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Chris Pappas for Congress

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Recent News About Chris Pappas for Congress

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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: Votes to Protect Older Job Applicants from Age Discrimination in Hiring

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Legislation includes Pappas amendment requiring EEOC to study age discrimination in hiring
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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: NH Delegation Announces $25M for Low-Income Heating Assistance

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in announcing robust federal funding for New Hampshire from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). HHS announced a total of $25,192,436 for the Granite State.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: Following Pappas’s Advocacy, Deal Announced to Include Prescription Drug Pricing Reforms in Build Back Better Legislation

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Today, a deal was reached to include prescription drug pricing reforms in the Build Back Better legislation that is currently being negotiated in Congress. Following months of advocacy to include these provisions in the bill, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement:
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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: Frontline Democrats Press House Leadership to Include Prescription Drugs Provisions in Build Back Better Act

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Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and thirteen of their House colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging immediate action to address the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: Leads Colleagues in Opposing Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Demands Information from State Department

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Bilirakis (FL-12) and Maloney (NY-12), led 41 of his House colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing US plans to sell Turkey F-16s and demanding information from the State Department following recent reports of a request from Turkey to purchase 40 F-16 fighter jets and dozens of modernization kits for its existing warplanes from the United States.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: ICYMI: NH Delegation Announces $1.4M to Support Drug Enforcement Efforts

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) that New Hampshire will receive $1,402,083 in federal funds through the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) program.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Joins Letter Urging IRS Reporting Rules Be Removed From Build Back Better Proposal

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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, joined a letter with 20 House colleagues to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal expressing concerns about new tax information reporting proposed by the Department of Treasury, requesting that this proposal not be included in the Build Back Better package.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Lead Bill to Expand DOL Employment Program for Homeless Veterans

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U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) – members of the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committee – introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislationto expand the Department of Labor (DOL) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) to all 50 states and U.S. territories.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Leads Hellenic Caucus in Honoring Oxi Day to Celebrate Greek Resistance to Axis Powers

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 28th as Oxi Day alongside Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Bilirakis (FL-12) and Maloney (NY-12).
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Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Lauds Biden Announcement of New Title X Funds for NH Providers

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Funding is particularly critical following the New Hampshire Executive Council’s recent vote to defund NH family planning providers
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Chris Pappas for Congress: $1.5 Million Heading to UNH to Support Research to Address Trauma Faced by Child Survivors of Sexual Exploitation

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Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will receive $1,491,313 to fund a study to address trauma faced by child survivors of sexual exploitation.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Votes to Pass Bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to reauthorize the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
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Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Hosts Press Conference on NH Executive Council Rejecting $27M in Vaccine Funding

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a virtual press conference with health care stakeholders and discussed the consequences of the New Hampshire Executive Council's decision to reject $27 million in federal vaccine funding.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $159K for Bulletproof Vests for Granite State Law Enforcement Officers

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Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that the DOJ awarded 43 New Hampshire communities and Cheshire County $159,403 to support the purchase of bulletproof vests for Granite State law enforcement officers.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $1.3M in AmeriCorps Funding to Enhance Participation & Retention in NH Programs

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Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire has received $1,307,965 to increase the AmeriCorps living allowance to make service more accessible and inclusive, and to incentivize individuals to participate in the program.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging VA to Open Eligibility for Burial in State Veterans Cemeteries to All Service Members

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The letter continues Pappas’s push to secure burial equality for members of Reserve components and the National Guard
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Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces Nearly $300K to Support Project to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Coastal Granite State Communities

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Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee which funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA) announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that NOAA will award $299,990 to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES).
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Applauds EPA Decision to Accelerate PFAS Timelines, Continues Call for Further EPA Action to Regulate PFAS Discharges

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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the agency's Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination nationwide, including timelines to set national drinking water standards and timelines for some action on Effluent Guideline Limitations under the Clean Water Act for nine industrial categories. Alongside the release of their Strategic Roadmap, the agency is announcing a new national testing strategy that requires PFAS manufacturers to provide the agency with toxicity data and information on categories of PFAS chemicals.
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Statement on Executive Council Majority Rejecting $27 Million in Federal Vaccination Funds

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following state after a majority on the New Hampshire Executive Council voted down $27 million in federal funding intended to bolster the state's COVID-19 vaccination efforts:
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Applauds Reopening of U.S.-Canada Border Following Months of His Advocacy

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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, applauded the announcement that the U.S.-Canada border would finally be reopened to all fully vaccinated individuals for non-essential travel.