Senator Hassan Meets with DEA Agents to Discuss Carfentanil, Ongoing Efforts to Combat the Substance Misuse Crisis in New Hampshire

BEDFORD - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan visited the New Hampshire office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), where she received a briefing from Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jon DeLena and other members of the DEA office in Bedford. The Senator received updates from agents on the front lines about what they are seeing on the ground, including the recent occurrence of carfentanil and the increase in the use of methamphetamine.

Senator Hassan Statement on New Futures’ Report Detailing Economic Impact of Alcohol and Drug Misuse

CONCORD - Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after New Futures announced that the cost of alcohol and drug misuse on the New Hampshire economy was more than $2.36 billion in 2014:

Senators Hassan, Cantwell Lead Letter to FCC Chairman Highlighting Importance of Net Neutrality to Women Across America

WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH)and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Paihighlighting the importance of net neutrality to women across Americaand urging him to reconsider the proposal he outlined last month to roll back critical online consumer protections by dismantling current net neutrality rules.

Senators Hassan and Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Ensure Health Care Providers Understand Addiction Risks of “Abuse-Deterrent” Opioids

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) yesterday introduced a bipartisan bill, the Opioid Addiction Risk Transparency Act, that takes steps to combat the opioid crisis by helping ensure that health care providers understand the addiction risks of "abuse-deterrent" opioids so that they can communicate these risks to patients.

At UNH Disability Rights Conference, Senator Hassan Highlights Negative Impact Trumpcare Would Have on Individuals with Disabilities

CONCORD - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan spoke at the University of New Hampshire's 5^th Annual Self Advocacy Conference, where she discussed the harmful impact the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, would have on Granite Staters and Americans who experience disabilities, and hundreds of thousands of other Granite Staters.

Shaheen, Hassan Join Senate Democrats in Introducing Urgent Legislation to Safeguard Key Women’s Preventive Health Care Services from Administration Attacks on Birth Control Mandate

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined 45 other Senate Democrats to introduce new legislation, theSave Women's Preventive Care Act,to ensure that coverage for preventive health care services, like breast cancer screenings, birth control, and domestic violence screenings, can't be revised or rolled back by the Trump administration. Today, 55 million women nationwide have access to birth control, screening and counseling for domestic violence, breast cancer screening, and other essential health care without any out-of-pocket costs due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Senator Maggie Hassan Statement on House Passage of Trumpcare Bill

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, otherwise known as Trumpcare:

Senator Hassan Statement on Senate Approval of Government Funding Agreement with Additional Resources to Combat Substance

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement after the Senate sent the government funding agreement to President Trump's desk, which includes an increase in funding to combat the heroin, fentanyl, and opioid crisis:

Senator Hassan Presses Airline Industry Representatives on Importance of Passing TICKETS Act

WASHINGTON - Today, in a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan pressed airline industry representatives on the importance of passing key consumer protections in the Transparency, Improvements, and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe (TICKETS) Act. Passing these provisions would improve conditions for the flying public and to help prevent future incidents like the one that occurred on United Flight 3411.

Senator Hassan Delivers Senate Floor Speech Opposing Bill to Eliminate Retirement Savings Provisions for Small Business Workers

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan delivered remarks on the Senate floor opposing a measure that would overturn the Department of Labor's rule that gives states the flexibility to help small business workers save for retirement. The Department of Labor rule supports states' efforts to enter into innovative, public-private partnerships that would increase personal savings rates for employees of small businesses.

Shaheen, Hassan Join Bipartisan Letter Calling for Funding for State Veterans Homes

WASHINGTON - U.S Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues on a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies urging them to support robust funding for State Veterans Homes that help provide long-term care to our nation's veterans. Federal funds provided by the State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program allow states to make critical facility upgrades or construct new facilities to serve aging veteran populations. For fiscal year 2017, only 10 of the 57 highest priority projects were funded, resulting in a backlog of facilities requiring upgrades or new construction.

Senator Hassan Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to High-Quality Career and Technical Education in High Schools

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Todd Young (R-IN) in introducing the bipartisanCTE Excellence and Equity Actto support re-designing the high school experience to include courses more relevant to the 21^stcentury workforce to better prepare students for future careers. The bill would provide federal funding for partnerships between school districts, employers, and institutions of higher education in New Hampshire and other states that integrate high-quality career and technical education (CTE) programs into high schools. These partnerships help students earn industry recognized credentials or credit toward a postsecondary degree or certificate and an understanding of the relevance of coursework in the context of a future career. According to the nonpartisan organization Achieve, nearly 80 percent of college instructors and 60 percent of employers indicate that public high schools fall short in preparing students for postsecondary education

Senator Hassan Part of New Bipartisan Effort to Improve Broken Veterans Affairs Appeals Process

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jon Tester (D-MT) in introducing the bipartisan Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 to help reduce wait times and improve the process for veterans in New Hampshire and America seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Shaheen, Hassan Join Colleagues to Reintroduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined 44 Senators to re-introduce historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The Equality Act of 2017 would ensure full federal non-discrimination equality by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to other protected classes, such as race or religion, in existing federal laws. The bill would explicitly ban discrimination in a host of areas, including employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, access to credit, and federal funding. The bill would also add protections against sex discrimination in parts of anti-discrimination laws where these protections had not been included previously, including in public accommodations and federal funding.

Senator Hassan Cosponsoring Bipartisan Senior$afe Act to Help Protect Older Granite Staters from Financial Exploitation and Fraud

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that she is cosponsoring the Senior$afe Act of 2017,bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to help protect older Granite Staters and Americans from financial exploitation and fraud. The legislation provides support to regulators, financial institutions, and legal organizations to educate employees about identifying and preventing financial exploitation of older Americans.

Senator Hassan Kicks Off Small Business Week at Great North Aleworks in Manchester

MANCHESTER - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan kicked off Small Business Weekat Great North Aleworks, where she toured the facility, met with employees, and highlighted the importance of New Hampshire's small businesses to job creation and economic growth. The Senator also announced that she is cosponsoring the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act to support New Hampshire's growing craft brewing industry.

Senator Hassan Statement on Additional Resources to Combat Substance Misuse in Government Funding Agreement

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement on the government funding agreement that includes an increase in funding to combat the heroin, fentanyl, and opioid crisis:

Senator Hassan Helps Introduce the COAST Act to Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Along the East Coast

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The legislation was introduced in response to President Trump signing an executive order last week that takes the first steps toward allowing offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean along the East Coast.

Shaheen and Hassan Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Support of International Affairs Budget

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of more than three dozen U.S. Senators urging "robust funding" for the Fiscal Year 2018 International Affairs Budget. In a letter to the respective Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees, 43 senators said, "At a time when we face multiple national security challenges around the world, deep cuts in this area would be shortsighted, counterproductive, and even dangerous."

Senator Hassan Announces She is Cosponsoring Two Bipartisan Bills to Help Build a Stronger Workforce and Expand Economic Opportunity for Granite Staters

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan announced that she is cosponsoring two bipartisan bills to help develop a stronger workforce and expand economic opportunity for Granite Staters. The Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act and the Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act would increase access to job training programs and encourage both employers and employees to take advantage of apprenticeship opportunities.