Dear Friend, On Saturday, I toured the McAllen Border Patrol Station, the McAllen Centralized Process Center, and the Port of Isabel ICE Detention Center in Texas to observe conditions on the ground and the impact of President Trump’s Executive Action on the separation of families. I met with 40 mothers who had been separated from their children and it was impossible not to see the… Read more »

Dear Friend, Today I am traveling to McAllen,Texas to bear witness to what is happening on our southern border and see how President Trump’s Executive Order to end family separation of asylum-seekers is being implemented, and how we can work across the aisle to enact meaningful reforms to address this crisis. I have critical questions that need to be answered: -We’ve… Read more »

Beautiful lupine season in the North Country!  Dear Friend,  As a lifelong skier and co-chair of the Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus, it was wonderful to take part in Ski NH’s Annual Conference and Trade Show last week in Bretton Woods.… Read more »

Dear Friend, Funding is a critical component of bolstering our response to one of the most pressing public health issues of our time, the opioid epidemic. I’ve worked tirelessly to push the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to change its opioid funding formula so that the hardest hit states like New Hampshire get the critical resources… Read more »

Meeting with the League of Conservation Voters Dear Friend, On Wednesday, I met with the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) to discuss the group’s legislative priorities, including the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Despite the fact that my colleague Congressman Raul Grijalva has introduced legislation… Read more »

At Nashua Community College last week Dear Friend, Last week I visited Nashua Community College (NCC) to announce my Jobs and Opportunity Agenda and highlight NCC’s partnership with BAE Systems that provides training to local residents in skills sought after by BAE and other… Read more »

Speaking at the Concord Memorial Day Ceremony Dear Friend,  As a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, I was humbled to spend this Memorial Day with veterans and Granite Staters in Concord to remember the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our freedoms. We ask so much of our service… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting Nashua Fire Chief Brian Rhodes for the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force roundtable on successful treatment strategies to address the opioid epidemic. Rhodes oversees Nashua’s successful ‘Safe Stations’ intervention program, a first in the nation model that uses fire stations as a designated safe environment for… Read more »

Dear Friend, I wanted to take a moment and show you an Op-Ed I wrote alongside my colleague and fellow Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, Representative Tom McArthur (R-NJ) for today's Union Leader. In 2016, I started this task force with Rep. Frank Guinta and since then the Heroin Task Force has grown to over 100 members, both Republican and Democrat, who are committed to… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week, my office was proud to present Hudson Resident Aisling Macaraeg with the Congressional Bronze Medal Award for her work in the area of Physical Fitness and Personal Development. We’re lucky in New Hampshire to have such engaged and active young people who are committed to bettering their communities and state. Aisling represents the spirit of service that is… Read more »