Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friends,

Last month, I voted for a commonsense budget that would keep our government open, protect the healthcare of people across New Hampshire, lower sky-high costs, and restore to Congress the basic constitutional responsibilities that the President has lawlessly ripped away.

For the Speaker of the House to say that our job is done is a stunning dereliction of duty. Watch my full interview with WMUR here.

House Republicans blocked that commonsense budget and senselessly left town, shutting down the House of Representatives.

Our offices are still open for business, and our team is here to help.

Be in touch by calling 603-226-1002 or visiting Goodlander.House.Gov.

My team and I have been in touch with our federal workers and servicemembers about what this shutdown means for them.

I will not give an inch when it comes to protecting your healthcare and lowering your costs.

My top priority is finding a commonsense solution to end this shutdown, protect your healthcare, lower your costs, and deliver for New Hampshire.

No Member of Congress should collect a paycheck while federal public servants pay the price of a senseless shutdown. I wrote to the House Administrator to ensure my paycheck is withheld until the government is reopened.

Read my full letter refusing my congressional salary here.

I also helped lead the No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act, which would prevent Members of Congress from being paid if they fail their basic duty of funding the government.

We have a path to reopen the government, protect your healthcare, and lower your costs. Let’s get it done.

SUPPORTING AMERICA’S PUBLIC SERVANTS

I came to Congress to serve the people of our state and our nation, including thousands of federal public servants across New Hampshire – from uniformed troops to TSA agents, and our air traffic controllers to the women and men of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

I spoke to WMUR about how I’m concerned about what this senseless Republican shutdown means for our servicemembers. Watch my interview here.

I am leading commonsense legislation to protect New Hampshire military families and federal public servants, including:

The Pay Our Troops Act of 2026 and the Pay Our Military Act, which would ensure our military members and federal firefighters get paid.
The Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act, which would ensure the workforce of our nation’s public shipyards is paid during government shutdowns.
The Aviation Funding Stability Act, which would ensure that TSA agents and air traffic controllers continue to be paid during a government shutdown.
The Aviation Education Remaining Operations Act (AERO ACT), which would ensure that the FAA continues to train air traffic controllers during a government shutdown, so our air safety workforce is fully staffed and no lapses occur.
The Continuing and Reimbursement for Essential Nutrition (CARE) for WIC During Shutdowns Act, which would protect the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) from disruptions during a government shutdown.

The women and men of America’s public shipyards are mission-critical for our national security. These hardworking patriots have some of the toughest and most important jobs. They should never go a day without a paycheck they have earned.

That’s why I am leading bipartisan legislation to ensure our shipyard workers get paid during a shutdown.

Learn more about how this bill will support our mission-critical shipyard workers from InDepthNH here.

SAVING YOUR HEALTHCARE

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Big, Brutal Bill into law, which put into motion the biggest cuts to healthcare in American history to fund the biggest tax giveaways to billionaires and big corporations in my lifetime.

From day one in this job, I’ve heard two words again and again to describe the impact of the GOP’s healthcare cuts on hardworking Granite Staters: “devastating” and “catastrophic.”

The past two weeks, I’ve been pounding the pavement, hearing directly from healthcare providers across New Hampshire how they are preparing for impending cuts that will impact their communities.

STANDING UP FOR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND HOSPITALS

Healthcare is about people – not corporate profits.

New Hampshire’s non-profit healthcare providers, from Nashua to the North Country and everywhere in between, are working to care for our communities.

Community Healthcare Providers

From vaccines to testing at their mobile clinic, Nashua Public Health has got your back.

I am fighting with everything I've got to protect and strengthen the healthcare our communities rely on and the people who we rely on to deliver that care.

If you are in need of support from Nashua Public Health, please call (603) 589-4500.

I spent an afternoon with the extraordinary team at the Nashua Division of Public Health & Community Services. They meet Nashuans where they are, wherever they are. I am so grateful for what they are doing for New Hampshire.

I will never stop fighting to protect your healthcare. Not now during this shutdown, and not ever.

I also convened community health centers from across New Hampshire that are on the frontlines of delivering the care our communities need when they need it and where they need it without breaking the bank.

Republican healthcare cuts – the biggest in American history – are throwing our system into a full-blown crisis and jacking up your costs. Protecting and strengthening your healthcare means reversing these cuts, so that we can lower the sky-high costs that are crushing hardworking Americans.

Thank you to the Bi-State Primary Care Association for joining me for a powerful conversation with primary care providers to talk about why this fight to protect healthcare matters.

Non-Profit Hospitals

Thank you, Southern NH Medical Center, for keeping our communities healthy and prosperous.

New Hampshire's non-profit healthcare providers, including the dedicated team I met in Nashua at Southern New Hampshire Health, are on the frontlines of delivering critical care for people across our state.

I am fighting with everything I’ve got to protect the healthcare you, your family, and our communities rely on.

I also had an impactful visit and conversation at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, a non-profit, critical access hospital that is delivering mission-critical care to people across our North Country and beyond.

Republican cuts to healthcare and a train of daily abuses by big corporations are making life harder and jacking up costs both for patients and providers.

