**This Lend-Lease bill is a revival of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease policy enacted in March 1941, which helped win the Second World War**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped pass the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 through the House of Representatives, sending this bipartisan legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden today signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, as well as U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the women of the 6888th Battalion, which was the only all-Black, all-female battalion serving overseas during World… Read more »
**Kuster raises concerns regarding VA commission recommendations to close rural VA facilities in New Hampshire**
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) is raising her concern with the recommendations released by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission. Specifically, Kuster is urging VA Secretary Denis McDonough to… Read more »
**Rep. Kuster worked to secure funding for 10 Community Projects in New Hampshire’s Second District, the maximum any member was able to request**
**Rep. Kuster’s bipartisan bill to create a new grant program to install carbon monoxide alarms in the homes of elderly and low-income individuals was included in the 2022 budget**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02)… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021. This legislation ensures that veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals and burn pits while serving in uniform get the health care they have earned and creates a presumption of service connection for 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers. Rep. Kuster has been a… Read more »
**The full letter is available HERE**
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) led 14 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Defense urging Secretary Austin to make at-home COVID-19 tests available to service members and their families at no cost and without unnecessary medical requirements. In the letter, the Members encourage the Department of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden signed Rep. Annie Kuster’s (NH-02) bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act into law. This law awards the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the WWII Ghost Army more than 75 years after their service. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) led this… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) celebrated House passage of their bipartisan and bicameral legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, classified U.S. Army units that served in… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for H.R. 1836, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, bipartisan legislation which would level the playing field for National Guardsmen and reservists and ensure that they have the same access to GI Bill benefits as their active duty counterparts.
“The bipartisan Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act… Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he will not vote to advance the Build Back Better framework in the Senate. Sen. Manchin’s comments come after months of negotiations to deliver transformative and overwhelmingly popular provisions for the American people, including… Read more »
