Press Releases
NH Delegation Announces $650K to Support Victims of Sexual Assault
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $650,261 in grants to support victims of sexual assault from the National Institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). These grants include $316,703 to the New Hampshire Department of Safety to help reduce sexual assault and rape kit backlogs and $333,558 to the New Hampshire Department of Justice to develop and initiate a tracking program for sexual assault kits.
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Senate Passes Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Bill With Critical New Hampshire Priorities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which includes critical New Hampshire priorities championed by Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The bill passed out of the House of Representatives last week and now heads to the President’s desk for a signature.
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Shaheen, Hassan & Shea-Porter Announce $1.6M to Prepare Manchester Students for Postsecondary Education
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) announced a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant for $1,572,534 per year over the next seven years to the New Hampshire College & University Council to provide services to increase the number of low income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. This grant will fund GEAR UP programming for Manchester students beginning in the sixth and seventh grades for seven years, serving 1,967 students per year.
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Senator Hassan Statement on Department of Education Approval of New Hampshire’s Plan to Expand Innovative Competency-Based Model
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement today following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that New Hampshire has been chosen to test innovative assessment strategies for students as part of a pilot program authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This announcement allows New Hampshire to continue to implement and expand New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment for Competency Education (PACE), which is a competency-based educational model that Senator Hassan helped to develop as Governor:
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NH Delegation Announces $1.2M to Support NH Youth Victimized by Opioid Crisis
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $1,186,005 in grants from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to support children and youth who are affected by the opioid epidemic. These grants include $749,886 to the New Hampshire Department of Justice and $436,119 to Dartmouth College, and will bolster crime victim services by expanding existing programs and creating new services for children and youth that have been impacted by the opioid crisis.
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Bipartisan Legislation Co-Sponsored by Senator Hassan to Address Violent Crime Cases Passes Senate Unanimously
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan, bicameral legislation co-sponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan that would help prosecutors address violent crime cases, including sexual assault, passed the Senate unanimously this week. The bipartisan Justice Served Act would provide funds for the prosecution of crimes where the suspect was identified by DNA evidence, including in cold cases.
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NH Delegation Applauds $3 Million Award to Help Expand the Wood Production Industry in New England
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), applauded the announcement that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. and the Northern Forest Center in Concord, will receive $3 million through an award provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce to bolster wood product markets in New England. This federal funding will be allocated through the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) in coordination with the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). This announcement follows efforts from Senator Shaheen who, as lead Democrat on the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, included language to appropriate federal resources that provide support for communities impacted by forest product closures.
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Senate Passes Shaheen, Hassan Bipartisan Resolution Designating Sept. 30th – Oct. 6th National Community Policing Week
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced the passage of their Senate Resolution designating September 30th through October 6th as “National Community Policing Week.” Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) also sponsored the legislation. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of the law enforcement community, and underscores the importance of community policing, which forges bonds between police officers and community members. The resolution encourages civilians, law enforcement agencies and public servants to work together to find solutions for communities to improve public safety, strengthen relationships and build trust.
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Senator Hassan on Senate Floor: “We Will Not Stand for These Attempts to Silence Women and Shove Them Back Into the Dark”
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan delivered a speech today on the Senate floor, calling out the failure by some of her colleagues to take seriously the multiple credible allegations of sexual assault against Judge Kavanaugh.
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Senators Hassan, Shaheen Emphasize Importance of Combating PFAS Contamination at First-Ever Senate Hearing on PFAS
WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan, as a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), today participated in the first-ever Senate hearing on the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Senator Jeanne Shaheen also joined the committee today to question witnesses and highlight the importance of combating PFAS contamination.
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Shaheen, Hassan & Kuster Announce $950K to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Northern New Hampshire
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $950,000 in federal grants to the North Country Health Consortium from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These grants include $200,000 from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Planning Program and $250,000 per year for each of the next three years from the Rural Opioid Health Program, and will fund efforts to combat substance misuse and the opioid epidemic in Northern New Hampshire.
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Senator Hassan Statement on Bipartisan Opioid Legislation Agreement
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement today following an announced agreement between the House of Representatives and Senate on major bipartisan legislation to combat the deadly opioid epidemic in New Hampshire and across the country. The legislation, now known as the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act), includes key measures that Senator Hassan has championed to strengthen prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. This bipartisan, bicameral agreement will now allow the final legislation to swiftly move through both chambers for a vote and then to the President’s desk for signature.
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Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes to Approve Bipartisan Hassan-Portman Bill to Bolster Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today voted to approve the bipartisan DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act, introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to bolster cybersecurity. The legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make permanent the “cyber hunt” and “cyber incident response” teams that help prevent cyberattacks on federal agencies, critical infrastructure, and the private sector, as well as help mitigate the impact of such attacks when they occur. Additionally, the Committee voted to approve the bipartisan Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 that Senator Hassan cosponsored, which establishes a federal rotational cyber workforce called the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program (FRCWP).
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Shea-Porter, Shaheen, Hassan, and Craig Applaud Nearly $1 million in DOT Funding for Manchester Transit Authority
MANCHESTER, NH— Today, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig applauded a grant of $934,000 from the US Department of Transportation to help finance the replacement of aging buses in Manchester. Since 2012, Manchester has been replacing buses that were purchased between 2004 and 2008 and are nearing the end of their lifespan. With the help of federal funds, the entire fleet is expected to be replaced by 2020.
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Senator Hassan Presses Google Representative on Reports the Company is Working on a Search Engine for China
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan today pressed a representative from Google on recent reports that Google is working on a search engine for China that would provide compromised results, during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The Senator emphasized concerns that doing so would not only enable the Chinese government to continue censorship, but also to continue carrying out human rights abuses against its citizens.
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House Votes to Approve Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Senator Hassan to Help Address Prescription Drug Costs
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve bipartisan legislation Senator Hassan cosponsored to prohibit so-called “pharmacy gag clauses” that conceal prescription drug prices from patients. This bill will now head to the President’s desk. See below for a statement from Senator Hassan on the legislation passing the House, followed by a press release with additional background from when it passed the Senate.
… Continue ReadingSeptember 25, 2018
Senator Hassan Recognizes Laura Landerman-Garber of Hollis as September’s “Granite Stater of the Month”
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan today recognized Laura Landerman-Garber of Hollis as the Granite Stater of the Month for September for her dedication to ensuring that America’s service men and women are not forgotten during the holiday season.
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Analysis of Water Contamination at Military Sites Finds Health Risks Due to Toxic Chemicals Worse than Thought
WASHINGTON (September 25, 2018)— A Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis released today highlights the significant health risks posed to military families and communities by a class of synthetic chemicals found in firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and other products.
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Shaheen, Hassan Announce $2M Award to Brayton Energy to Advance Energy Technology
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced $1,994,005 in federal grants to Brayton Energy from the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop an innovative energy storage system to provide reliable, affordable power to the electric grid for up to 100 hours, enhancing grid resilience and performance.
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Senator Hassan Discusses Strategies to Combat Opioid Epidemic at Canada-U.S. Roundtable
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan today discussed strategies to combat the devastating opioid crisis and how the U.S. and Canada can work together to stem the tide of this deadly epidemic during a Canada-U.S. Roundtable in Washington, D.C. The event was organized by the Cross-Border Health Foundation, the World Health Innovation Network, and the Council of Great Lakes Region to promote an open discussion between the two countries about a crisis that has impacted families on both sides of the border.
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