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Kuster Highlights Workforce Development Initiatives at Mentis Sciences

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Warner, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited Mentis Sciences’ manufacturing facility in Warner to learn about their operations and discuss the organization’s workforce training initiatives with senior leadership. Mentis Sciences designs and produces critical components for high-tech defense infrastructure. “It was incredible to see Mentis Sciences’ operations up close…

Kuster, Tonko, Peters Introduce Legislation to Invest in Carbon-Capture Technology

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Washington, D.C. — Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Scott Peters (CA-50) introduced the Removing Emissions to Mend Our Vulnerable Earth (REMOVE) Act, legislation to enact a whole-of-government approach to study and produce carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels. The…

Kuster Tours Claremont’s Sugar River Revitalization Project

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Claremont, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited Claremont’s Sugar River Revitalization and Brownfields Redevelopment Project to hear about how the project is helping reshape Claremont’s downtown and riverfront. During the tour, Kuster highlighted the $800,000 in funding for the revitalization and redevelopment work she secured as part of FY2025 Community Project…

Kuster, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Job Counseling Services for Gold Star Spouses

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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), along with Reps. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY-04), Ann McClane Kuster (D-NH-02), Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to job counseling services for Gold Star Spouses. The bill is companion legislation to S. 3726, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career…

Kuster Visits Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

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Cornish, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) toured the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, New Hampshire. Kuster championed the 2017 Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act, which redesignated the national historic site as a national historical park to more accurately illustrate its complexity and historical significance. Kuster’s legislation…

Kuster Helps Introduce Bipartisan Compromise to Renew Affordable Connectivity Program

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – a federal program that helped low-income households afford access to high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ran out of funding in May – ending assistance for…

ICYMI: Kuster Recognized as New Englander of the Year by New England Council

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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) has been nominated as a “New Englander of the Year” by the New England Council for her collaboration with the organization over her six terms in Congress to bring New England voices and values to Washington. The Council presents the New Englander of the Year Awards each fall at its Annual Celebration in Boston, an event that has…

New Dem Leaders Call Out House Republicans for Failing to Advance Government Funding Bills

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Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Vice Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the following statement after Republicans failed to pass a series of hyper-partisan government funding bills that did not adhere to the government funding agreement set by last year’s bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act: “When New Dems reached across the aisle to end…

Kuster Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Biodiesel Tax Credit

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Washington, D.C. — Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2024. The legislation extends the 40A Biodiesel Tax Credit through 2025 and promotes the production and use of biodiesel fuels to help lower consumer energy costs and reduce…

New Hampshire Delegation Applauds Extension of Medicaid Waiver Expanding Substance Use Disorder Treatment Availability in New Hampshire

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) extension of a waiver that will allow New Hampshire to continue providing Medicaid payments for individuals receiving substance use disorder services, short-term…