Chris Pappas for Congress
Recent News About Chris Pappas for Congress
Chris Pappas for Congress: Joins Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Manchester, Presses Witnesses on Veterans’ Access to Care
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On April 21, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing led by Senator Maggie Hassan on supporting service members during their transition to civilian life.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Statement on Passing of John DiStaso
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement on the passing of New Hampshire journalist John DiStaso:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Joins NASA Administrator Nelson at Nanocomp Technologies in Merrimack
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Astronaut Richard R. Arnold II, senior leadership of Nanocomp Technologies, and Zenaugi Brahim, NH MEP & Chair of NH Aerospace & Defense Consortium for a tour of Nanocomp's facility in Merrimack.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Applauds $4.5 Billion U.S. Army Contract Awarded to NH Company
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement following the U.S. Army's announcement of a 10-year contract with New Hampshire company Sig Sauer, Inc., supporting the manufacturing of defense materials for the U.S. Army.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Welcome $12.4M for 12 NH Health Care Providers in Latest PRF Allocation
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed $12,417,525 to support 12 New Hampshire health care providers that have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Discusses ACERT Funding He Secured to Expand Program, Tours Housing Project
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) discussed $750,000 he recently secured in FY 22 Community Project Funding on behalf of the New Hampshire YWCA to expand ACERT programs across New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Visits Albany Engineered Composites, Participates in Town Hall
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Albany International and Albany Engineered Composites leadership to tour their facility and hold a town hall with their employees. Pappas secured funding for defense initiatives in the FY 22 omnibus package.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Hosts Annual Congressional Art Competition
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the upcoming deadline for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Biden Administration from Lifting Immigration Restrictions without a Plan to Handle Surge at Border
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Bill would require a plan from DHS and HHS to respond to an expected surge at the Southern Border before the administration rolls back Title 42 authorities
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Legislation to Replenish Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Support New Hampshire Small Businesses
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, issued the following statement after helping pass H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard-Hit Small Businesses Act, which would replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and establish a ‘Hard-Hit Industries Award Program' to keep employees on the payroll at businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia, Ban Russian Energy Imports
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01)helped pass bipartisan legislation to revoke free trade privileges from Russia, ban Russian energy imports, and extend U.S. sanctions against violators of human rights and corrupt actors.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Tapped to Negotiate Domestic Manufacturing and Competitiveness Bill
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Pappas will help shape package to bolster New Hampshire manufacturing, lower costs, and ensure America's global competitiveness
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Investigate Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01)helped pass bipartisan legislation requiring the Biden Administration to collect and report evidence of war crimes and other atrocities committed by Russia during its illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Bipartisan Bill to Improve Oversight of VA Community Care Program Advances Out of Committee
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Today, legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), and Congressman Tracey Mann, Ranking Member, to improve oversight of VA's Community Care Program advanced out of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs markup, setting the bill up to be voted on on the House floor.
Chris Pappas for Congress: President Signs Pappas-Backed Postal Service Legislation into Law
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the signing into law of the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 following his support and advocacy for the legislation in the House.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Secures Commitment from VA to Work Together to Speed Delivery of Benefits to Veterans’ Survivors, Presses VA to Improve Oversight of VA Community Care Program
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On March 30, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), led a Subcommittee legislative hearing on legislation to strengthen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accountability, improve financial management, ensure veteran and Department employee diversity, equity, and inclusion, and protect agency whistleblowers.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Calls for Bipartisan Committee to Address Competitiveness Legislation
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As Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of 58 Democrats and Republicans, equally divided, who work to find common ground on key issues facing the nation, we are writing to urge leadership to promote a bipartisan path forward as Congress moves ahead with conferencing the House and Senate US-China competitiveness bills.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Statement on MORE Act Vote
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement ahead of voting against the MORE Act:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Continues to Urge for H-2B Visa Reform Following Administration Announcement
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Pappas has consistently called on both Republican and Democratic Administrations to take more significant action to address New Hampshire's workforce needs.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Largest Oil Reserve Release in History Follows Pappas’s Calls for Action
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WASHINGTON, DC- Following Congressman Chris Pappas's (NH-01) repeated calls on the Biden Administration to take action to lower energy prices for Granite Staters, including releasing barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve, the White House announced the largest release of oil reserves in American historyto address rising costs at the gas pump.
