Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, held a virtual discussion with leadership from the NH Food Alliance, UNH Extension, Warner Public Market, the Hanover Co-op, and Kearsarge Gore Farm about challenges and opportunities in developing a sustainable, resilient local food system, and how Congress can support their work during the ongoing COVI... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor calling for Congress to prioritize getting the COVID-19 vaccines equitably and efficiently distributed and administered. Rep. Kuster has been a strong advocate for additional support from the federal government as the country continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Kuster introduced bipartisan legislation... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), along with the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force Leaders Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) led a bipartisan coalition of nearly 80 lawmakers to urge congressional leadership to provide $10 billion in funding for mental health disorder and substance use disorder prevention and treatment. The f... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation supported by Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) that will invest more than $3.5 billion over five years to create nearly 1 million additional apprenticeship opportunities. This bill would reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act for the first time since its enactment in 1937. Registered apprentices... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) led 22 colleagues as they re-introduced the bipartisan Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act. This legislation will improve the federal government’s child abuse data collection program by extending it to specifically evaluate animal abuse as a risk factor for child abuse. “As a mother and animal lo... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with the New Hampshire Hospital Association’s members and leadership to discuss New Hampshire’s COVID-19 response, the current capacity of hospitals, the ongoing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and federal support for New Hampshire’s health care system. “Our New Hampshire hospitals, health care professionals, ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) — who has spewed hateful conspiracy theories and advocated for political violence against Democratic leaders — from her committee assignments. Greene has been a vocal supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which has upended lives, and whose followers played a central role in the insurrectio... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) honored the life, service, and sacrifice of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and attended his lying in honor ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Officer Sicknick died on January 7th, 2021 from injuries he sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol from mobs of armed insurrectionists seeking to overturn the results of a free a... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua will receive $12,628,962 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Provider Relief Fund. The funding was allocated as an add-on payment to the previous round of disbursements from the Provid... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), participated in a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Road to Recovery: Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, and Medical Supply Chain.” The subcommittee heard from public health professionals and supply chain experts on the state of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and medical supply chains. “In the year since ... Read more »
