Addressing the Addiction and Mental Health Crisis

Kuster Statement on Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Roundtable on Synthetic Opioids

| Posted in Press Releases

**Kuster: The Administration must keep its commitment to solving this crisis** **This evening’s roundtable can be streamed live here** Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, released the following statement in advance of a roundtable hosted by the Task Force on law enforcement’s response to the spread of synthetic…

Standing up for New Hampshire

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Dear Friend, I know you have been closely watching events both in the Granite State and in Washington this past week. It's been a busy week in New Hampshire, but first I want to address the firing of now former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.  The firing has rightly concerned Americans across the political spectrum. While Comey has had multiple missteps in the last year that…

Standing Up for What's Right

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Dear Friends, Happy March! It’s been another busy week, and as we celebrate the start of Women’s History Month I wanted to share a few important updates with you. This week, I was joined for the second year by Susan Messinger of Holderness at a CARA Family Day event hosted by the Addiction Policy Forum. Susan’s son, Carl Messinger, tragically passed away from…

Getting Down to Business

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Dear Friends, I wanted to reach out and give you an update on my work to address an issue that we are far too familiar with in New Hampshire. Substance use disorder has devastated communities throughout our state; hurting families and challenging our support networks. This crisis does not discriminate between political parties, which is why I founded the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force to…

An important step in the right direction

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Dear Friends, This week Congress sent the 21st Century Cures Act to the President’s desk for his signature. This bill includes $1 billion in funding to support efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic, in addition to measures to improve and coordinate medical innovation and research at the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease…

Wishing you the best this Thanksgiving

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Thanksgiving has always been an important  holiday in my family. Here we are in 1960, honoring  our McLane Scottish heritage in Manchester, NH. Dear Friend, As fall comes to a close and we gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving, I want to extend my best wishes to you and yours this season. It has been a challenging year for many folks in New Hampshire and across…

Catching up with Annie

| Posted in Catching Up with Annie

Hello everyone!  It is wonderful traveling across our state and meeting with constituents like you. Here is an update on some of the important work I’ve been doing on your behalf: NSA Industries to expand, bring jobs to the North Country I am thrilled that NSA Industries is expanding to the Groveton Mill site, bringing as many as 60 jobs to New Hampshire’s North…