Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, announced that Ross Cunningham, Superintendent of the Merrimack County Department of Corrections, will be her guest at next week’s State of the Union Address. Cunningham has worked to reduce drug related recidivism by improving access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for… Read more »

Rep. Kuster led proceedings on the House floor today and urged her colleagues to support this critical legislation. Watch here. ** In 2018, there were 32,000 fentanyl-related deaths, an increase of 14% from 28,000 deaths in 2017.** **This legislation will create a study of Fentanyl-analogues and ensure that the DEA can continue to keep the public safe from these dangerous… Read more »

Dear Jennifer, Happy 2020! As the new year gets underway, I take time to reflect on everything that’s happened in the previous year and what we’ve accomplished - and what a year 2019 was!  Honored to Represent You  At the start of 2019, I had the honor of taking the oath of office to continue representing the people of New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District. I’m… Read more »

**Delegation Fought to Increase Opioid Response Funding by 1000% Over the Last Two Years** ** New Shaheen Provision Allows SOR Grant Dollars to be used to treat Meth and Cocaine Dependency, in addition to Opioid Use Disorder** U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster… Read more »

Kuster, Murray and Warren send letter to Drug Enforcement Administration over delay in action to help people struggling with opioid addiction Members call out two specific steps to expand treatment access that have gone unresolved despite being on DEA’s agenda for two years DEA missed October deadline requiring it to increase access to medication-assisted treatment via… Read more »

Dear Friend, Combating the Opioid Epidemic with Commonsense Solutions On Wednesday, I joined my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing to examine state efforts to curb the opioid epidemic. During the hearing, I addressed opportunities for future federal support at the state level and my work to reduce recidivism and… Read more »

Watch Rep. Kuster’s remarks here. Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, joined her colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing to examine state efforts to curb the opioid epidemic. During the hearing, Kuster addressed opportunities for future federal support at the state… Read more »

Dear Friend, Giving Thanks and Sharing Holiday Cheer with our Veterans This week I had the pleasure of sharing some holiday cheer with Granite State veterans as part of my seventh annual Holiday Cards for Heroes program. It was my honor to meet the residents of the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, where I delivered student-made cards to help say “thank you” to our… Read more »

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $750,000 in federal funding to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to improve quality of care and reduce costs for pregnant and postpartum women… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, voted in favor of legislation in the House of Representatives that would put forward over $5 billion in funding to combat the opioid epidemic. Kuster has long advocated for robust funding to tackle this serious public health crisis. “The legislation we advanced today demonstrates our… Read more »