Rindge, N.H. – Today, Franklin Pierce University was honored to welcome Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02) to its Rindge Campus for a tour of the Marcucella Health Sciences Building. During her visit, Congresswoman Kuster met with faculty and students, who are majoring in health sciences and biology and will continue their education at FPU graduate clinical programs, to discuss… Read more »

Gorham, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with representatives from the Gorham Community Learning Center to discuss the need to expand access to quality, affordable child care services in New Hampshire. As part of the visit, Kuster highlighted her efforts to secure federal resources to build a new child care facility in Gorham that will allow the town to serve an… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – a federal program that helped low-income households afford access to high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ran out of funding in May – ending assistance for… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) led her colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Department of Education regarding recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) formula. The changes, implemented by the FAFSA Simplification Act, have resulted in continuing students, particularly those from family farm backgrounds,… Read more »

Nashua, N.H. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess at the Nashua Public Library Plaza to discuss the plaza’s redevelopment, which Kuster secured $3,000,000 for through Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding. This project will make crucial public safety and accessibility improvements to the Nashua Public Library Plaza to ensure everyone in… Read more »

**The child care workforce, which has been one of the slowest sectors to recover from COVID, is projected to lose another 232,000 jobs without congressional action**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) introduced the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act, alongside Reps. Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Bonamici (D-OR), and Lawler (R-NY). This legislation will… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – As the traditional May 1st “college decision day” approaches, U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), as well as U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in urging the Department of Education to address ongoing problems with the process that ensures timely financial aid… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, legislation that would establish a grant program to help schools recruit, train, and retain paraeducators by funding pipeline and credentialing programs, high-quality professional development, and higher wages. More than… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), are announcing that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD’s Defense University Research… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), announced over $2.5 million in federal funds headed to New Hampshire to support school safety and smart policing initiatives in the communities of Manchester and Laconia. These funds were allocated through the DOJ’s Office of Justice… Read more »