Supporting Veterans, Military Families, and National Security

Kuster Votes To Increase Pay for New Hampshire Service Members, Combat Military Sexual Assault in National Defense Authorization

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**The House passed a previous version of this legislation in September**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. This bipartisan bill supports American service members and their families, increases pay for service members, combats military sexual violence, strengthens national security, and…

Kuster, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Reauthorize Key Resources for Farmers

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   Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), Members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Veteran and Beginning Farmer Assistance Act, which would reauthorize the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program (ATTRA). The ATTRA sustainable agriculture program provides practical educational resources,…

Kuster Statement Ahead of Veterans Day 2021

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   Concord, N.H. — Ahead of Veterans Day 2021, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement:   “On this Veterans Day, I join Americans across the country in honoring the courageous men and women here in New Hampshire and across the United States who served our nation in uniform, as well as those who never returned home. The sacrifice our veterans, active-duty…

House Passes Kuster-Backed Legislation To Honor 13 U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Afghanistan

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**Rep. Annie Kuster is a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation**   Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation supported by Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), H.R. 5142, to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in the terrorist attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.…

Kuster Helps Reintroduce Legislation To Expand Care and Benefits for Victims of Military Sexual Trauma

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**Kuster co-sponsored a previous version of this legislation in the 116th Congress**   Washington, D.C. — Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, helped reintroduce the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021. This legislation would expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans…

Kuster Meets With New Hampshire VFW, Highlights Legislative Priorities

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**Rep. Annie Kuster has a strong history of supporting our nation’s service members and advocating on behalf of Granite State veterans in Congress**   Concord, N.H. — Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), met virtually with New Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Legislative Chair, Jörg Dreusicke, to discuss priorities for New Hampshire veterans as the nation continues to…

Kuster Votes To Increase U.S. Service Member Pay, Combat Military Sexual Assault

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**The bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 makes key investments to support U.S. service members and their families** **Kuster-backed policies to end sexual assault in the military were included in this bipartisan legislation**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), voted to pass H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for…

Kuster Discusses Funding Wins For Granite State Community Health Centers, New Hampshire Veterans

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Plymouth, N.H. – This afternoon, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Harbor Care staff in Plymouth to hear updates and tour Boulder Point Veterans Housing. Later in the day, she joined Mid-State Health Center to recognize National Health Center Week, hear first-hand from clinicians and CHC leadership, and discuss critical funding for CHC’s included in the American Rescue…

Kuster Votes To Bolster Women Veteran’s Health Care, Expand Access to Contraceptives

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**Kuster was an original co-sponsor of a previous version of this legislation in the 116th congress**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of H.R. 239, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation to provide women veterans access to the same no-cost contraceptive care as their non-veteran counterparts. This bill would…

Ghost Army exhibit in Keene brings long-deserved attention to unit

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By Steve Gilbert on Jun 19, 2021 You can’t miss it. Walk into the exhibit room at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene and it commands its environs, floor to ceiling — a Sherman tank — complete with turret, cannon and camouflage netting on top. But looks are deceptive, and deception is the theme in this fascinating summer-long exhibit about a classified Army unit…