Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster announced that Plymouth will receive millions in grant funding and loans to make upgrades to city water infrastructure and wastewater systems. The funding and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development include a grant of $3,450,000.00 and a loan of $5,225,000.00 to make upgrad... 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 a $16 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund Capitalization Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to improve water infrastructure and protect clean drinking water supplies... Read more »

Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) today announced that the EPA has awarded the New Hampshire Health and Human Services Department a $40,000 grant to maintain a certification program for individuals and contractors, to audit state-certified lead training providers, and to increase lead-based pain education awareness. Many old homes that have lead paint are being renov... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Kuster helped to introduce a resolution earlier this year calling for Pruitt’s resignation. “Scott Pruitt repeatedly undermined the trust of the American people by abusing his position as Administrator of the EPA,” said Kuster. “Pruitt put the... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releasing an important toxicology report about widespread water contamination from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). The Trump Administration hid the existence of the report from the public and members of Congress for months,... Read more »

Meeting with the League of Conservation Voters Dear Friend, On Wednesday, I met with the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) to discuss the group’s legislative priorities, including the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Despite the fact that my colleague Congressman Raul Grijalva has introduced legislation with majority support in the House to permanently reauthorize... Read more »

** Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators – the most Senators ever to sign on a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation ** ** Follows repeated abuses of power and ethics violations by EPA Administrator Pruitt ** U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (D-02), joined a group of 17... Read more »

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in strong opposition to the Trump Administration proposal to allow drilling off New Hampshire’s coast. On Thursday January 4th, the Department of the Interior announced that it would move forward with a proposal to allow ... Read more »

Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) today co-introduced legislation with Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) which would prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coasts of New Hampshire and other New England states. “President Trump’s drilling proposal puts our seacoast communities at risk,” said Shea-Porter. “Any disaster caused by offshore extraction would devastate our... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is backing the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation that would bolster state efforts to protect at-risk species. The bill would distribute $1.3 billion in existing revenue from offshore energy and onshore mineral extraction royalties to state-led efforts to conserve wildlife. Under the legislation New Hampshire would see an increase of... Read more »