Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, legislation that would establish a grant program to help schools recruit, train, and retain paraeducators by funding pipeline and credentialing programs, high-quality professional development, and higher wages.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), applauded $499,120 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development headed to Clean Energy NH and Plymouth Area Energy Initiative to help rural New Hampshire small businesses and agricultural producers apply for… Read more »
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 $3 million in federal funds recently awarded to support the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) efforts to foster economic development across the states of New Hampshire, Maine, New York and Vermont. These funds,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Brad Schneider (IL-10), David Valadao (CA-22), Mike Carey (OH-15), and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the bipartisan Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act. This legislation aims to train more doctors equipped to combat the addiction and overdose epidemic by creating 1,000 additional Medicare residency positions over five… Read more »
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), joined Planned Parenthood of New England (PPNNE) to highlight the impact abortion bans and efforts to limit access to medication abortion have had in New Hampshire since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The delegation was also… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to support domestic hardwood products. H.R. 6880, the Hardwood Products Access and Development Program Act, permits the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize grants that bolster domestic industry efforts and research that directly supports end-user… Read more »
**The full letter is available here and printed below**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led 14 Members of Congress in applauding the steps that medical education leadership has taken to respond to the opioid crisis while calling for more experiential training… Read more »
**Kuster’s full remarks are available here**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Safeguarding Americans’ Communications: Strengthening Cybersecurity in a Digital Era.” During her remarks, Kuster emphasized the need for… Read more »
(Nashua, NH) – Today, U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), as well as U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm at Turn Cycle Solutions in Nashua, New Hampshire, to discuss the work being done to enhance energy efficiency initiatives across the state, as well as highlight the impact of federal investments… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement ahead of the third anniversary of the January 6th insurrection and assault on the United States Capitol:
“Three years ago today, our democracy almost failed at the hands of violent insurrectionists. On January 6th, 2021, our country witnessed an unprecedented assault on our Constitution and the… Read more »
