(Concord, NH) - Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force, released the following statement on Senate passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The legislation will need to be reconciled with the legislation passed earlier this year in the House to address the opioid epidemic. Kuster helped to shepherd through… Read more »

Congresswoman Kuster discusses importance of NH’s healthcare workforce at NHTI A high resolution version of the photo is available here. (Concord, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster, the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force, visited NHTI, Concord’s Community College, to discuss her Jobs and Opportunity Agenda and the importance of… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Reflecting on September 11th  This week, I was honored to join veterans and their families at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton to reflect on the anniversary of September 11th. We can never forget the thousands of innocent people who lost their lives on that fateful day. America remains forever grateful to the brave first responders who rushed towards… Read more »

(Concord, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will award Harbor Homes a grant of $400,000 to support transitional housing for individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder.… Read more »

Dear Friend, Delivering Results for New Hampshire Farmers This week, I spoke as a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and the Farm Bill Conference Committee about the importance of Granite State priorities that will benefit small family farms, rural communities, and vulnerable New Hampshire residents who need food assistance. We need to craft a bill that will fund programs… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $2.1 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. These grants include $700,566 to Londonderry, $735,612 to Windham and… Read more »

Dear Friend, On Monday, I led a bipartisan call demanding a hearing and action to resolve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ apparent inability to properly review the cases of veterans who sought help for Military Sexual Trauma. In an environment where survivors often refuse to report sexual assaults for fear of retaliation, the VA’s failure to fairly treat these claims… Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Ann McKlane Kuster met with staff at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough Thursday to discuss increased access to federal resources for opioid addiction and the challenges of rural health care. In a round-table with hospital administrators and staff, Kuster outlined $3.2 billion in new funding that is being appropriated for the country to combat heroin and… Read more »

(Peterborough, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with hospital leadership at Monadnock Community Hospital to hear about their efforts to increase access to healthcare and substance misuse treatment in New Hampshire’s rural communities. Kuster provided an update to attendees on the $46 million New Hampshire will receive to combat the opioid epidemic as part of… Read more »

Dear Friend, It was great to join the League of Conservation Voters, the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests at Plymouth State University yesterday to celebrate the centennial of the White Mountain National Forest and discuss the importance of reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). I’m a proud cosponsor of a… Read more »