Pursuing Smart Energy Policies

Kuster Highlights Work Advancing Clean Energy Policies in Congress at Dartmouth College Energy Conference

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Concord, N.H — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in Dartmouth College’s “Investing in our Energy Futures” virtual conference and discussed her work advancing clean energy policies.   “We are at a critical moment for our nation’s energy future, and we have the opportunity to take bold, transformative steps…

Kuster Urges Action to Ensure an Equitable Energy Future, Questions Energy Experts About Impact on Low-Income Communities in E&C Committee Hearing

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 **The full E&C Energy Subcommittee hearing is available HERE** **Rep. Kuster’s full remarks are available HERE**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in a Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Generating Equity: Deploying a Just and Clean Energy Future." The Subcommittee heard from…

Kuster Questions Power Sector Officials, Outlines Steps Forward to Build the Clean Energy Economy of the Future

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**The full E&C Energy Subcommittee hearing is available HERE** **Rep. Kuster’s full remarks are available HERE** **Rep. Kuster is also a member of the House Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee**   Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in a Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The…

Kuster Leads 39 Colleagues in Letter to Biden Administration Urging Funding for Hydropower and River Conservation Efforts

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**The full letter is available HERE**     Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) led 39 colleagues in the House of Representatives in sending a letter to President Biden and Cabinet members urging the inclusion of funding to retrofit, rehabilitate, and remove dams, as outlined in the Stanford University uncommon dialogue, in…

Kuster Calls for Passage of Comprehensive, Momentous Infrastructure Legislation, Questions Former Officials on Dire Need for Infrastructure Investments

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 **The full Committee hearing is available HERE** **Rep. Kuster’s full remarks are available HERE** **Kuster is a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force**   Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and House Rural Broadband Task Force, joined a full-committee hearing entitled, "LIFT America: Revitalizing our…

Kuster Questions Energy Professionals, Advocates on Importance of Building a Clean Energy Economy

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**The full Subcommittee hearing can be viewed HERE** **Rep. Kuster’s full line of questioning can be viewed HERE** Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee, participated in a hearing entitled, "A Smarter Investment: Pathways to a Clean Energy Future.” The Subcommittee heard from energy professionals and industry…

Kuster-Backed Clean Energy Workforce Proposal Passes House

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Today, the House of Representatives passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, an ambitious proposal to transition the US to a clean energy future and cut carbon pollution. The Kuster-backed proposal includes grants to local communities to improve the energy efficiency of schools, homes, and municipal buildings, investments to deploy more clean energy technology and historic…

The Right Side of History

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Dear Friend, This week I am thinking about what it means to be an American and to strive for “the pursuit of happiness, with liberty and justice for all.”  On Monday, I joined Governor Sununu and General Mikolaities for the somber interment at the NH Veterans Cemetery of NH National Guard Specialist Pamela Usanase, 21, of Concord, who tragically drowned in the Merrimack…

Shaheen, Kuster Join Democrats' Call For Clean Energy Workforce Aid

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Members of Congress from New Hampshire are joining a call for clean energy workforce investment as part of the economic recovery from COVID-19. U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen joined nearly 60 other Democrats, led by lawmakers from New York and New Mexico, who sent a letter on the issue to Congressional leadership this week. The letter cites research showing the…

Building a Clean, Energy Efficient Economy

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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…