Today the leaders of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), wrote to President Trump urging him to follow through on his commitment to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency. During a press conference on Monday, Trump indicated that he would declare a national emergency next week. ... Read more »
Today Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Evan Jenkins (WV-03), Tim Ryan (OH-13), and Jim Cooper (TN-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the ability of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to pursue bad actors for distribution of prescription opioids. The legislation would repeal provisions of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, which h... Read more »
Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, is once again calling on President Trump to appoint a qualified head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) after Congressman Tom Marino (PA-10) withdrew his nomination. Kuster has been vocal about the need to appoint a head of ONDCP, which is critical to coordinating the federal respon... Read more »
Yesterday, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), and Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) introduced the Opioid Addiction and Prevention Act of 2017, legislation to limit initial post-acute care opioid prescribing to ten days. The legislation would not preempt state law in states that have more limited timeframes for these prescriptions and would not have any impact on patients who ut... Read more »
(Concord, NH) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is applauding the groundbreaking of Friendship House’s expanded treatment center in Bethlehem. Kuster wrote in support of funding through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for the construction of a new 32-bed facility to help expand services at the Friendship House, the North Country’s only short-term residential and outpatient treatm... Read more »
Hello Friend, Last week, I had the chance to travel around New Hampshire discussing issues critical to Granite State families, such as healthcare, workforce development, and the opioid epidemic. I’m committed to expanding economic opportunity, improving care for our veterans, ensuring everyone has access to quality and affordable healthcare, combating the opioid epidemic and supporting those who h... Read more »
(Salem, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, lead a roundtable discussion at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem on youth opioid education and prevention. The discussion, which drew an audience of community members, brought together local and state leaders addressing the opioid crisis and centered on the often overlooked impact of th... Read more »
(Wolfeboro, NH) - Today Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the first Member of Congress from New Hampshire to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in decades, took part in a rural development listening session with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue. This listening session is part of Secretary Perdue’s Rural Prosperity Task Force and provided New Hampshire a... Read more »
Dear Friend, This week, The Hill featured on its website an open letter that I wrote to President Trump in response to his characterization of New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den” in a call with the president of Mexico. I described the incredible work being done in New Hampshire by law enforcement, first responders, healthcare providers, medical researchers, advocates and people in recovery to c... Read more »
The Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, led by Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), is encouraged by President Trump’s announcement that he is declaring the opioid epidemic a national emergency. The Task Force is urging Congress and the Administration to work together to ensure that the Public Health Emergency Fund has the resou... Read more »
