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Senator Hassan meets with addiction care providers to discuss the reauthorized Support Act

read more…: Senator Hassan meets with addiction care providers to discuss the reauthorized Support Act

“I think the thing that is most encouraging to me overall over the trajectory of the opioid epidemic is just that we have begun to see it as a challenge that we all need to address together. And we’ve begun to understand that it’s not a character failing, that it’s an illness that can be treated, that we can learn more and more about it, and learn about what works and use evidence to address the problem and make sure that we’re reducing deaths and preventing addiction to begin with. “

Ayotte signs new law to protect Granite Staters from ‘surprise’ ambulance bills

read more…: Ayotte signs new law to protect Granite Staters from ‘surprise’ ambulance bills

In a ceremony hosted by American Medical Response (AMR) in Nashua, Governor Kelley Ayotte signed Senate Bill 245 into law. This law makes New Hampshire the first in New England to ban ground ambulance billing, a practice that leaves patients liable for unexpected out-of-pocket billing for ambulance services.

Stefany Shaheen: ‘I think what people want right now is someone who’s willing to fight back against what we’re seeing in Washington’

read more…: Stefany Shaheen: ‘I think what people want right now is someone who’s willing to fight back against what we’re seeing in Washington’

When asked about her motivation and reason for running for Congress, she replied,  “I’m doing this because I want to wake up and recognize the country we live in again.  I’m doing this because I have a daughter with Type 1 diabetes, and she was diagnosed with that disease 17 years ago. The whole world changed, and I had to learn how to fight, literally, for her life. And still I’m fighting for her. And that experience taught me how to fight.

Thousands in New Hampshire join in national ‘NO KINGS’ protests

read more…: Thousands in New Hampshire join in national ‘NO KINGS’ protests

A protester who was reluctant to be identified said, “Honestly, right now, I’m afraid. I read something by Elie Wiesel years ago. And he said, it’s not the people that stood up. It’s not the people who did bad things. It’s the people in the middle who did nothing. So I don’t want to live with the fact that I did nothing.  And that’s what’s keeping me coming out here. Because I have to stand up for my country and my child and her freedom.”

New Hampshire NO KINGS protest will be held across the state on Saturday, June 14

read more…: New Hampshire NO KINGS protest will be held across the state on Saturday, June 14

More than ever, we are fielding questions on how to follow what is happening in the State House, how to track legislation, and how to exert influence over the process. In times of division, peaceful assembly is a powerful act of unity and purpose, and area legislators are looking forward to sharing that experience with community members once again on Saturday.”

Hassan, Shaheen, Goodlander meet with AmeriCorps members, directors to discuss proposed program cuts

read more…: Hassan, Shaheen, Goodlander meet with AmeriCorps members, directors to discuss proposed program cuts

“As we heard this morning, as we were talking about what the impact of potential cuts to the AmeriCorps program would be, it’s not going to save money,” said Senator Shaheen. “What it’s going to do is downshift those costs to local communities, and it’s going to actually cost us more. So this is all a foolhardy effort.”

Senator Hassan on Director Noem’s hearing exchange: ‘I was truly shocked by her answer’

read more…: Senator Hassan on Director Noem’s hearing exchange: ‘I was truly shocked by her answer’

“And the fact, I was hoping that she actually would be able to respond accurately to the question of what habeas corpus is and I was anticipating that we would have perhaps a difference of opinion about how easy it is for a president to decide to suspend it, what kind of process they have to do. And instead, I found that she was giving me a definition that was completely inverted.”

Hassan reflects on sacrifices of past generations during Chester Memorial Day ceremony

read more…: Hassan reflects on sacrifices of past generations during Chester Memorial Day ceremony

Senator Hassan began by saying, “ On Memorial Day, we honor the heroes who gave their lives for our country, who gave up everything just so that others, people whom they never met, could live in freedom. With their sacrifice, they purchased for us not only freedom from tyranny and the freedom to live in a democracy, but also the freedom to experience a multitude of life’s ordinary moments

Hassan, Goodlander meet with educators to discuss impact of DOE closure on Granite State students

read more…: Hassan, Goodlander meet with educators to discuss impact of DOE closure on Granite State students

“I’d just like to say that as public educators, our number one commitment is to do what is best for our students. And we achieve that through federal funding. So, largely our federal funding. goes to our most at-risk kids. It is students from low-income families. It is students who are homeless. It is students with social and emotional needs.” 

‘We can never forget their sacrifice’: NH honors fallen law enforcement officers at annual memorial ceremony

read more…: ‘We can never forget their sacrifice’: NH honors fallen law enforcement officers at annual memorial ceremony

A solemn ceremony was held Friday at the NH Law Enforcement Memorial site. Hundreds of police officers in dress uniform, New Hampshire’s congressional delegation, and several state officials joined the families of the fallen for the 33rd annual ceremony held at the site.

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