Chris Pappas for Congress
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Chris Pappas for Congress: Advances Key New Hampshire Priorities in Appropriations Bills Passed by House
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Package includes provisions Pappas fought for to improve services for veterans, improve access to clean water, support small businesses, protect our environment,
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas, Malliotakis Statement on Erdogan Meeting with Russia, Iran
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Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released the following bipartisan statement condemning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran and reaffirming their opposition to the United States selling fighter jets and military equipment to Turkey:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas-led Provision to Defund VA Commission That Would Close Veterans Health Centers Passes House
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Following Pappas's advocacy, no Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in New Hampshire were closed, and veterans can continue to receive care in their communities.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas-Led Veterans Legislation Advances Through Committee
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Three of Pappas’s bills to expand veterans' access to non-VA emergency health care, reduce veteran homelessness, and honor fallen heroes and their families advanced out of committee with bipartisan support
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Enshrine Marriage Equality in Federal Law
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act in the House of Representatives.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls for House Vote on Bipartisan Manufacturing and Competition Legislation
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan call on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House leadership to bring the bipartisan United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) or CHIPS Plus approach to the House Floor before the end of July.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Welcomes More Than $2 Million to Support Infrastructure Updates at Colebrook Housing Community
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed $2,084,000 heading to Colebrook Homeowners Cooperative (CHC), a resident-owned manufactured housing community.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls on Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Review Seabrook False Alarm
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Following the July 12th false alarm at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to the Chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting a thorough, public review of the false alarm incident as efficiently as possible.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Introduce Legislation to Enshrine Marriage Equality in Federal Law
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Legislation would ensure strong federal protections for marriage equality, even if the Supreme Court were to reverse the precedent of the United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Legislation to Safeguard Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), helped pass two bills to protect the right to safe abortion in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass 2023 National Defense Authorization Act
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The package includes Pappas’s amendments to stop PFAS contamination, protect veterans and servicemembers from toxic exposure, limit the sale of F-16s to Turkey, and ensure members of the National Guard and Reserve receive the benefits they have earned
Chris Pappas for Congress: House Passes Pappas-Led Amendment Blocking Biden Administration's F-16 Sales to Turkey
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside co-leads Representatives Gus Bilirakis, Carolyn Maloney, Frank Pallone, Nicole Malliotakis, John Sarbanes, and David Cicilline applauded the House passage of his bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would stop President Biden from selling F-16s to Turkey and put in place needed Congressional oversight to ensure that Turkey does not use F-16s to violate Greece's sovereignty.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass PREVENT Act to Protect Law Enforcement Officials from Fentanyl
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Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), helped pass the bipartisan Prevent Exposure to 5 Narcotics and Toxics, or PREVENT Act of 2022 to protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement officials when handling illicit drugs like fentanyl and equip them with the training needed to prevent accidental exposure.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Establish Active Shooter Alert System
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement after helping pass the Active Shooter Alert Act to quickly warn communities of a nearby active shooter:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Honoring Our PACT Act, Expanding Health Care to 3.5 Million Toxic Exposed Veterans
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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), issued the following statement after helping pass the Honoring Our PACT Act, comprehensive legislation to finally address toxic exposure as a cost of war.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Leads Amendments to 2023 National Defense Authorization Act to Protect Granite Staters from PFAS and Toxic Exposure, Improve Benefits for Veterans
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) offered six amendments to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Leads Bipartisan Effort to Block Biden Administration's F-16 Sales to Turkey
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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, led 18 of his House colleagues in introducing a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would stop President Biden from selling F-16s to Turkey and put in place needed Congressional oversight to ensure that Turkey does not use F-16s to violate Greece's sovereignty.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Led Legislation to Help Rural Communities Access Federal Disaster Aid Passes House
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the bipartisan Small State and Rural Rescue Act to provide better access to federal aid for small states and rural communities impacted by flooding and other natural disasters.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas, Salazar, Lead Bipartisan Call for DHS to Adopt Common Operating Platform to Bolster Anti-Trafficking Efforts
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) led their colleagues in a bipartisan call for the Department of Homeland Security to adopt a common operating platform for maritime domain awareness.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Advocates for NH Manufacturers, Veterans in Competitiveness Bill Negotiations
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Rep. Pappas (NH-01) delivers remarks as a member of the conference committee on HR 4521, innovation and competitiveness legislation, on Thursday.
