NASHUA – Using a delayed Nashua infrastructure project as a backdrop, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster called upon her colleagues on Capitol Hill to support a long-term extension to a transportation bill.
Kuster, D-N.H., appeared Wednesday in Nashua to tour the Broad Street Parkway construction site on a humid afternoon and reviewed the progress made to the $80 million project. She used the… Read more »
PETERBOROUGH — The looming deadline to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which expires at the end of June, is already affecting New Hampshire businesses, business leaders told U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster and Export-Import Bank chief of staff Scott Schloegel on Thursday.
“So if we don’t have one of the reauthorization bills passed by then, then we would have to stop… Read more »
West Lebanon — U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., said she will work for a legislative solution to the problem of expiring federal rental subsidies. Kuster’s action could help residents of the Pine Tree Lane Apartments and other similar apartment complexes where subsidies are set to run out.
Kuster met with affordable housing advocates and officials on Monday afternoon to… Read more »
During a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (O&I) hearing, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-NH, heard testimony from VA whistleblowers and strongly urged VA officials to crack down on retaliation against employees who come forward to report mismanagement at the VA, according to a press statement.
Kuster currently serves as Ranking Member of the… Read more »
GORHAM – The Family Resource Center in Gorham has been awarded a $9,000 federal Rural Development grant.
U.S. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced the grant to the center was one of two Rural Development grant awarded in her district. The other award, for $22,500, went to the Davis Public Library and town of Stoddard.
The Family Resource Center works to support… Read more »
NASHUA – U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster appeared Thursday at Nashua Community College to host a forum to discuss the role of women in the technology sector, a growing field in southern New Hampshire.
Kuster, D-N.H., led the all-female panel to focus on the opportunities for women, especially younger women, in the high-tech industry. The forum also reviewed college-related issues and how… Read more »
When I was elected to office, one of the bedrock promises I made was to our seniors – our parents, grandparents and great grandparents. Many New Hampshire seniors are part of the greatest generation, a group of individuals who inspired the core ideals we Granite Staters hold dear and live by today – working hard, making an honest living, preferring a hand up over a handout,… Read more »
This afternoon, as part of her Congress in Your Corner series, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a town hall forum for students at Colby-Sawyer College in New London. During the forum, Congresswoman Kuster discussed new legislation she helped introduce to let students refinance their loans at a lower rate, which could significantly reduce the loan burden on Granite… Read more »
HUDSON, N.H. —For nearly three years, John Ekenbarger was held captive as a prisoner of war in North Korea. On Friday, he was honored for his service with his family by his side.
Ekenbarger was 19 when he was captured and sent to a prison camp, where he would spend two years, nine months and 14 days.
"Rather than wilt under the grueling stress of being held as a POW, John remained… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-NH, has helped introduce the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act to encourage the hiring of veterans and to support businesses that employ them, according to a press statement.
The legislation will allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give priority to businesses that employ veterans when awarding Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
