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Nashua Telegraph: Kuster meets with Northern NH tourism officials offering help from Washington

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Nashua Telegraph: Kuster meets with Northern NH tourism officials offering help from Washington LINCOLN – Northern New Hampshire tourism officials met at Loon on Friday with Congresswoman Annie Kuster, D-NH, to discuss ways that the federal government can help with climate change, utility costs and their relationship with White Mountain National Forest, among other issues. Officials…

Kuster, Curtis, Neguse, LaMalfa Reintroduce Legislation to Support Ski Areas, Invest in Local Economies

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   Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support ski areas across the country. The Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act would invest in outdoor recreation by enabling National Forests to retain a…

Concord Monitor: New England College to expand nursing program with grant and third partner hospital

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Concord Monitor: New England College to expand nursing program with grant and third partner hospital New England College will use a $2 million grant to triple the size of its nursing program, and it is adding a third partner hospital to the program. The Henniker college announced Tuesday that Elliott Hospital will become a partner in its three-year bachelor’s degree in nursing…

Valley News: $2.3M federal grant boosts Main Street redesign in West Lebanon

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Valley News: $2.3M federal grant boosts Main Street redesign in West Lebanon WEST LEBANON — A $4 million city project to revitalize the West Lebanon Main Street corridor recently received a major funding boost in the form of a $2.3 million federal grant, which city officials said will speed the plan along significantly. In a joint news release Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen,…

Kuster Unveils Lower Costs & Stronger Economy Agenda

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Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) unveiled her “Lower Costs & Stronger Economy” Agenda, which outlines the actions Congress has taken to reduce costs and address inflation, as well as a comprehensive roadmap for what more needs to be done to provide relief for Granite Staters. “We have taken critical steps to lower prices in the short-term and reduce inflation over the long-term by…

Kuster Discusses Upper Valley Loan Fund, Affordable Housing with Local Bank and Business Leaders

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Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a roundtable conversation to discuss the Upper Valley Loan Fund with affordable housing advocates and leaders from local banks and businesses. Congresswoman Kuster has been holding regular conversations with Granite Staters across the Second Congressional District to discuss the lack of affordable, accessible housing and solutions to the…

Kuster Statement on Biden Administration’s Student Debt Relief Announcement

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Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement that student loan borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year will have up to $10,000 of their debt forgiven, and low-income borrowers who received Pell Grants will have up to a total $20,000 of their debt forgiven: “While the steps announced by the Biden…

NH Delegation Announces $6.8 Million for NH Projects through NBRC

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire agencies and organizations have been awarded $6,800,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for various projects that invest in economic and…

Kuster Talks Economic Development, Affordable Housing Projects in Bethlehem

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     Bethlehem, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined local leaders in Bethlehem to hear about the ‘Bethlehem Reimagined’ project, a comprehensive plan to bring new Main Street storefronts and second-floor housing to the community. During the visit, Kuster highlighted a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Clean-Up Grant, made possible by the Bipartisan…

Kuster Applauds House Passage of Historic Bill to Reduce Inflation, Lower Health Care Costs, and Combat Climate Change

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Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. This historic legislation will reduce costs for Granite Staters, tackle climate change, bolster our economy, and reduce the deficit. The bill also includes Rep. Kuster’s bipartisan legislation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for vaccines for…