**Watch Rep. Kuster’s line of questioning here.** Hopkinton, NH – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee hearing to address tribal community challenges, including alarming rates of sexual violence. During the hearing titled, “Addressing the Urgent Needs of… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Like so many of you, my heart breaks for the death of George Floyd, his family and loved ones, and the Minneapolis community. America is crying out in pain and frustration over the profound loss of over 100,000 lives from COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on communities of color. Black Americans face an equally deadly virus in the racism and bias of their… Read more »

Amid concerns of increasing domestic violence as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas are pushing for additional funding to expand housing options for domestic violence survivors in the next COVID-19 emergency package. “While public health experts continue to advise Americans to stay at… Read more »

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) – the lead Democrat of the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds Violence Against Women Act programs – and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement regarding the release of offenders convicted of domestic violence and sex offenses amid the coronavirus… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, was joined by Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and 86 other Members in sending a second bipartisan letter urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide funds for domestic and sexual… Read more »

Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) were joined by 46 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Assistant Secretary Kenneth Marcus, urging them to abandon the Administration’s reckless plans – amid the novel coronavirus pandemic – to finalize regulations that… Read more »

Dear Friend, Bipartisan Solutions to the Opioid Crisis On Tuesday, I helped lead an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “Combating an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.” The Committee examined my bipartisan legislation, the Humane Correctional Health Care Act. This game-changer legislation will break the vicious cycle… Read more »

Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Clery Compliance Officer Designation Act of 2020, legislation directing schools to designate specific staff to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of sexual violence and other crimes on college and university campuses. “Students and their families in the Granite State and across the country deserve accurate,… Read more »

Dear Friend,     Building a Clean, Energy Efficient Economy On Tuesday, I sat down with local community leaders and energy and environmental experts in Nashua to discuss the city’s energy initiatives and my Clean Energy Agenda. We must tackle climate change from all sides using bipartisan, common-sense solutions that will have both immediate and… Read more »

Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led a letter, signed by 11 Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, to Match Group President Shar Dubey calling on the company to check users against sex offender registries and disclose its efforts to respond to reports of sexual violence that were a result of users meeting through Match Group… Read more »