Learn more about my visit to Cottage Hospital from WMUR here.

These costs are not hypothetical — they are real for real people across New Hampshire. And I won't give up the fight to protect and strengthen your healthcare.

To the nursing students I met at Cottage Hospital: thank you for showing up for our communities. You inspire me, and I am fighting for you.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, another critical non-profit hospital, is on the frontlines of protecting the care that rural communities in New Hampshire rely on.

I will not give an inch when it comes to protecting and strengthening the healthcare that New Hampshire families rely on.

HEARING FROM OUR SENIORS

Thank you to Carol and the wonderful community of residents, providers, and staff at Grafton County Nursing Home for the warm welcome. You are the reason I do this work.

Since day one on the job, I have met Granite Staters where they are, including in nursing homes.

From Salem to North Haverhill, I have heard directly from seniors about what Republican healthcare cuts mean to them. I will not stop fighting to protect your healthcare.

MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTHCARE

Before coming to Congress, I served as a senior advisor at the White House, where I led the Unity Agenda for the Nation. A major part of that agenda was tackling our mental health crisis.

The mental health crisis and opioid epidemic have touched every community across New Hampshire and America. It’s going to take all of us working together to end the cycle and save lives. As your congresswoman, I am continuing to work on this critical mission in the House of Representatives.

To Riverbend, the honorees, and the entire mental health community: Thank you for being a beacon of hope.

For decades, Congress has made a simple but critical point clear: mental health is health.

I had a chance to spend time with Riverbend Community Mental Health and join a powerful event dedicated to uplifting leaders in our New Hampshire mental health community.

Watch my remarks here.

Every American deserves healthcare they can afford, and mental healthcare is part of that. Period. This is literally a matter of life and death.

Congratulations to Dr. Dominic Geffken on being named a 2025 Champion for Mental Health.

Congratulations to Susan Paschell on being named a 2025 Champion for Mental Health.

I’m grateful beyond measure for Lisa Madden and the amazing team at Riverbend for the life-saving care they are delivering to communities across New Hampshire.

We must unite and work together to end the opioid epidemic.

My conversations on the importance of mental health continued in Plymouth, where the amazing team at Communities for Alcohol- and Drug-Free Youth united us around that vital mission, which I’m proud to help champion in Congress.

Thankful to have dedicated partners in the work to build drug-free communities.

FIGHTING AGAINST HUNGER

Proud to work with such incredible partners, like the NH Food Bank, to deliver for New Hampshire.

Food and access to nutrition are healthcare.

Hardworking people across New Hampshire are feeling the pain of sky-high costs — from food costs to healthcare costs and beyond. Republican cuts and the Republican shutdown are jacking up painful costs and fueling senseless chaos.

The extraordinary team I met at New Hampshire Food Bank is a true lifeline for our state. They are on the frontlines of the fight against hunger across New Hampshire, and I am proud and grateful to be working alongside them today and in the days ahead.

STANDING UP FOR OUR ARMED FORCES

I served our country in the United States Department of Justice — I know how important an independent DOJ is to our democracy.

Weaponizing the United States Department of Justice to seek personal retribution against fellow Americans. Deploying the National Guard to occupy American cities and set the stage for future repression.

Donald Trump’s abuses of power are right out of Vladimir Putin’s playbook.

I swore an oath to support and protect our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and I’ll never back down.

Read my letter to President Trump condemning his lawless deployments of the United States Armed Forces against American citizens here. (Photo from The New York Times)

Pete Hegseth’s recent speech at Quantico is nothing more than a performative and hateful bravado against core American ideas and against a core American constituency: women who have served and the women who will serve.

Read my response to Pete Hegseth’s disgraceful comments in this article from the 19th here.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Pete Hegseth should resign immediately.

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

We have a sacred obligation to deliver for our servicemembers, our veterans, and their families.

I joined with the New Hampshire State Veterans Advisory Committee to talk about the important work of reaching across the aisle to deliver for our servicemembers, our veterans, and their families.

Proud to partner with local leaders and officials to keep our kids safe.

Nashua PAL brought the community together to honor the champions who are changing the lives of more than 2,000 students across Greater Nashua and those truly extraordinary students. These students are New Hampshire’s future.

I loved breaking bread with the good people of Nashua Elks Lodge 720. And it was very meaningful to be together at Sky Meadow, where just 20 days ago our community experienced a tragic act of gun violence.

I’m grateful beyond measure to the Sky Meadow team for opening your doors to us all, for your grace during this painful time of grief and healing, and for being a true pillar of our community. May God bless Nashua.

STAY IN TOUCH

During this uncertain time, please know our team is here to help you. Please get in touch by calling 603-226-1002 or by visiting Goodlander.House.Gov.

Learn more and get assistance here.

Need more support? From assistance paying your electricity bill to help finding substance use disorder services or accessing housing resources, 2-1-1 is only a phone call away and ready to help.

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At the start of this shutdown, I hosted a telephone town hall with Congressman Chris Pappas to share an update on what’s going on in Washington and answer your questions. You can watch the full town hall here.

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Thank you for reading.

Onward,

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