Press Releases
Senator Hassan Statement in Honor of Memorial Day
WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement in honor of Memorial Day:
… Continue ReadingMay 26, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan Say Trump Administration’s Budget Would Make Devastating Cuts to Critical Programs in New Hampshire
CONCORD – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) held a press conference to speak out against the devastating impact that President Trump’s budget would have on critical programs in New Hampshire. The Senators were joined by Linda Paquette, Executive Director at New Futures, Jennifer Frizzell, Vice President of Public Policy for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, and Susan Farrelly, Director of Concord 21st Century Community Learning Programs. The speakers outlined how the Trump administration’s budget would cut or eliminate many vital programs in New Hampshire, including those important to the fight against the opioid epidemic, women’s health, and early childhood education. Below is a breakdown of the New Hampshire programs that are impacted by the President’s budget that was provided to reporters at the press conference.
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Shaheen, Hassan Join Senate Dems to Send Warning to OMB Director: Do Not Target Birth Control Access in Upcoming Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with a group of Senate Democrats, sent a letter today warning Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney not to target access to birth control coverage in his review of the interim final rule entitled “Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act.”
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Senators Hassan, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cyber Defenses at Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON – Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Hack Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Act. The bill, which is also cosponsored by Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), would establish a bug bounty pilot program – modeled off of similar programs at the Department of Defense and major tech companies – in order to strengthen cyber defenses at DHS by utilizing “white-hat” or ethical hackers to help identify unique and undiscovered vulnerabilities in the DHS networks and data systems.
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Senator Hassan Highlights Devastating Impact Medicaid Cuts Would Have on Students with Disabilities & School Districts across New Hampshire
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan held a press call to highlight the devastating impact Medicaid cuts would have on students who experience disabilities and school districts across New Hampshire.
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During Hearing on Opioid Crisis, Senator Hassan Highlights Dire Challenges of Confronting Deadly Synthetic Opioids
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing about how to more effectively stop the shipment of synthetic opioids and their precursors into the United States. Under questioning from Senator Hassan, witnesses from the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that exposure to synthetic opioids pose a serious health risk to their employees and outlined that they are taking steps to train staff who may come in contact with these substances.
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After Shaheen-Hassan Letter, Education Department Releases Upward Bound Grants to UNH and Keene State College
WASHINGTON – The Department of Education has released grant funding for the Upward Bound programs at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Keene State College, less than one week after receiving a letter from U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) urging them to do so. The senators wrote to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos last Thursday citing the Department’s unprecedented delay in releasing five year grant funding for Upward Bound programs, which serve low-income and potential first-generation college students seeking a higher education. Keene State Upward Bound serves more than 90 students annually and UNH Upward Bound serves more than 110 students year-round. Both schools’ summer programs are scheduled to begin on June 1st, however, the future of the programs was in jeopardy without confirmed funding.
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Senator Hassan: CBO Report Confirms What We Already Knew: Trumpcare Would Mean Higher Costs for Worse Health Coverage
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on today’s report from the Congressional Budget Office:
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Ahead Of G-7 Meeting, Shaheen, Hassan Join 38 Senate Democrats in Urging President Trump Not to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON – Ahead of this week’s G-7 meeting, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined 38 Senate Democrats in a letter that urged President Trump to keep the United States party to the Paris Climate Agreement. In the new letter to the President, they argued that backing out of the agreement now, after the years of negotiations and strong U.S. leadership on the issue, would be a self-inflicted injury to America’s economy and leave U.S. interests unrepresented on the world stage. The Senators said that reneging on the agreement could put American health and safety at risk, and would leave the American economy and our small businesses to miss out on vital investment and job opportunities while the rest of the world moves forward with trillions of dollars of investment in resilient infrastructure, low-carbon energy, sustainable agriculture, and new technologies.
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Senator Hassan: “Irresponsible” Trump Budget Proposal Would “Jeopardize Critical Economic Priorities”
WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on President Trump's budget proposal:
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Senator Hassan Statement on U.K. Terrorist Attack
WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on the terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. The Senator serves as a member of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Senators Hassan, Udall Urge Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing on the State of Media in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Today, in light of the changing dynamics of how people access and pay for news, the proliferation of so-called "fake news," and recent incidents of hostility against members of the press corps by members of President Trump's Administration, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Tom Udall (D-NM) sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, urging the Committee to hold a hearing on the current state of the media landscape in the United States.
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Senator Hassan Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Political Games That Are Increasing Health Care Costs for Granite Staters
WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration will request a federal appeals court delay its proceedings on a case regarding cost-sharing reductions under the Affordable Care Act. Cost-sharing reductions help lower deductibles, co-pays, and other out-of-pocket expenses for individuals with health insurance plans in the marketplace.
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Senator Hassan Participates in 99th Annual American Legion Department of NH Convention, Thanks Veterans for their Service and Sacrifice
LINCOLN - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in the 99th Annual American Legion Department of NH Convention where she thanked veterans for their service and sacrifice, and discussed her commitment to ensuring that veterans and their families have the support they have earned.
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Senator Hassan Highlights Importance of Building a Stronger, More Innovative Workforce for 21st Century Economy
BEDFORD - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan spoke at the New Hampshire Forum on the Future Breakfast, where she highlighted the importance of workforce development to supporting job-creating businesses, expanding economic opportunity, and keeping the economy moving forward.
… Continue ReadingMay 19, 2017
Senators Shaheen, Hassan Cosponsor Bill to End Anti-LGBTQ Credit Discrimination
WASHINGTON - Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA) of 2017, introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative JoshGottheimer (NJ-5), amending the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit credit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
… Continue ReadingMay 18, 2017
Senators Shaheen and Hassan Call for Increased Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of 32 senators in calling for increased federal funding to help combat the opioid and substance misuse epidemic. As opioid-related fatal overdoses continue to grow in New Hampshire and across the country, the senators sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee, urging them to include increased funding to combat the epidemic in the FY2018 Congressional budget.
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Senator Hassan Leads Letter to Secretaries Perdue and Zinke Urging them to Make it Easier for New England Small Businesses to Export Goods
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a letter with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Ed Markey (D-MA) to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging them to make it easier for New England small businesses to import and export goods by making Boston an inspection site for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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Senators Shaheen, Hassan Attend Bipartisan Senate Briefing with DEA on Illicit Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) attended a briefing for a bipartisan group of senators by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg on recent interactions with the Chinese government in addressing the illicit fentanyl crisis in America. Illicit fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine.
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At Commerce Committee Hearing, Senator Hassan Highlights Bill to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Student Athletes
WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan highlighted the importance of the Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act, which was introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and cosponsored by Senator Hassan. The legislation helps combat the heroin, fentanyl, and opioid crisis in New Hampshire and across the country by increasing prevention programs in schools, communities, and youth athletic associations to reduce the risk of opioid misuse among students and student athletes.
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