Dear Friend, Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting Nashua Fire Chief Brian Rhodes for the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force roundtable on successful treatment strategies to address the opioid epidemic. Rhodes oversees Nashua’s successful ‘Safe Stations’ intervention program, a first in the nation model that uses fire stations as a designated safe environment for… Read more »

High resolution versions of these photos are available HERE and HERE. The full conversation can be watched HERE. Today, the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, chaired by Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), hosted a roundtable conversation on successful treatment strategies to address the opioid epidemic. Members of the Task Force heard from experts in the… Read more »

Dear Friend, I wanted to take a moment and show you an Op-Ed I wrote alongside my colleague and fellow Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, Representative Tom McArthur (R-NJ) for today's Union Leader. In 2016, I started this task force with Rep. Frank Guinta and since then the Heroin Task Force has grown to over 100 members, both Republican and Democrat, who are committed to… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week, my office was proud to present Hudson Resident Aisling Macaraeg with the Congressional Bronze Medal Award for her work in the area of Physical Fitness and Personal Development. We’re lucky in New Hampshire to have such engaged and active young people who are committed to bettering their communities and state. Aisling represents the spirit of service that is… Read more »

Dear Friend, I wanted to give you a personal update. After a lifetime of hiking, biking and skiing in the White Mountains, I had hip replacement surgery on Wednesday. The surgery went very well and I’m excited to get back to work and back to all the activities that make the Granite State such a wonderful place to live. I appreciate the encouraging words I’ve received from so… Read more »

Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ), members of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, introduced the STOP (Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent) Fentanyl Deaths Act to address one of the most pressing public health dangers in the country. The STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act would create grant funding to assist… Read more »

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), issued the following statements after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of $485 million, authorized through the 21st Century Cures Act, to combat the opioid crisis. Of this amount, New Hampshire will receive $3.1… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week, I met with state and local leaders at the New Hampshire Medical Society to talk about the funding needs of New Hampshire and those on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic. The opioid crisis is impacting communities across the Granite State and will not be solved without long-term support for those who are dealing with it up-close and in person. Congress took an… Read more »

[April 9, 2018 – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) discusses efforts to address the opioid epidemic at the New Hampshire Medical Society in Concord, NH] A high-resolution version of this photo is available HERE    (Concord, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, met with state and local… Read more »

(Concord, NH) - Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, released the following statement on the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory encouraging more Americans to carry the overdose reversal drug Naloxone: “The opioid epidemic is having a devastating impact on communities throughout our state and it requires an all hands on… Read more »