Annie Kuster

Transmission is really a key component and attribute to the clean energy strategy.

I have often said that this pandemic pulled back the curtain on so many health inequities and injustices.

It is critical for this committee to identify and advance legislation that will support the healthcare delivery and public health approaches for these impacted communities.

We need to take a comprehensive approach to tackling this problem, which includes everything from expanding primary care options to increasing access to fresh foods and produce.

I really appreciate Northern Border Regional Commission recognition, but also, recognizing that it is only islands in the stream at this point, and we need some more flexibility for those Federal funds to really make the difference.

I also want to highlight my bipartisan bill, also with Dr. Bucshon, that would provide critical funding to bolster our immunization infrastructure around the country and bring it into the 21st century.

I have been proud to allocate funding and expand the reach of the Northern Borders Regional Commission.

Moving forward, there is much that Washington can do to further support our rural communities, and that includes expanding broadband access.

In order for our nation to thrive, especially as we recover from the devastation of this pandemic, we need to make sure that no part of the country is left behind.

It's a fundamental violation of due process and a miscarriage of justice that the fate of a child fleeing gang and sexual violence hinges on whether they're lucky enough to receive legal representation.

Let's remember that SNAP is not a luxurious program.

A key component to our continued vaccination efforts is ensuring that we have hard data collected to ensure that we can improve access in rural communities.

My bipartisan legislation aims to bolster these systems and support real-time immunization record data exchange and reporting.

Efforts to cut or weaken SNAP, in my view, are simply cruel. No one should have to go hungry in America.

Food insecurity is plaguing my state, and while I appreciate the role of the churches, I think that we as the government certainly have an important role in this as well to ensure equity.

Frederick Douglass said it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men, and that is what we are talking about.

The progress we have seen these past few months in beating back COVID-19 has been nothing short of remarkable.

Why would we ever allow a child to go hungry or to be denied a benefit?

I do want to reorient the Committee back to the task at hand, which is the incredible opportunity, but also the obligation, to care for those in need in our community.

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President Biden's American Jobs Plan outlines an ambitious and much-needed approach to upgrading American infrastructure for the 21st century.

An important priority of mine this Congress is identifying ways to expand access to care and treatment within incarcerated settings.

A catalyst to our recidivism crisis is that our justice-involved population does not receive adequate healthcare, particularly when it comes to treating mental health and addiction.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the opportunity, and I appreciate this Committee. It is great to be back on the Agriculture Committee and the Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee this Congress.

I do want to begin by noting the dedication and commitment of farmers and foresters in New Hampshire to reducing emissions and mitigating climate change on our land.