**Kuster warns of dire consequences for inaction or delays in response**
**Kuster urges host of measures to support health care system, workers, families and small businesses**
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is calling on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to act immediately with… Read more »
New Hampshire’s Governor and Congressional Delegation today urged President Trump to take additional action to swiftly get critical medical supplies such as personal protective equipment, swabs for diagnostic testing, and ventilators to New Hampshire and states across the country.
The letter from Governor Sununu, Senators Hassan and Shaheen, and Representatives Kuster and Pappas… Read more »
Delegation Highlights the Urgent Need for Respirators and Surgical Masks
Reps. Kuster & Pappas Voted to Pass Economic Coronavirus Response Package to Support Impacted Families and Businesses, Shaheen & Hassan Call on Mitch McConnell for Immediate Senate Vote
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas… Read more »
Watch Rep. Kuster speak on the House floor here.
Last night, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor in support of legislation that would provide paid sick days to workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak and future public health emergencies. Rep. Kuster is a cosponsor of the legislation, which builds off the Healthy Families Act, and would enable workers to… Read more »
This week, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020 in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would increase access and use of telehealth services in skilled nursing facilities. Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Senate companion version… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed the release of $4.9 million in funding to support New Hampshire’s response to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Last week, Kuster voted to approve the bipartisan coronavirus response package that provides $8.3 billion in federal funding to support state and federal efforts to prepare for and combat the virus. Kuster has also backed… Read more »
Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging for additional steps to support workers who lack access to paid sick leave and increase access to free testing as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues. Last week, Rep. Kuster supported bipartisan legislation that would provide $8.3 billion in emergency funding to combat the spread of coronavirus, and ensure $4.9… Read more »
Last evening, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a telephone town hall to discuss COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, and provide an update to New Hampshire residents. Kuster and Pappas were joined on the call by Dr. Benjamin Chan, State Epidemiologist for New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH-DHHS); and Beth Daly, Chief of the Bureau of… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) cosponsored paid sick leave legislation that would provide paid sick days to workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak and future public health emergencies. The legislation, which builds off the Healthy Families Act, would enable all workers to accumulate seven days of paid sick leave and require employers to grant an additional 14 days of… Read more »
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Bipartisan Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
On Tuesday, I helped lead an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “Combating an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.” The Committee examined my bipartisan legislation, the Humane Correctional Health Care Act. This game-changer legislation will break the vicious cycle… Read more »
