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New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces Critical Funding to Tackle Substance Use Disorder Crisis

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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior appropriator on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) Subcommittee, announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that $29,880,604 in State Opio...

Kuster Statement Following Protests and Arrests at Dartmouth College

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Concord, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued a statement following the arrest of 90 students and protesters at Dartmouth College last night: “I am aware that a group of students and protesters were arrested at Dartmouth College last night, and we are monitoring the situation carefully. “Like many Americans, I was shocked by the vile attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians last Oct...

New Dems Lead Letters Advocating for FY2025 Funding for Border Security, Public Safety, Affordable Housing, and Rural Development

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Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Members led a total of 63 New Dem signers on four separate letters to the House Appropriations Committee outlining the Coalition’s priorities related to immigration and border security, public safety, agriculture and rural development, and affordable housing for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations process. “Across these four letters, New De...

Kuster Highlights Barriers to Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, hosted a roundtable discussion with other members of Congress, advocates, and survivors of sexual assault. During the roundtable, the group discussed the need for policy reforms to remove barriers that impede survivors of sexual abuse and violence from seeking acc...

Kuster Renews Calls to Expand Medicaid Access for Justice-Involved Individuals

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Legislative Proposals to Increase Medicaid Access and Improve Program Integrity.” During her remarks, Kuster urged her colleagues to support her bipartisan Rehabilitation and Recovery During Incarceration Act. The legislation would reform the Medicaid Inmate Exclu...

Kuster Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Women Veterans Health Clinic at Manchester VA

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) celebrated the groundbreaking of the Manchester VA’s new Women Veterans Health Clinic. The new Health Clinic is slated to open in 2025. In 2017, Kuster advocated for changes at the facility. Following the groundbreaking ceremony, Kuster issued the following statement: “Our veterans represent the best our state and country have to offer, ...

On Earth Day, Kuster and Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Invest in Local Communities, Strengthen Transmission Grid

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Washington, D.C. – On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) unveiled the Energizing Our Communities Act, legislation to support local communities that host Department of Energy (DOE)-supported transmission projects. The program will help bui...

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Celebrates Over $43.5 Million from the Inflation Reduction Act to Help Lower Energy Costs for Granite Staters Through Affordable Solar

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), celebrated $43,510,000 in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help lower energy costs for Granite Staters by delivering affordable solar to low-income households. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency’...

Kuster Applauds Passage of Security Funding Bills to Support U.S. Allies and Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) celebrated the passage of three critical national security funding bills that mirror the Senate-passed bipartisan National Security Act of 2024. The bills provide U.S. allies in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan with essential funding and appropriations to support them in their fights for democracy, as well as legislation to deliver critical h...

Kuster, New Democrat Coalition Leadership Express Support for Three Security Funding Bills that Support Our Allies and Deliver Critical Humanitarian Aid

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Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Leadership released the following statement in support of the national security supplemental funding bills introduced in the House that reflect the Senate-passed, bipartisan National Security Act, 2024: “For the last six months, New Dems have repeatedly urged House Republican leadership to bring forward legislation that supports our imperiled allies...

New Dem Leaders Hold Press Conference Urging House Republicans to Join Democrats in Saving the Affordable Connectivity Program

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Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition leaders, including NDC Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and New Dem Reps. Nikki Budzinksi (IL-13), Angie Craig (MN-02), Shontel Brown (OH-11), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) led a press conference calling on House Republican Leadership to join Democrats in funding the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will expire on April 30th without...

Kuster, House Assistant Minority Leader Neguse: "Seniors Over Special Interests, Families Over Corporations, People Over Politics"

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Washington, D.C. — Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse was joined by leaders from every corner of the Democratic Caucus in a press conference calling out the draconian cuts proposed in the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) backward budget. Supported by an overwhelming number of House Republicans and 100% of their leadership, the RSC’s 2025 budget would put a stop to critical program...

Kuster Urges Action to Secure Patient Data Following Change Healthcare Cyberattack

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Washington, D.C. — Today, during a hearing in the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee on “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity,” Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) urged her colleagues to support the millions of Americans whose data was exposed and compromised by the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February 2024. “The Change Healthcare cyberattack not only disrupted tim...

New Democrat Coalition Leadership Implores Speaker Johnson to Put Essential National Security Package on the House Floor this Week

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Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Vice Chairs Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the below statement following the Iranian attack against Israel and the news that House Republican Leadership will move to put a bill on the floor to hold Iran accountable: “New Dems unequivocally condemn Iran’s attack against Israel and commend the mul...

Kuster, Molinaro Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Teen Dating Violence

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-NY) introduced the Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation to equip young people with the tools and education to engage in healthy relationships. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to provide schools and youth-serving organizations w...