Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), applauded House passage of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for generations to come. The legislation advanced by the House of Representatives today addresses long-standing financial and structural challenges that have impacted postal workers… Read more »
Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with 190 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives is urging the Treasury Department to address the unprecedented challenges facing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and bring relief to American taxpayers as tax filing season begins.
“While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained every federal agency,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a Member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, participated in a hearing entitled, "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains." During the hearing, the Members asked industry experts about recent innovations and the potential future for investors in the United States.
The… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with 20 of her House colleagues called on Congressional leadership to remove the IRS reporting provision from the reconciliation package under negotiation. This provision would create a new tax information reporting regime under the Department of Treasury and require local banks and credit unions in New Hampshire… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Diana DeGette (CO-01) sent a letter to Seema Verma, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging for transparency in the upcoming Contact Center Operations (CCO) contract proposals. The CCO contract operates 1-800-MEDICARE and the federally facilitated… Read more »
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Supporting Those Struggling in the Opioid Crisis
On Friday, I joined leaders in healthcare, education, nonprofits, and government to give remarks at the Dartmouth Opioid Collaborative Forum in Concord, where we discussed the impact of the opioid crisis on children and families and how to identify children who need help. In addition to passing legislation that provides… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 6824, the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would include an exemption for small businesses that generate less than $10 million in annual U.S. online sales. The bill was introduced by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) last month in response to the Supreme… Read more »
Dear Friend,
Today I am traveling to McAllen,Texas to bear witness to what is happening on our southern border and see how President Trump’s Executive Order to end family separation of asylum-seekers is being implemented, and how we can work across the aisle to enact meaningful reforms to address this crisis. I have critical questions that need to be answered:
-We’ve… Read more »
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On Friday, I visited The Birches at Concord to meet with residents and caregivers and discuss the challenges associated with caring for people suffering from Alzheimer’s. More than 20,000 Granite Staters suffer from Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to grow by as much as 37% by 2025. I was a caregiver for my late mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s… Read more »
Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on her vote this evening in opposition to legislation that prevents the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from protecting consumers from forced arbitration contracts:
"Consumers are already at a disadvantage when dealing with large billion dollar banking institutions. We can certainly improve regulations to ease red… Read more »
