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Chris Pappas for Congress: Leads Fight to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a bipartisan letter with 15 of his House colleagues calling on House leadership to hold a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Calls on State to Help Granite Staters Afford Home Energy Bills Using Federal Funding
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Following this week's announcement of energy rate increases approved by New Hampshire's Public Utilities Commission, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) are urging the state to use remaining funding that the delegation helped secure in the American Rescue Plan to provide financial assistance to help Granite Staters afford their home energy bills.
Chris Pappas for Congress: New Hampshire Delegation Calls on State to Help Granite Staters Afford Home Energy Bills Using Federal Funding
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Following this week's announcement of energy rate increases approved by New Hampshire's Public Utilities Commission, the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation is urging the state to use remaining funding that the Delegation helped secure in the American Rescue Plan to provide financial assistance to help Granite Staters afford their home energy bills.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Statement on Executive Orders Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
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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, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced new executive actions advancing LGBTQ+ equality:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls for Passage of Bill to Lower Costs for NH Families
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill to call for the passage of the bipartisan Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act to combat rising costs and deliver relief to New Hampshire families."There's no more pressing priority than lowering the cost of fuel and lowering the cost of groceries for New Hampshire families," said Congressman Pappas.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Praises Senate Passage of Honoring Our PACT Act, Includes Pappas’s Legislation to Invest In and Expand VA Workforce
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Pappas’s VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act included in bill passed by the Senate
Chris Pappas for Congress: Applauds EPA Announcement of Sharply-Reduced Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, Reiterates Call for EPA to Establish Permanent Standards
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after EPA released new drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances including PFAS, PFOS, GenX, and PFBS chemicals:
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announce $1B Available for NH, States to Apply for Water Infrastructure Resources
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that $1 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law out of the $5 billion allocated in the legislation to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in small and disadvantaged communities will be made available.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Votes To Strengthen Shipping Supply Chains
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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act addresses supply chain challenges and relieves bottlenecks in our ports to get goods to market, protect U.S. consumers, and lower prices
Chris Pappas for Congress: Marking Flag Day, Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Fallen Heroes Flag Program
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Marking Flag Day, Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Fallen Heroes Flag Program
Chris Pappas for Congress: Pappas, Cline Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand VA Workforce, Strengthen Veterans’ Access to Health Care
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) workforce by enhancing VA hiring practices and incentives to better recruit and retain health care professionals, and strengthen veteran access to quality VA health care.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Gun Violence Protection Legislation
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, to help save lives and stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Applauds $2.6M Heading to NH to Preserve Outdoor Spaces & Expand Outdoor Recreation
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $2,606,771 headed to New Hampshire to support state and local outdoor recreation and conservation projects.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass the Protecting Our Kids Act
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, to help save lives and stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $50 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet to NH Communities
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $50 million of $122 million in federal funds to help bring high-speed internet access to the most rural parts of the state.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls on House Leadership to Lower Costs for New Hampshire Families, Fight Inflation
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Today, Congressman Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Josh Harder (CA-10), led their colleagues in calling on House leadership to bring legislation to the floor that would address inflation and supply chain concerns and lower rising costs for families.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $50 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet to NH Communitie
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $50 million of $122 million in federal funds to help bring high-speed internet access to the most rural parts of the state.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls on House Leadership to Lower Costs for New Hampshire Families, Fight Inflation
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Today, Congressman Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Josh Harder (CA-10), led their colleagues in calling on House leadership to bring legislation to the floor that would address inflation and supply chain concerns and lower rising costs for families.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls for Vote on Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) alongside Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and 18 other colleagues called on House Leadership and the Judiciary Committee to split up the Protecting Our Kids legislative package and hold standalone floor votes on each bill.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces Over $4M for NH AmeriCorps Programs
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Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) 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 $4,698,138 to bolster AmeriCorps programs throughout the state.
