Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Award of $28 Million in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants to help provide substance use disorder treatment throughout New Hampshire. Friday’s grant  announcement from… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains multiple provisions that Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped advance, including reopening the child care facility at the Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, investigating the causes of high unemployment rates for post-9/11 women… Read more »

Dear Friend, As we wrap up another week of this “new normal” we are living in, we have some positive news. The measures we have taken here in New Hampshire to slow the spread of COVID-19 and bend the curve are working – we are one of only three states with declining numbers of new COVID-19 cases, and fewer than 25 coronavirus patients remain in the hospital. While this is great news for… Read more »

Concord, NH – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, joined Representatives Harley Rouda (CA-48) and Ted Budd (NC-13) to introduce the bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act. This bill would help ensure Drug-Free Communities coalitions can continue to operate and reduce youth substance use during the COVID-19… Read more »

Dear Friend, My number one obligation representing you in Congress is to do everything in my power to keep you and your family safe. For the past four months since the first positive COVID-19 test in New Hampshire on March 2, 2020, I have focused my attention on keeping you safe from this deadly virus and from the risk of an economic collapse from this unprecedented public health crisis.… Read more »

Rep. Kuster during the roundtable discussion. Watch the roundtable here. Today, the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, led by Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Donald Norcross (NJ-01), hosted a virtual discussion on addressing the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. Ten Members of the Task Force participated in the discussion, where… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Like so many of you, my heart breaks for the death of George Floyd, his family and loved ones, and the Minneapolis community. America is crying out in pain and frustration over the profound loss of over 100,000 lives from COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on communities of color. Black Americans face an equally deadly virus in the racism and bias of their… Read more »

This week, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and John Curtis (UT-03) were joined by a bipartisan group of 17 Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Honorable Elinore McCance-Katz, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), advocating for greater flexibilities in Substance Use Disorder… Read more »

Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko (R-NY) introduced new legislation to create emergency grants for states and community-based organizations that serve individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). This bipartisan legislation will help to address the dual public health crisis of COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic. As we continue to implement physical distancing to mitigate… Read more »

Concord, NH - Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) sent a letter to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, urging him to work to ensure that Granite Staters struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) can get the care and support they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distancing, which is a critical strategy currently being practiced to slow the spread of COVID-19, is particularly… Read more »