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Kuster, Burchett Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Pell Grants for Graduate Education

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Kuster, Burchett Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Pell Grants for Graduate Education  **Kuster introduced similar legislation in the 117th and 116th Congresses** Washington, D.C. — Today, on the 51st anniversary of the Pell Grant, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act to allow…

Kuster, Pappas, Shaheen, Hassan Welcome Over $300,000 in Federal Grant Funds to Support Chichester, Bartlett Fire Departments

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Kuster, Shaheen, Hassan Welcome Over $300,000 in Federal Grant Funds to Support Chichester, Bartlett Fire Departments  Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced today with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments. The AFG…

Kuster Calls for Bipartisan Expansion of Fentanyl Treatment and Recovery Services

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**Kuster’s full remarks are available here**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, participated in an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Responding to America’s Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act.”…

Kuster Applauds FCC Officials on Implementation of Her Legislation To Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors

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**Kuster’s full line of questioning in the Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing is available HERE**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, spoke with  Federal Communications Commission officials about implementing her legislation, the Safe…

Kuster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Reauthorize Northern Border Regional Commission

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   Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), along with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), introduced a bill to extend the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for ten years while making critical reforms to encourage economic development, enhance access to rural health care, and streamline bureaucratic processes within the NBRC. This legislation will…

Kuster, Pappas, Khanna Urge FDA To Improve Warning Labels on E-Cigarette Products

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Washington, D.C. – Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products. Specifically, the letter calls on the FDA to require that e-cigarette products caution consumers about carcinogenic ingredients, direct consumers to the product…

Kuster Introduces Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act

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   Washington, D.C. — This week, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act, legislation to ensure that patients are made aware of all potential risks and side effects of prescription drugs, including generic drugs.    The bill would direct the FDA to establish a process to allow…

Kuster: “In the Live Free Or Die State, We Believe in Less Government Interference in Our Personal, Private Lives”

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**Kuster’s clipped remarks are available here**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior Member of the prominent Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke against a Republican provision to rescind critical funding for children’s hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to patients. During the Health Subcommittee hearing, Kuster urged her colleagues to…

Kuster Leads Effort To Expand Access to Naloxone

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**The Naloxone Affordability Act directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on naloxone access**   Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led her colleagues Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Angie Craig (MN-02) in introducing legislation to…

Kuster Introduces Bill To Increase Access to Lower-Cost Treatments

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   Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02) recently introduced the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act (H.R. 3839). This bill expedites and improves the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) review process for generic medications by allowing the agency to inform generic drug sponsors about the…