Congresswomen Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) are leading a bipartisan call on the leaders of the House and Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittees to include funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) in the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. The White House Office of Management and Budget recently… Read more »
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Stepping Up to Reduce Carbon Pollution
Yesterday, I signed on as a co-sponsor of the Climate Action Now Act, which would require the Trump Administration to remain in the Paris Climate Accord and to establish a plan for how the United States will meet its commitment to reduce pollution. We know that climate change poses real environmental and economic threats to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen and close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Kuster is a co-sponsor of the bill, which would require employers to prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons, ban retaliation against workers who voluntarily discuss or disclose their wages,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined with her colleagues Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) to introduce bipartisan legislation, the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act. This legislation would exempt small businesses that generate less than $10 million… Read more »
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I wanted to share with you an op-ed in the Concord Monitor I wrote about the work I will be doing on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to increase access to affordable healthcare, lower the costs of prescription drugs, protect Granite State families from drinking water contamination, fight climate change, combat the opioid epidemic, improve our infrastructure, and… Read more »
Increasing access to affordable health care, lowering the costs of prescription drugs, protecting Granite State families from drinking water contamination, fighting climate change, combating the opioid epidemic, improving our infrastructure and holding agency officials responsible for their actions. This is just a preview of the issues that I look forward to tackling this Congress as a… Read more »
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statements in response to the President’s budget proposal to Congress that eliminates funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The NBRC provides critical support throughout New Hampshire and… Read more »
The Northern Border Regional Commission is an important partnership between New Hampshire and the federal government. The NBRC provides opportunities to Granite State startups, projects and programs, helping economically distressed areas of New Hampshire that otherwise wouldn’t have access to the investments they need.
That’s why we’ve made it a top priority in Congress… Read more »
CORNISH — The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a measure to rename the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as a national historical park, which backers said could help boost tourism.
“Saint-Gaudens is a treasure in our state and serves as an important tourist attraction for thousands of annual visitors to the Upper Valley,” U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., said in a… Read more »
The New Hampshire Congressional delegation introduced bicameral bills that would create a commemorative coin to honor Christa McAuliffe and reaffirm Congress’ commitment to invest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 would create a $1 coin honoring the Concord educator who died aboard the Space… Read more »
