Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states. The Humane Correctional Health Care Act would help disrupt the cycle o... Read More »
Kuster Interviewed by Student at Christa McAuliffe School in Concord **Kuster said she hoped to see Harper and her classmates run for office someday** Concord, N.H. — This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) sat down with Harper, a third-grade student at Christa McAuliffe School, for a candid, one-on-one interview for a class project. Harper and her classmates were assigned a prominent figure... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Blake Moore (R-UT) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs—formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program—which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led her fellow co-chairs and Senators Rick Scott, Ed Markey, Marco Rubio, and Thom Tillis to announce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing June 6th as Naloxone Awareness Day. The resolution promotes awareness of the life-saving drug, Na... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program. This funding will be allocate... Read More »
AP: How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe Washington (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. But after the first meeting of the top four congressional leaders with the president in early May, the Senat... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chair of the nearly 100-Member New Democrat Coalition, voted to pass the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, and prevent an economic catastrophe by avoiding default. Kuster has been in constant communication with President Biden and the White House as this deal came together and played a critical ro... Read More »
NBC News: A break-glass option, gumbo and a bike ride: How the debt ceiling deal got done Right up until the end, the White House was exploring contingency plans in case the high-stakes talks with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and avert economic disaster collapsed. The White House was considering the unprecedented step of bypassing Congress altogether and invoking the Constitution’s 14th A... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Facilitating Accountability in Reimbursements Act (FAIR Act) to harmonize billing practices in off campus hospital outpatient facilities to reflect the site of care. Off-campus hospital outpatient departments are currently being paid higher by Medicare for offering the same services as physician offices. ... Read More »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement ahead of Memorial Day 2023: “As we head into Memorial Day weekend, my thoughts are with the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation and the loved ones who carry their memory with them every single day. “These service members made the ultimate sacrifice for our country – their steadf... Read More »
**Kuster urged her colleagues to support a more forward-focused and expansive response to the overdose epidemic** Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, urged her colleagues to support her bipartisan legislation, the STOP Fentanyl Overdoses Act, to address the fentanyl crisis, stop the flow ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced landmark legislation, Social Security 2100, to protect and enhance the program. “In my district, the Social Security 2100 package would make a huge difference for the more than 160,000 people who rely on the program every single day – we cannot let them down,” said Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act, alongside Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS) to promote conservation and keep private forestlands intact and working. This effort comes as private forests face increasing pressure to sell to developers and growing threats like wildfires, habitat loss, and more. ... Read More »
**Kuster’s full remarks are available here** Washington, D.C. — Today, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced two pieces of legislation led by Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) to increase drug pricing transparency. The PBM Accountability Act would shed light on drug pricing decisions by requiring that pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, file regular reports about how some drugs are co... Read More »
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) to applaud $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) headed to expand the nursing program at Elliot Hospital in Manchester. The grant will be allocated as part of the DOL’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program, which is designed ... Read More »
