Margaret Wood Hassan
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Recent News About Margaret Wood Hassan
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Defense Credit Union Council to Sens. Hassan, Shaheen: Proposed credit card regs ‘will risk military financial readiness’
An association representing U.S. military credit unions sent a letter to New Hampshire’s U.S. Senators in opposition to proposed credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Sullivan & Hassan Seek to Strengthen “LINC” Between VA and Community Services for Veterans
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities through the VA to Address Social Needs (LINC VA) Act. Legislation aims to break down silos, integrate the work of the VA and social service providers
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Senator Hassan Applauds FDA Approval of Over-The-Counter Birth Control, Calls for Full Insurance Coverage
Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) applauded today’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first birth control pill that will be available without a prescription.
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Senator Hassan Shares Granite State Veteran’s Experience with a Service Dog at Hearing
During a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan shared veteran Tim Carignan of Lyman’s experience obtaining insurance coverage for his service dog Duchess.
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Senator Hassan Discusses How to Combat Superbugs at Senate Hearing
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned experts about how to spur research into drugs and other tools to help combat the rise of “superbugs,” infections resistant to traditional antibiotic or anti-fungal treatments.
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Senators Hassan, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support State Medical Stockpiles and Keep Americans Safe
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the state medical stockpile grant program and encourage regional coordination of these stockpiles.
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NH Delegation Welcomes Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to Support NH Fire Departments
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) -- a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee -- and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee – announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) that $1,175,679 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to fire departments in Keene, Ashland, Sunapee, Campton and the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
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NH Delegation Announces $650,000 for UNH to Boost Nursing Workforce
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas that the University of New Hampshire will receive $650,000 to support nursing students who commit to working in rural or underserved communities.
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PASSED THE SENATE: Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Senator Hassan to Help Military Spouses Get Jobs
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Military Spouse Employment Act, led by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), to allow executive agencies to appoint military spouses to remote work positions.
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PASSED THE SENATE: Bill Cosponsored by Senator Hassan to Close Foreign Lobbying Loophole
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to crack down on foreign adversaries’ efforts to secretly influence U.S. policy by requiring certain lobbying disclosures.
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Senators Hassan and Hyde-Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee School Readmission for National Guard and Reserve Students
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Mike Ezell (R-MS) introduced a bill to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a mobilization.
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Senator Hassan Recognizes Andrew Morin of Nashua as June’s Granite Stater of the Month
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Andrew Morin of Nashua as June’s Granite Stater of the Month.
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Senators Hassan, Johnson Call for Review of High-Hazard Dams Whose Failure Could Be Devastating
Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) are requesting that the Government Accountability Office review potentially hazardous dams operating under the authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and to make recommendations to improve dam safety.
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PASSED THE SENATE: Senator Hassan’s Bipartisan Bill to Target Fentanyl Trafficking at the Border
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, the END FENTANYL Act, that Senator Maggie Hassan and colleagues introduced to target fentanyl trafficking at the border
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NH Delegation Announces $20 Million in Federal Funds for General Sullivan Bridge Project
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) – a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $20 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the General Sullivan Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing project in Rockingham and Strafford Counties.
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BREAKING: NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $200M from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Broadband Infrastructure
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead negotiator of broadband provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobst Act (IIJA) and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Commerce, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the State of New Hampshire will receive $196.56 million for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable and reliable high-speed internet service.
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Senator Hassan Statement Ahead of the One-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:
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Bipartisan Bill Backed by Senators Hassan and Shaheen to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Passes Committee
The FEND Off Fentanyl Act Targets the Illicit Fentanyl Supply Chain and Strengthens Current Law to Target, Sanction, and Block Fentanyl Trafficking
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Shaheen, Hassan & Women of the Senate Vow to Defend Women’s Reproductive Rights Ahead of One-Year Dobbs Anniversary
On June 21, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) participated in a press conference hosted by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic women senators ahead of the June 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped reproductive health care freedom from 22 million women and counting.
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Shaheen, Hassan & Kuster Welcome Over $300,000 in Federal Grant Funds to Support Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) --a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee -- and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee – announced today with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments.