Annie Kuster

I thank Representative Schakowsky for yielding. I want to say to Representative Long that I am so sorry for his loss, and, again, it is appropriate to be with him on the floor today. Mr. Speaker, more than 20 years ago, Cheryl and Todd…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I will be quick. The third letter of support is from the National Association of Home Builders, which will demonstrate the bipartisan support. The fourth is from Consumer Reports, and finally one from…

I miss my time on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and I was honored and delighted to serve for 6 years.

I was so proud of the bipartisan work that we did on this Committee while I was a Member during my first 6 years in Congress.

My constituents in New Hampshire are aware of these crises, and we are all too familiar that approximately 20 veterans and 1-2 servicemembers die by suicide every day.

Sexual assault rates for women have been at it's highest since 2006 and how the VA handles their claims needs to be approached.

I urge the Committee to consider this legislation for markup and believe that it can be passed through the House on suspension.

Today's hearing presents an important opportunity for this Committee to build off what we learned and address specific legislative proposals that will take care of our veterans and enhance the access to quality care.

I want to thank the gentleman for agreeing to the amendment. I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 18, insert after line 10 the following: (5) Publication of data on complaints of sexual abuse at cbp…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 9, strike ``and''. Page 16, line 10, strike the period at the end and insert ``; and''. Page 16…

Could I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire has 2 minutes remaining.

Contrary to the allegations by my colleague disparaging our view of Customs and Border Protection agencies, I was actually very impressed by the professionalism of many of the Border Patrol agents that we met and had the opportunity to…

Brave survivors have begun to come forward detailing chilling assaults by Border Protection agents. Some of the survivors are only in their teens. Despite these heartbreaking stories, there is a stunning lack of transparency about sexual…

We know all too well that newer, stronger, and deadlier analogs of fentanyl continue to proliferate.

No community in this country has been spared. New England and New Hampshire, in particular, have been devastated by this crisis.

We have seen the opioid crisis evolve and take many different forms.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Washington for yielding. I was pleased to offer an amendment to H.R. 2500 to expand the liberal consideration standard given by discharge review boards and boards for the correction of military…

If our constituents are at risk, we need to be able to inform them of the level of risk.

Ensuring that our electric grid can operate without disruptions is imperative to ensuring that hospitals can treat patients, first responders can do their jobs, and schools can educate our children.

this federal funding will be critical.

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo, for holding this important hearing and for giving us the opportunity to discuss legislation critical to funding programs supporting newborns, children with autism spectrum disorder, and other intellectual…

As our population ages, it is Medicaid that is the safety net for our most vulnerable citizens.

If the conversation today has shown us anything, it is that Medicaid block granting simply does not work.

The whole notion of why people don't come forward, they don't come forward because they are not believed.