Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the House passed S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024. This legislation includes provisions from Congresswoman Annie Kuster’s (NH-02) H.R. 5104, National Dam Safety Program Reauthorization Act, ensuring ongoing federal support for New Hampshire’s dam safety efforts through the National Dam Safety Program. This program is particularly i... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ partisan defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025: “The brave men and women in uniform who sacrifice so much for our country and our freedoms deserve a defense spending bill that puts their well-being and our national securi... Read More »

Washington, D.C. —This week, the New Hampshire Congressional delegation sent a letter to Baxter International today, urging it to address IV fluid supply issues in the state by improving the reliability of shipments and increasing the amount of IV fluid delivered to New Hampshire health care providers. Following damages to Baxter’s IV fluid and dialysis solutions production facility in North Carol... Read More »

Nashua, N.H. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), applauded the finalization of a $35.5 million federal award to BAE Systems to increase defense manufacturing and improve our national security. The funds will help modernize BAE’s Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, which is design... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, New Democrat Coalition Members and Members-Elect selected Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) as the New Dem Chair for the 119th Congress. Additionally, Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) will serve as Vice Chair for Policy, Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will serve as Vice Chair for Outreach, Josh Harder (CA-09) will serve as Vice Chair for Member Services, and Marc Veasey (TX-33) will serv... Read More »

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) was presented with the ConNEctor Award by the New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association (NECTA) for her work in Congress to expand access to quality, reliable broadband across New England. NECTA is a nonprofit trade association committed to ensuring households and businesses across the region have access to the technology and se... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued a statement ahead of the Coalition’s orientation for incoming New Dems. New Democrat Coalition Members and staff will join panelists to discuss setting policy goals, achieving congressional wins, building out a new office, navigating the Committee steering process, utilizing franking for constituent communications, ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act to expand access to lifesaving, community-based harm reduction initiatives and services and enhance the federal response to the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. The Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act would provide community-based organizations with more resources t... Read More »

Concord, N.H. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), alongside Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), joined President Joe Biden in Concord on the campus of New Hampshire Technical Institute to celebrate historic work by the Biden-Harris Administration to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices for Granite Staters, including action in the Inflation Reduction Act capping the cos... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) joined Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Caucus members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) in a letter calling on Amazon to respect its employees’ rights and requesting information from the company about ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new proposed rule to expand no-cost coverage of contraception under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “With today’s announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking groundbreaking steps to empower all women to exercise their fundamental fr... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), celebrated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of $24,898,000 in new funding for New Hampshire for drinking water infrastructure, including to identify and remove lead pipes. The funding comes from the Bipartisan In... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), applauded the announcement of more than $19 million headed to New Hampshire from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Grant program to help protect families with small children from the dangers o... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement in recognition of the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack on Israel: “On October 7th, 2023, Israel experienced the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history at the hands of Hamas terrorists. These brutal terrorists indiscriminately attacked Jewish neighborhoods, families, and chil... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, alongside U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, announced $2.4 million in grants for New Hampshire nonprofits, including houses of worship, under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. “New Hampshire’s non-profit organizations and houses of worship are essential parts of our communities—Granite Staters shouldn’t have t... Read More »