(GRAY) According to the CDC, more than 47,000 Americans died of an overdose involving opioids in 2017. Monday, a congressional task force met on Capitol Hill to discuss ways to curb that number. Task force co-founder Rep. Annie Kuster says their biggest goal this year will be to focus on treatment. "We have education, prevention, increasing access to treatment, but we've got to tackle that long-te... Read more »

Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force, is welcoming the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that they will partner to create recovery housing in rural communities. “We know that in rural parts of our state access to recovery housing can be a real challen... Read more »

NASHUA — Harbor Homes, one of the agencies that operates Nashua’s Safe Stations program, is set to receive more than $2 million to assist homeless veterans. The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $2,160,714 grant to the local nonprofit group aimed at providing low income, homeless and disabled individuals with affordable housing, employment and job training, support services an... Read more »

Dear Friend, Joining the Energy and Commerce Committee I’m excited to announce that I have been appointed to the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee for the 116th Congress. As a member of the subcommittees on Health, Energy, and Oversight and Investigations, I will fight for New Hampshire priorities such as increasing access to affordable healthcare, combating climate change, promoting renewable e... Read more »

Dear Friend, Like you, I am disappointed and concerned by the ongoing government shutdown. President Trump has still not agreed to sign any funding bill. This game of chicken over the border wall is not advised and will not make our country safer. We need comprehensive immigration reform that bolsters border security and protects young DREAMERS, not political stunts. Last week, the House of Repres... Read more »

Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) are leading more than sixty of their colleagues in calling on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to prioritize policies that will help tackle the opioid epidemic. A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a dramatic increase in deaths nationall... Read more »

Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force, released the following statement on a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed a dramatic increase in deaths due to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl nationally. Earlier this year, Kuster introduced the STOP (Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent) Fenta... Read more »

Dear Friend, Standing Up Against Hate My heart breaks for the lives lost and the families and loved ones of those killed in the unthinkable act of violence that occurred at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue last Saturday. This barbaric attack against the Jewish community is an affront to our core values as Americans. My thoughts remain with those wounded and the brave law enforcement officer... Read more »

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Mike Capuano (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Bill Keating (D-MA), Carol Sh... Read more »

Dear Friend, Condemning Violence Like so many Granite Staters and people across the country, I am horrified and outraged over the attempted mail attacks on government leaders, advocates, and journalists this week. These violent and hateful acts have no place in our society, which is proudly built upon the First Amendment and a free press. I applaud law enforcement for promptly investigating this s... Read more »