Bringing Granite State Voices to Washington

June 29, 2024

Hello Friends,

I hope you are having a safe and wonderful weekend! This week, I had the opportunity to join the New England Council to talk about my work representing New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District over the last 12 years, the priorities I would like to see the next Congress address, and my hopes for New Hampshire's future.

It’s an honor to fight for New Hampshire values and priorities in Washington.

For more than 100 years, the New England Council has been a tremendous advocate for families, businesses, and communities across New England, and I was honored to discuss our partnership throughout my time in Congress and the work that remains.

From expanding our state’s affordable housing stock to lowering the cost of child care for hardworking families, I am confident that we will continue to build on the progress we have accomplished over the years while we work to build a New England where every family and business can thrive.

Strengthening New Hampshire's Communities

I’ll always fight to bring your hard-earned tax dollars back home.

This week, I joined the rest of the delegation in welcoming significant funding made available through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) heading to our state.

The NBRC continues to be a tremendous asset to communities across northern New Hampshire. These resources will help fund projects and initiatives to improve access to affordable child care services and housing in rural communities, conserve our state’s pristine environment, and more.

This funding will improve our communities and strengthen our economy.

When we invest in our local communities our entire state feels the benefits, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to deliver transformative investments to communities across New Hampshire.

I was thrilled to help welcome significant resources this week to improve Claremont’s road and water infrastructure and Rockingham County’s planned rail trail extension for residents and visitors to enjoy. I look forward to seeing the positive impact these investments will have on our state for years to come.

Fighting for Reproductive Freedom

We cannot leave women's health and reproductive freedom to the political whims of state legislatures.

Two years ago this week, women in New Hampshire and across the country woke up with fewer rights than they went to sleep with. Since then, we have seen the disastrous and heartbreaking consequences the Supreme Court’s misguided decision to overturn the protections of Roe v. Wade has had on millions of women and families.

The resulting reproductive health care crisis has left one in three women of reproductive age living without access to abortion care. But, ripping away a woman’s right to an abortion was just the beginning. In the two years since, we have seen extreme, right-wing attacks on women’s reproductive freedom intensify, from access to birth control to IVF and more.

You can read my full statement here.

Even narrow exceptions to abortion bans don’t prevent harm to pregnant Americans.

You may have seen in the news this week that the Supreme Court ruled that hospitals in Idaho must provide emergency care to patients—including emergency abortions—even though the state has a near-total abortion ban.

While this week’s ruling means some patients won’t be forced to bleed out in hospital parking lots waiting for emergency medical care, make no mistake that this decision is a temporary reprieve, not a victory. There should be no question that protections in the federal emergency medicine law known as EMTALA include abortion care—which can sometimes be the only lifesaving option for pregnant patients in dire situations.

I will continue fighting to ensure that women can make the personal, private medical decisions that are right for them, free from government interference, regardless of where they live.

You can read my full statement here.

Helping Students Navigate FAFSA

I urge the Department of Education to help families navigate these additional hurdles to afford college.

Recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) formula have forced many students to choose between continuing their education, transferring, or dropping out of college.

This week, I led my colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Department of Education regarding recent changes that have resulted in continuing students, particularly those from family farm backgrounds, receiving less financial aid than in previous years.

You can read the letter I sent to the Department of Education here.

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Photo of Pemi by Kim from Hancock, New Hampshire.

Weekend Fun for the Whole Family: Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend by yourself or with your friends and family? From climbing some of our state’s most beautiful mountains to visiting the seacoast, New Hampshire has so much to offer.

VisitNH.gov is a great resource for exciting activities and events to enjoy throughout the summer for you and your family!

To stay updated on my work in Congress and around the Granite State and for important information and resources, like my page on Facebook and follow me on Twitter.

I hope you have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Be bold, be brave, be kind.

Sincerely,

Annie

June 29, 2024

Strengthening New Hampshire's Communities

Fighting for Reproductive Freedom

Helping Students Navigate FAFSA

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