This morning during a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, NH-02, questioned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials about the implementation of the bipartisan Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act that she helped pass into law earlier this year. A Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Kuster continues to provide… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, NH-02, helped honor veterans, active duty servicemen and women, and their families by speaking at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery.
Kuster joined Adjutant General William Reddel, Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, among others, to commemorate the occasion.
“On Veterans’ Day, we gather to… Read more »
Pointing to Concord’s deteriorating Sewalls Falls Bridge, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster has called on House Speaker John Boehner to pass a long-term reauthorization of the Highway Trust Fund and other surface transportation programs before the end of this year.
The nearly 100-year-old bridge will close Dec. 1, and the city council has voted to demolish and replace it. That $10 million job… Read more »
His name is Jon Worrall, but everyone calls him Chief. He’s one of America’s best – a veteran of the Army, Navy and Air National Guard who courageously fought for our country in Vietnam and Iraq. When he returned home, he had traumatic brain injury, severe PTSD and serious physical injuries. But, as he explained to me, Chief never complains about his ailments; instead,… Read more »
Local veterans frustrated by their inability to get services that are, in some cases, already available, found a willing listener Thursday in U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster.
Kuster, who represents New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, was in Keene for a roundtable discussion with veterans’ aid groups at Southwestern Community Services.
While her stop was not billed… Read more »
A second job fair to help New Hampshire veterans will be held in Nashua on Wednesday.
The Veterans Jobs and Resource Fair will be held at Harbor Homes, 45 High St., from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., giving veterans a chance to meet with employers and other representatives offering important services such as job training, health care and mental health services, and housing assistance.
The fair will… Read more »
BRETTON WOODS — District 2 Congresswoman Annie Kuster, a Democrat of Hopkinton, hosted a roundtable discussion with a dozen experts on the state's second largest industry that, she explained, is becoming increasingly important to the North Country's economy.
Dr. Fran Rancourt, vice president of academic affairs at White Mountains Community College (WMCC) in Berlin, pointed out… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster knows that lots of people in Nashua would like to see passenger rail to Boston, and she heard it again Friday morning.
Kuster hosted a roundtable at Nashua Community College to discuss the possible expansion of passenger rail into New Hampshire and other ways to support transportation around the state.
Participants included Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, Nashua Chamber of… Read more »
PETERBOROUGH — U.S. Rep. Ann M. Kuster met with local senior citizens at the Peterborough Town Library Thursday to celebrate Social Security’s 79th birthday, and to discuss how Congress can best protect Social Security and Medicare.
Advocates and experts on senior issues also joined the forum, and took questions from event participants about resources available to them… Read more »
PETERBOROUGH — 2nd District Congresswoman Annie Kuster celebrated Social Security’s 79th birthday at the Peterborough Town Library Thursday morning with cake and a call to protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts.
Kuster said she is against the elimination of benefits from the programs as well as their privatization.
“I just feel very, very strongly about… Read more »
