Annie Kuster

I have said it before, I will say it again, that across this country, 135 million people under the age of 65 have a preexisting condition.

I want to focus in on the daunting task of ramping up production to provide doses for over 320 million Americans...

I'm very anxious for the Senate to move forward without delay.

It is important for Americans to see that their government is doing everything in their power to help keep them safe.

I am proud now to support legislation to enable Tribes to arrest and prosecute non-Native perpetrators.

It is a stain on our country that these incidents have persisted for too long and all too often without justice being served.

I think Representative Kennedy talked about that.

I am very concerned during COVID--I chair a task force to end sexual violence.

The public sector substance abuse programs, community mental health centers are really taking care of the disenfranchised population.

We have to be cognizant of that phenomenon and specifically address it.

I have legislation to require the administration to create a plan on the equitable distribution.

In the absence of a vaccine plan from the administration, I am concerned that attention to this necessary work is being overlooked.

But, unfortunately, we are nine weeks after my request and ten weeks after she committed to releasing this data, and CMS has yet to release any of it.

I am concerned that this is too little, too late.

I am leading with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, H.R. 7104, Coronavirus Vaccine Development Act.

the Trump administration submitted a four-page document with a list of links to already publicly available web pages, and, again, this is a wholly inadequate response.

In my home State of New Jersey, Black residents account for nearly 20 percent of all coronavirus deaths despite representing just 13 percent of our overall population.

It is not possible to overstate how important it is that we address systemic racial disparities in our healthcare system.

the HEROES Act would also require the administration to develop a national testing strategy with specific requirements to help reduce disparities in testing.

I also believe it could be a moment of opportunity to double-down on our efforts to create clean jobs and cut greenhouse emissions.

Clean energy jobs are good for our local communities, our economy, and our planet.

It is imperative that we continue to focus on these solutions as we move forward.

We applaud Congress for the many proposals that have been introduced to address this point, including those in the Heroes Act, the Opportunities for Heroes Act (introduced by Representatives Ann Kuster and Brian Fitzpatrick), and others.

This is not a partisan issue. We have a Federal delegation here, Democratic delegation in New Hampshire, and a Republican Governor.

It's my belief that we have a very brief window to learn from our past missteps regarding supplies and testing and PPE.