{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-hears-from-over-8000-granite-staters-during-telephone-town-hall", "Kuster Hears from over 8,000 Granite Staters During Telephone Town Hall on Combating the Heroin Epidemic", "2016-02-25", "2016", "2016-02", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Ann Kuster", "K000382", "kuster.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013 Last night, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted her tenth telephone town hall since taking office. The tele-town hall gave Second District residents a chance to speak directly with the Congresswoman about the issues that matter to them in New Hampshire. Over 8,000 people joined Congresswoman Kuster on the tele-town hall.\nLast night\u2019s town hall focused specifically on the Congresswoman\u2019s efforts to address the opioid epidemic sweeping across the Granite State. During the call, Kuster discussed her work as the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, and she heard the personal stories of constituents who have been affected by the heroin crisis.\n\u201cFar too many New Hampshire families are struggling with the heroin crisis, and Congressional leaders must hear their voices and join together to meet this challenge head on,\u201d said Congresswoman Annie Kuster. \u201cI\u2019ve been holding regional briefings in towns across the district to hear directly from community members about how Congress can assist their on-the-ground efforts to curb the crisis, and our latest telephone town hall gave me another important opportunity to speak with constituents about how the crisis is affecting them. I plan to share the stories I heard with my colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, so we can work together to support local, city, and state efforts to put an end to this crisis once and for all.\u201d\nKuster has prioritized efforts to address the opioid crisis across the state by holding regional briefings to hear directly from local community members, and by highlighting the issue at the federal level through her work in Congress. Last year, Kuster helped introduce bipartisan legislation that aims to attack the epidemic from a number of different angles, including through increased grant funding and improved coordination among federal agencies. As co-founder of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, Kuster brings together experts from federal agencies to coordinate efforts to fight the epidemic. She has also attended ride-alongs with law enforcement officials in Nashua, Keene, and Franklin, providing her with a direct look at the challenges facing law enforcement and local communities. These experiences help Kuster continue to lead efforts in Congress to bring an end to opioid abuse in New Hampshire.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-hears-from-over-8000-granite-staters-during-telephone-town-hall"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9659109637141228, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}