CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's congressional delegation and Gov. Chris Sununu are welcoming nearly $12 million in additional funding to fight the opioid epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced the funding Wednesday. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the resources will help save lives. Sen. Maggie Hassan said she's pleased the Trump… Read more »

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statements after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced an additional $12 million in funding for New Hampshire’s efforts to fight the opioid epidemic drawn from resources secured by the New… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Preserving New Hampshire’s Environment On Tuesday, I was pleased to see President Trump sign legislation I championed into law that will help to protect our environment in New Hampshire, which is central to our state’s identity and economy. I’m thrilled we’ve been able to redesignate Saint-Gaudens as a National Historical Park to better reflect… Read more »

**Proposal would slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services** **Proposal also includes opioid funding** Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on President Trump’s budget proposal. The President’s proposal includes a 31% cut to the Environmental Protection Agency, a 12% cut to the Department of Health… Read more »

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in a New Hampshire Congressional Delegation letter to the President, urging him to prioritize funding for State Opioid Response (SOR) grants in his annual budget proposal to Congress. SOR grants were established in the 21st Century Cures Act, which… Read more »

New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is asking President Donald Trump to continue to prioritize funding for states hardest hit by the opioid crisis as he prepares a budget proposal for fiscal 2020. U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan on Wednesday joined with U.S. Reps. Ann Kuster and Chris Pappas in a letter to Trump asking that strong funding continues for the State… Read more »

Dear Friend, A Fake National Emergency On Tuesday, I voted in favor of legislation to terminate President Trump’s recently declared national emergency at the southern border. This unnecessary and misguided emergency declaration taps into critical resources for our military, National Guard, and the Pentagon’s anti-drug trafficking efforts to fulfill a failed campaign promise… Read more »

Vicky Cornell is working to turn her tragedy into change. The widow of late rocker Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in May 2017 at the age of 52, traveled to Capitol Hill on Monday to speak to Congress about the opioid crisis and the impact addiction has on families in the United States and around the world. Though Cornell’s death was ruled a suicide,… Read more »

(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… 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… Read more »