I was pleased to help expand this effort through the passage into law of the bipartisan Buddy Check Week Act.
Maggie Hassan
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Maggie Hassan is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously held the position of the 81st governor of New Hampshire from January 3, 2013, to January 5, 2017. During her tenure as governor, Hassan focused on expanding access to healthcare, improving the state's economy, and addressing issues related to education and infrastructure.
Last Congress, I worked with Senator Young to introduce the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, which would double the amount of tax-free educational assistance that workers can receive as a benefit from their employers.
One of the things I am also aware of and I think has been highlighted in other work that you all have done, when I talk to veterans, women veterans in particular, I think find the transition process not really necessarily suited to their…
Exams that are far away can be even more burdensome, obviously, for veterans who have a condition that impedes their ability to travel long distances.
the other piece of the conversation that came up in North Conway and has come up all around my state, is just the need for housing for employees, especially in rural New England right now, Northern New England.
I would love to look into it, follow up, understand what happened, figure out how to resolve it, and then also identify the broader system issues.
I want to start by just following up on an issue similar to the one that Senator Moran raised about delays in disability claims.
I want to start by just following up on an issue similar to the one that Senator Moran raised about delays in disability claims.
Last Congress, I worked with Senator Young to introduce the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, which would double the amount of tax-free educational assistance that workers can receive as a benefit from their employers.
in December, Congress funded the training of 200 new physicians, including at least 100 psychiatrists or addiction medicine specialists, building off a bill that Senator Collins and I did, called the Opioid Workforce Act.





