U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont) – members on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) – today introduced the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act to expand community-based services for aging and homebound veterans.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) continued to press for action to address high prescription drug costs and take on Big Pharma during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) highlighted her work yesterday to improve supply chain resiliency and support investments in American research and development at a Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the challenges and opportunities of strategic trade engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. To watch Senator Hassan’s questioning click here. Senator Hassan questioned Michael Wessell, who is staff adviser to the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, as well as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, about how the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework increases our supply chain resiliency. Senator Hassan asked, “I’m working on legislation to help us bring American manufacturing back in critical sectors such as semiconductors, biotechnology, and military technology. In addition to these efforts, Mr. Wessell, how can the U.S. ensure that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework increases our supply chain resiliency?” Mr. Wessell responded, “Senator, as you just pointed out – and thank you for all your work on this issue – that in critical supply chain areas, we ensure first that we can make those products here in the U.S. where we can. Second, where we can’t, we do so with allied countries that share our views and refuse to weaponize supply chains as we’ve seen with China. I think that can be a component of our IPEF agreement. But investing in our own economy, making sure that we can meet our critical needs, and working with our allies to make sure that we share the burden of providing those products globally to democratic nations is key.” Additionally, Senator Hassan asked Mr. Wessell how the Indo-Pacific framework could help the U.S. outcompete China in R&D. “I am working on a bipartisan basis to promote research and development investment in the United States, including through bipartisan tax legislation with Senator Young,” said Senator Hassan. “According to a recent report by the U.S.-China Commission, between the years…2001 to 2017 U.S. companies increased their R&D investments in China at a faster rate than their R&D investments in domestic operations in the United States. So how can the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework balance promoting domestic R&D and strengthening ties with our allies in the Indo-Pacific region?” Mr. Wessell responded, “Thank you for the question and again that goes back to your first point, which is first that we must make sure that we have the environment here in the U.S. to support R&D. It’s not only work like you’re doing on the tax code, but also the provisions that are in America Competes and USICA that will ensure that we have the R&D base here that we need to make sure that it is not under attack by countries like China that engage in massive espionage… We need to make sure that there is a balanced R&D strategy, but first and foremost do what we can to have the core, the basic, and the forward looking R&D being done here.” Senator Hassan was one of the 22 original legislators who helped negotiate the bipartisan infrastructure package into law last year, securing investments for the country’s highways and ports that will help ease supply chain bottlenecks and strengthen the transportation of goods. Senator Hassan is currently working with her colleagues on comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to make major investments in American manufacturing, bring jobs back to America, and outcompete China. As part of the final package, Senator Hassan is working to include legislation to provide loans and grants to American companies that produce critical goods, such as semiconductors, military technology, medical devices, and solar panels.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after President Zelenskyy’s address to Congress:

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced legislation to raise the threshold for 1099-K reporting for goods sold on marketplaces to ensure sellers on online marketplaces do not pay more than they owe and limit the amount of personal information they’re required to provide online. U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) will be introducing companion legislation in the Senate.

The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today advanced major bipartisan legislation that includes key measures secured by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to help ensure that the United States is prepared for any future public health emergencies.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today applauded the U.S. Small Business Administration’s decision to extend the repayment deferment period for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) by six months.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, Chair of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, hosted a field hearing yesterday on the need to crack down on international drug trafficking and provide more resources to law enforcement to help stop the flow of illegal drugs into communities in New Hampshire and across the country.

This morning, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined veterans, leaders of Veterans Service Organizations, advocates, Gold Star families, and Members of Congress for a ruck march on the National Mall to mark the enactment of the bipartisan Global War on Terrorism Memorial Act being signed into law.

U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in urging the Treasury Department to work with states and other stakeholders to use federal funding through the American Rescue Plan to help New Hampshire and states across the country strengthen their supply chains and bring manufacturing back to the United States.

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Assessing Children's Academic Development and the Emotional and Mental Health Implications of COVID-19 (ACADEMIC) Act.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined her colleagues in pressing the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) for answers, after PhRMA’s inadequate response to the group’s questions about two recent analyses revealing troubling, widespread, and rapid price increases for brand name drugs in January 2022.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Primary Bank’s newest branch in Nashua.

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take long-overdue action to combat the youth vaping crisis, including steps that could remove kid-friendly, addictive e-cigarettes from the market.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,208,705 to support 24 New Hampshire health care providers that have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today discussed the need to strengthen access to affordable child care as part of her efforts to lower costs for families and to strengthen the economy during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing.

U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Advancing Cybersecurity Through Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Act, which would update and improve federal agencies’ cybersecurity, and make additional cyber defense resources available to state and local governments.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, cosponsored the Border Response Resilience Act to help ensure that law enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border have the resources that they need to address surges in migration at the Southern border.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Kateryna Ridley of Dover as March’s Granite Stater of the Month. Kateryna, who is originally from Ukraine, is spearheading efforts in Dover to support her home country after Putin’s unconscionable invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan pressed Denis McDonough, Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to commit to protecting access to care for New Hampshire veterans following the release of VA recommendations that could limit veterans’ ability to get care at VA facilities in New Hampshire.