Senator Hassan Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor in Support of Measure to Protect Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) spoke on the Senate floor in support of a measure authored by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) to protect health care and critical services for individuals with disabilities. Senator Hassan also highlighted the harmful impact that Republicans’ health care legislation would have on individuals with disabilities to live independently in their communities.

On 27th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, Senator Hassan Highlights Trumpcare’s Devastating Impact on Individuals with Disabilities

Click here for video of the press conference. WASHINGTON - Today, on the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to highlight the devastating impact that Republicans' health care proposals would have on individuals who experience disabilities. "As we celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, it is critical that we reaffirm our commitme… Continue Reading

Senator Hassan on Senate Republican Vote to Move Forward with Plans to Pass Trumpcare

WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on the Senate vote to move forward with plans to pass Trumpcare:

On Senate Floor, Senator Hassan Highlights Dangerous Impact GOP Health Care Plan Would Have on Granite Staters

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Maggie Hassan spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the dangerous impact that Republicans’ plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have on people across New Hampshire and America. Senator Hassan told the stories of Granite Staters who have benefited from the ACA and could be hurt by Republicans’ efforts to repeal it  – which the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has said would raise costs and take insurance away from millions.

ICYMI: Sen. Maggie Hassan at Exeter Hospital: Republicans and Democrats Must Work Together to Improve ACA

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Maggie Hassan joined medical professionals and patients at Exeter Hospital to highlight the need for Republicans and Democrats to work together to improve and build on the Affordable Care Act. Senator Hassan heard stories from attendees about how Senate Republican leadership’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act would raise costs and rip insurance away from Granite Staters.

Senator Hassan Visits Exeter Hospital, Joins Medical Professionals to Discuss Need for Bipartisan Action to Lower Health Care Costs for Granite Staters

EXETER – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan joined medical professionals at Exeter Hospital to discuss the need for members of both parties to come together to lower health care costs for Granite Staters and to build on and improve the Affordable Care Act. Senator Hassan and other attendees also highlighted how Senate Republican leadership’s various plans to repeal the ACA would result in higher costs and rip insurance away from Granite Staters.

Senators Hassan, Shaheen Urge Senate Colleagues to Support Strong Investments in TIGER Transportation Program, Reject Drastic Cut in House Bill

WASHINGTON – Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and 30 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) Friday to express serious concerns regarding the House Committee on Appropriations’ elimination of funding for the TIGER program in their Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill approved on July 17.

Senator Hassan Joins Union of Concerned Scientists to Announce Report Demonstrating Trump Administration’s Disregard for Science

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan joined the Union of Concerned Scientists to outline a report that demonstrates the Trump Administration’s pattern of ignoring, undermining, and misusing science since President Trump was inaugurated in January.

Senators Shaheen, Hassan Help Introduce Comprehensive G.I. Bill Reforms

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) in introducing broad, bipartisan legislation that seeks to improve veterans’ education benefits and enhance the post-9/11 G.I. Bill.

Senators Shaheen, Hassan Help Introduce Revamped DISCLOSE Act to Address Threats to America’s Campaign Finance System

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce a new version of the DISCLOSE Act, legislation sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), to require organizations spending money in elections to disclose their donors.  The new bill would also crack down on shell companies by requiring companies spending money in elections to disclose the true owner of the company, so election officials and the public know who is behind the company.  Under current law, foreign nationals and foreign corporations are prohibited from engaging in any election spending.  However, domestic companies with significant foreign ownership are not subject to the same restrictions.  The DISCLOSE Act of 2017 would prohibit domestic corporations with significant foreign control, ownership, or direction from spending money in U.S. elections.

Shaheen and Hassan Call on Trump Admin to Take Real, Immediate Action to Address Opioid Epidemic After White House’s Opioid Commission Misses Self-Imposed Deadline for Second Time

**Despite bipartisan agreement on need to take immediate action to address opioid epidemic, President Trump’s Opioid Commission has now missed its second deadline to lay out strategy to combat crisis**

**Trump administration has been pushing legislation that would strip health care from millions of Americans with substance use disorders (SUDs) & a budget that would slash funding for drug treatment, all while delaying implementation of existing recommendations from health experts**

In Commerce Committee Hearing, Senator Hassan Presses FCC Nominees on Importance of Broadband Access for Students, Innovators

WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan pressed a bipartisan group of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nominees on the importance of broadband access for students, particularly the E-Rate program and the New Hampshire School Connectivity Initiative that then-Governor Hassan instituted in New Hampshire, providing broadband access to more than 25,000 students in the Granite State.

Senator Hassan Statement on Mechanical Pipe Failure at Manchester VA Medical Center

WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on the mechanical pipe failure at the Manchester VA Medical Center early this morning:

ICYMI: Senator Hassan on MSNBC: New Republican Plan “Would Cause Premiums to Skyrocket,” We Need Bipartisanship

WASHINGTON  - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to discuss the need to work in a bipartisan manner to improve and build on the Affordable Care Act to bring down costs. Earlier today, Senator Hassan spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s  Marketplace Certainty Act, a bill that Senator Hassan helped introduced to lower health care premiums for middle class Americans and stabilize the individual market.

Senator Hassan Speaks on Senate Floor Highlighting Need to Work Across Party Lines to Stabilize Individual Health Care Market and Lower Premiums

WASHINGTON  - Today, Senator Maggie Hassan spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s Marketplace Certainty Act, legislation that Senator Hassan helped introduced to lower health care premiums for middle class Americans and stabilize the individual market – which the Trump Administration has been working to sabotage.

Senator Hassan Statement on Reports About Manchester VA Medical Center

WASHINGTON - Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement on allegations of unacceptable practices and quality of care at the Manchester VA Medical Center: 

Senator Hassan Visits Goodwin Community Health, Highlights Harmful Impact Latest Version of Trumpcare Would Have on Granite Staters

SOMERSWORTH – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan visited Goodwin Community Health, a health center in Somersworth where she led a roundtable discussion and heard from doctors and patients about how the Republican health care legislation would undermine their health care coverage.

Shaheen, Hassan Announce NOAA Grants to Protect and Strengthen New Hampshire’s Coastal Communities

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan announced that The Nature Conservancy and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services will receive nearly $1.4 million in federal grants through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Resilience Grants Program to protect and strengthen New Hampshire and the region’s coastal communities.

At Joint Economic Committee Hearing, Senator Hassan Highlights Importance of Expanding Workforce Participation to Fill High-Quality Job Openings and Strengthen Economy

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a Joint Economic Committee hearing on the record-high number of job vacancies in the United States, highlighting the critical importance of expanding workforce participation to support innovative businesses and strengthen New Hampshire’s and America’s economy.

Senator Hassan: "It Is Abundantly Clear that There Is No Fixing the Trumpcare Bill"

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement on the latest version of the Senate Trumpcare bill: