Dear Friend,  As we wind down the fourth week of this new normal we are living in, with many of us hunkered down in our homes here in New Hampshire, we are beginning to see that efforts to “flatten the curve” of new cases of COVID-19 are showing some success, with fewer hospitalizations in Washington state, California and even New York City. Here at home, testing capacity… Read more »

Dear Friend, Just checking in as we wind down Week 2 of our “flatten the curve” stay at home public health response to the COVID 19 Pandemic - how are you doing? I am hunkered down here in New Hampshire on a cold, rainy Friday by the wood stove. Brad has joked, “we introverts have been training for this our whole lives,” while extroverts like me spend hours… Read more »

Dear Friend, We are faced with an unprecedented public health and economic crisis with the spread of COVID-19 in New Hampshire and across the United States. Just hours ago, the House passed the CARES Act, a robust coronavirus stimulus bill that was passed in the Senate late Wednesday evening. This legislation, which now heads to the President’s desk for his signature,… Read more »

Dear Friend, What a difference a week can make in our topsy turvy lives! I hope you and your family are safe and practicing social distancing by working and studying from home if you are able. We honor those on the Coronavirus frontlines - nurses, doctors, first responders and child care workers - who are putting their lives at risk to protect us and our families. They are going to… Read more »

Dear Jenni, TODAY, March 20th at 12:00 PM, Congressman Chris Pappas and I will hold a telephone town hall to discuss coronavirus and provide an update to New Hampshire residents. Rep. Pappas and I will be joined by NH health and business officials. This telephone town hall will give Granite Staters a chance to ask questions and hear directly from Rep. Pappas, myself and state… Read more »

Dear Friend, It’s been a challenging couple of weeks in New Hampshire and across the country as the coronavirus has spread in our communities, causing anxiety and changing our daily lives. It’s critical that at this time we focus on how we can all act to be a part of the solution to this public health crisis. Social distancing, handwashing, and staying home if you are… Read more »

Dear Friend, Tomorrow, March 10th at 5:00 PM, Congressman Chris Pappas and I will hold a telephone town hall to discuss coronavirus and provide an update to New Hampshire residents. Rep. Pappas and I will be joined by Dr. Benjamin Chan, State Epidemiologist for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH-DHHS), and Beth Daly, Chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease… Read more »

Dear Friend, Bipartisan Solutions to the Opioid Crisis On Tuesday, I helped lead an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “Combating an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.” The Committee examined my bipartisan legislation, the Humane Correctional Health Care Act. This game-changer legislation will break the vicious cycle… Read more »

Dear Friend, House Advances Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Funding Today, I supported a bipartisan, emergency funding bill that will help address the coronavirus outbreak and support the efforts of our state and local health agencies who are on the frontlines of combating this virus. This bill would provide $8.3 billion in new funding for a robust response to this public health… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Putting Forth Solutions to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Yesterday, I joined Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, my Republican co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, and additional Task Force members to unveil our 2020 legislative agenda as part of our work to fight an epidemic that has impacted so many families in New Hampshire and nationwide. The agenda… Read more »