Veterans
Both of my grandfathers served as military pilots during World War II, and their sacrifice to this great country never went unnoticed. The women and men defending our country today should feel that same appreciation. Sadly, this is often not the case.
As a member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I will work to restore our veterans’ faith in the VA and improve the quality of care for Granite State Veterans.
I am holding VA leadership accountable and fighting to improve the quality of physical and mental health care provided to our veterans. Veterans deserve specialized and dedicated care, which is why I oppose efforts to privatize the VA, which could cut the quality care veterans receive. I will also continue to fight to make the Manchester facility a full-service VA, as we are one of the only states left in the nation without a full-service VA facility. No veteran should ever face obstacles to receive the care they have earned and the care they need.
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More on Veterans
Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Chris Pappas (NH-01), House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-41), and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (CT) sent a letter addressed to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins urging him to address VA’s failure to pay out required education benefits to tens of thousands of veterans, their families, and survivors.
Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) introduced the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act. This bipartisan legislation will improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appointment scheduling process to ensure veterans can more easily schedule and manage their medical care, including primary care, mental health services, and specialty appointments.
U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S.
In case you missed it, following the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wrongly sending foreclosure notices to veterans with VA home loans, Task & Purpose reported on how Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and his colleagues are demanding answers from VA Secretary Collins on how this serious error occurred and what steps the VA will take to reassure veterans their housing is protected.
In direct response to the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to roll back abortion access for veterans, Congressman Chris Pappas, member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), helped introduce the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act, which would guarantee that veterans and eligible dependents have the right to receive abortion care, medication, and counseling through the U.S.
Today during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee markup, a bipartisan bill led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) advanced out of the Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), in introducing the Military Learning for Credit Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that aims to help more veterans translate their military training and experience into college credits.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity (EO) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), joined Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01), Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) in introducing the NOPAIN for Veterans Act,
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, introduced the Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act, legislation that would require VA to operate, at minimum, one full-service Veterans Health Administration hospital within each state in the contiguous 48 st
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) at a Memorial Day event at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery to honor the brave service members who gave their lives for our country. Photos from today’s event can be found here.