**Kuster’s efforts delivered $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund through the American Rescue Plan** **Later in Bethlehem, Kuster met with New Hampshire Detox leadership and staff about addiction and substance abuse** Woodstock, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) kicked off her three-day Build Back Better Tour with stops across the North Country to hear from Granite Staters –... Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), members of the House Nutrition & Oversight Subcommittee, introduced the Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act. This legislation would make permanent a flexibility set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the pandemic that will help reduce a layer of b... Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. “The developments in Afghanistan are deeply troubling and the images are heartbreaking. The rapid failure of Afghanistan’s government and the Afghan military was extraordinary and disappointing. As previously stated and reiterated by President Biden today, the safety and secur... Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, met virtually with NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence leaders and members to hear about the resiliency of crisis centers navigating this unprecedented time and the future demands of serving victims of interpersonal violence. “It was great to be with so many Gra... Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with constituents in New Hampshire’s Second District who have received assistance from Rep. Kuster’s office since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuster spoke with Amy Loader of Hopkinton whose tax refund was delayed, Sreedevi Purayannur of Hudson who experienced extraordinary processing delays for an Employment Authorization D... Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, met with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-NH) leaders to discuss mental health and addiction as well as trauma-informed support for health care providers, police, and first responders who have bee... Read more »
Milford, N.H. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, toured Hitchiner Manufacturing in Milford and discussed new investments in solar energy made in the most recent COVID-19 relief package and their newly constructed facility. In July, working with ReVision Energy, Hitchiner announced it has installed a 510-kilowatt solar array on-site at... Read more »
Nashua, N.H. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, toured the Senior Behavioral Health Unit at St. Joseph Hospital and met with hospital leadership and staff to discuss the critical need for quality mental health care for Granite State Seniors. Earlier this y... Read more »
Bristol, N.H. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force, met with Bristol town officials and regional partners to discuss municipal broadband upgrades funded through Kuster-secured NBRC grant and CARES Act funding. “Broadband deployment is a top priority of mine in Congress – we cannot allow rural communities to be left behind and further expand our digit... Read more »
Plymouth, N.H. – This afternoon, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Harbor Care staff in Plymouth to hear updates and tour Boulder Point Veterans Housing. Later in the day, she joined Mid-State Health Center to recognize National Health Center Week, hear first-hand from clinicians and CHC leadership, and discuss critical funding for CHC’s included in the American Rescue Plan. “Community Health Cen... Read more »
