Annie Kuster

The key to a public health crisis is trust and credibility.

Does a lack of preparation in vaccine supplies make us more vulnerable to future spikes in COVID-19?

However, your whistleblower complaint and testimony today unveil unheeded warnings about personal protective equipment, testing supplies, and vaccine supplies.

We were told that because we were not a hotspot, we were on our own.

We need your product to protect our people, to protect the American people.

Does this virus give a damn whether a patient is Republican or Democrat?

Without adequate supplies to vaccinate all Americans for COVID-19, does this slow down the goal of fully reopening our economy?

We wouldn't send our troops into harm's way and we are sending our healthcare providers into harm's way.

Today, the House of Representatives will consider the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, critical legislation to expand paid emergency leave for American workers, to ensure free coronavirus testing, to bolster unemployment insurance…

Last night, I was so pleased to hold a telephone townhall with my colleague, Representative Chris Pappas, New Hampshire public health officials, and over 10,000 Granite Staters to provide an update on the impact of the coronavirus. I…

This important bill would increase the number of physicians trained in pain medicine, addiction medicine, and addiction psychiatry.

if we were to design a system to fail this would be it.

This epidemic is complex and what we have learned in New Hampshire is there is no silver bullet approach.

I will co-sponsor your bill.

we must treat this as a disease, not a moral failing.

This bill provides those tangible sustained resources of $5 billion a year over five years to our front line.

If we wanted to design a system to fail, this would be it.

we will not arrest our way out of this epidemic.

I have heard from treatment and recovery providers, law enforcement and first responders all across New Hampshire about the need for additional resources.

So I don't care if you are left, right, or center, that is a savings of tax dollars, if we can get people back to the community, going to work taking care of their families and living in recovery.

The complexity of the crisis is urgent and it has devastated communities across my district, and one thing we recognize the solution must be comprehensive.

As founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Opioid Task Force, now a hundred members of Congress, this issue is one that impacts Republicans and Democratic districts across this country.

I am also grateful to see our discussion include the Opioids Workforce Act, which I introduced with Congressman Schneider.

This bill is a game changer. It ensures that the justice-involved population gets access to the treatment that they need.

It is our job to continue to bring attention to this opioid crisis and... to find solutions that will save lives.