Chris Pappas for Congress
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas, LaMalfa Lead Bipartisan Call for FTC to Reopen Comment Period on Proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led their colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission to reopen the comment period on the proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Chairs Joint Hearing on VA Major Acquisition Failures, Questions VA on Efforts to Improve
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On September 20, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), led a joint Subcommittee hearing with the Technology Modernization Subcommittee on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) major acquisition failures and potential solutions.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $725,000 for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Prevention in Jaffrey and Dover
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The New Hampshire delegation announced $725,000 in federal funds for Reality Check, Inc. in Jaffrey and the City of Dover for substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Chris Pappas for Congress: Condemns Erdogan Speech at UN General Assembly
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Hellenic Caucus, issued the following statement condemning Turkish President Erdogan’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly:
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces Pivotal SOR Funding for NH to Tackle Substance Use Disorder Crisis
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Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that $28,507,046 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants are now being made available to the State of New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls for Supplemental LIHEAP Assistance, Continued SPR Releases to Lower Gas and Heating Costs for Granite State Families
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Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) continued his calls for continued action to lower energy costs for Granite State families, building on his previously announced Lower Energy Costs Agenda.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Welcomes $72 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Capitalization Grants to Improve Water Infrastructure
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Today, the New Hampshire delegation applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of over $72 million in capitalization grants from the bipartisan infrastructure law awarded to New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Introduces Legislation to Increase Travel Reimbursement Rates for Veterans
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Today, Congressmen Chris Pappas (D – N.H.) and Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) introduced new legislation to help cover the out-of-pocket expenses that veterans and their caregivers incur when traveling to receive medical care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas’s Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), led the House of Representatives in passing his bipartisan legislation, the Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act, which will improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) processes for identifying, locating, and paying hard-to-find survivors of recently deceased veterans.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Legislation Listed on National Taxpayers Union’s 2022 No-Brainer List
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that his legislation Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act was listed on the National Taxpayers Union’s 2022 “No-Brainer” list of bills Congress should pass.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Welcomes Over $600K to Address Youth Delinquency
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Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that the DOJ awarded $607,526 to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Urges Colleagues to Support His Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), delivered the following remarks urging the House to support his bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) processes for identifying, locating, and paying hard-to-find survivors of recently deceased veterans, the Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act:
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Applauds $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Bolster Tourism in the North Country
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Today, the New Hampshire Delegation applauded the EDA’s announcement that the agency is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the Mount Washington Valley Trails Association in North Conway to construct a 2.2-mile multi-use recreational path that will attract additional visitors to the region.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas, Fitzpatrick Reiterate Call for Vote on Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Stock Trading
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) sent a bipartisan letter to House leadership reiterating their previous calls to hold a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Urges Biden to Prevent Rise in Prescription Drug Costs, Lower the Deficit
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Lawmakers press administration to permanently repeal drug rebate rule after successfully delaying implementation through the Inflation Reduction Act
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Welcomes More Than $1.5M in Federal Funding to Support NH Firefighters
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Today, the New Hampshire delegation welcomed $1,591,818 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support Granite State firefighters in Barnstead, Surry and New Boston, as well as the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services, through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $66 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet to NH Communities
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Funding Is Latest Installment in $122 Million for NH Broadband
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Applauds $44M Federal Grant for Manchester to Further Regenerative Medicine Investments
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Funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, which Pappas helped to pass
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas and Shaheen Join Ambassador Katherine Tai for Events in New Hampshire
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On Tuesday, August 30, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai for events in New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Demands Biden Administration Stop Exporting Oil, Announces Lower Energy Costs Agenda
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) demanded President Biden act swiftly to limit US crude oil and natural gas exports to address rising energy prices for American families ahead of the coming winter months.
