New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster has introduced a bill to help boost small business exports in the state. The bill would expand the State Trade and Export Promotion program, which has helped more than 60 New Hampshire companies expand their exports and create jobs. Read more »

Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., on Monday introduced legislation to extend and expand the State’s Trade and Export Promotion program (STEP), which has helped dozens of Granite State companies expand their exports and create jobs. “Since its inception, the STEP program has helped companies in New Hampshire and around the country grow and send their products all around the world. Extending and expanding this program will help even more Granite State businesses export their goods, create middle class jobs and grow our economy,” Kuster said. Read more »

Standing on the 98-year-old Sewalls Falls Bridge, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster gestured to the sharp curve leading up to the single-lane span across the Merrimack River. "How is this even safe at night?" she asked city officials. Local drivers know to be careful, they told her. But more importantly, they said the deteriorating bridge is a public safety hazard, and not just at night. Read more »

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster visited the Sewalls Falls Bridge yesterday to express concern about its condition, which Concord officials said is deteriorating while they await federal approval to replace it. Read more »

Members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation who support replacing a deteriorating bridge in Concord have gotten an up-close look at the problem. Read more »

New Hampshire's congressional delegation has asked the Department of Energy to move its planning hearings on the proposed Northern Pass power project from West Stewartson to Colebrook so more people can attend. Read more »

Kuster was in Keene Tuesday to hear how local Head State programs are faring with across-the-board federal budget cuts, called “sequestration,” that took effect in March. Head Start is a federal program that provides free preschool services to 3- to 5-year-olds from low-income families, and offers education, health, nutrition and social services. Read more »

Democratic Congresswoman Annie Kuster met with Southwestern Community Services officials Thursday to discuss sequester cuts and the federally funded Head Start program. Read more »

Elaine Gainer met with Congresswoman Annie Kuster on Thursday morning on the last of her three-day "North Country Listening Tour," which included spotting five bald eagles at the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge in Wentworth's Location. Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a 3-day "North Country Listening Tour" last week, visiting various facilities focusing on economic development and providing access to affordable health care to veterans, seniors and families across the region. Kuster visited facilities in Gorham, Berlin, Colebrook, Lancaster and Littleton, ending in Bethlehem, at the site of her new North Country office. Read more »