrators About Efforts to Keep Residents Safe Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and nursing home and long-term care facility administrators participated in a virtual roundtable where they discussed the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older Americans and those with pre-existing conditions, as well as what nursing homes and long-term care facilities need to protect residents and staff.
… Continue ReadingJune 12, 2020
Senator Hassan Statement on ProPublica’s Investigation Into How Private Equity Groups Skirt Law to Ratchet Up Your Medical Bills and Rack Up Their Profits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after a ProPublica piece, How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills, highlighted how private equity groups that own medical staffing firms are ratcheting up consumer medical bills and skirting state corporate practice of medicine doctrines to increase their profits. Most states have this doctrine enshrined in law, which protects patients and doctors by requiring doctors to work for themselves or other doctors, not non-medical corporations. ProPublica’s investigation shows how private equity groups skirt the law in order to enhance corporate profits at the expense of patients.
… Continue ReadingJune 12, 2020
Senator Hassan Speaks with NH Educators on Challenges for Students, Teachers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan spoke with New Hampshire educators over video conference today about the challenges that both teachers and students are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including broadband access, meeting special education needs, and reopening in the fall.
… Continue ReadingJune 12, 2020
NH Delegation Announces Nearly $1.5 Million to Support STEM Education For Granite State Students
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee which funds the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the NSF has awarded the University of New Hampshire $1,499,000 for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Specifically, this funding would be used to support UNH’s Master Teaching Fellowship project, which aims to recruit Granite State teachers, certify them as Master Teaching Fellows by deepening their knowledge of STEM subjects and empowering them with new, effective teaching strategies in high-need school districts throughout New Hampshire.
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