Supporting Small Businesses

Kuster, Bergman Introduce Legislation Protecting Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

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This past week, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) introduced the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017 to protect Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. “Improving economic opportunity for veterans and directing federal contracts to veteran owned small…

Kuster Denounces President Trumps Cuts That Will Hurt Rural New Hampshire, Most Vulnerable

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Yesterday, the Trump Administration released its FY 2018 budget which includes the complete elimination of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and the Northern Border Regional Commission. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) expressed her serious concern about the impact of the elimination of these programs on vulnerable New…

Kuster Statement on President Trump's FY 2018 Proposed Budget

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Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget: “The budget proposal released today by President Trump confirms many of our worst fears about the priorities of his administration,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “This budget is cruel, shortsighted, and would be a disaster for efforts to…

Video Release: Kuster Highlights Importance of Northern Border Regional Commission to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue

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Today at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) highlighted the importance of the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The NBRC is critical in helping spur economic growth and community development projects in New Hampshire’s North Country and throughout rural parts of the…

Kuster Hosts Job and Opportunity Fair in Nashua

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(Nashua, NH) – Today Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited with participants at her Jobs and Opportunity Fair in Nashua. The two-day event featured employers from a variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing, social services, and hospitality. In addition to helping Granite Staters network with employers, the Jobs and Opportunity Fair connects underemployed…

Standing up for New Hampshire

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Dear Friend, I know you have been closely watching events both in the Granite State and in Washington this past week. It's been a busy week in New Hampshire, but first I want to address the firing of now former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.  The firing has rightly concerned Americans across the political spectrum. While Comey has had multiple missteps in the last year that…

Kuster Statement on Report of Economic Impact of Substance Misuse in New Hampshire by New Futures

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(Concord, NH) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, released the following statement on a report by New Futures that found the cost of substance misuse to New Hampshire was $2.36 billion in 2014. The report also highlights the importance of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion to increasing access to treatment…

Kuster Statement on House Omnibus Spending Bill

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  Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the House vote to pass the Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act, a spending bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year: “I’m pleased that Republicans and Democrats were able to come together to pass this bipartisan budget,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “I was…

Kuster Statement on Proposed Omnibus Funding Legislation

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**Bill would increase funding for opioid epidemic** **Funding includes $3 billion for Community Development Block Grants** ** $3.4 billion is included for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)** Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the release of a proposed omnibus spending bill that would fund government operations through September,…

Kuster Statement on Net Neutrality Proposal

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Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the proposal by Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai to roll back a policy put in place by the Obama Administration to prohibit Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from giving preferential treatment to certain websites or services. Kuster voted in favor of protecting Net Neutrality in…