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MANCHESTER, N.H. —Nearly 1,000 residents from across the Granite State attended a town hall in Stratham on Saturday hosted by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas.
At the event, Pappas fielded questions from community members related to some recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk's role in the administration and recent federal cuts.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. —A rare point of agreement between the Biden and Trump administrations could have a big business impact in New Hampshire, along with international defense implications.
The full New Hampshire congressional delegation met Tuesday in Portsmouth to open a defense industry roundtable on the international agreement known as AUKUS.
Last weekend I joined a group of colleagues, civil rights leaders, and community members in Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It is an important time to remember our history, honor the courage of civil rights foot soldiers, and recognize that the fight against injustice and discrimination continues.
On Friday afternoon, members of New Hampshire's congressional delegation and union leaders gathered in Portsmouth to warn against the federal government changes by the Trump Administration and its impact on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas discussed the importance of the shipyard's work building submarines for the Navy, after the shipyard canceled a recruiting event and installed a hiring freeze earlier this week.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —On CloseUp, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas said, "I don't believe this is any way to run a government. It's incredibly reckless and destructive. If your goal is just to break the government, [President Donald Trump's administration] is doing a great job."
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) took a tour of Laconia High School’s Huot Career and Technical Center Thursday afternoon. Led through the campus by Huot Director David Warrender, Pappas met with instructors from a variety of programs offered there. Following the hour-long tour, Pappas spoke with Lakes Region Community College President Patrick Cate and representatives from the Taylor Community in a meeting closed to the media.
PORTSMOUTH — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas met with city officials Wednesday to talk about what he sees as missteps by the Trump administration that are affecting federal funding for local communities.
The Democratic 1st District congressman told city officials that “as so much pressure is being put on local taxpayers, on local leadership, we need to make sure the federal government is a good partner that you can count on.”
Every year, about 1 million visitors hit the slopes to ski or snowboard in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, according to the National Forest Service.
The all-Democratic congressional delegation from New Hampshire urged President Donald Trump to abandon his 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, warning it would lead to a “cruel” price spike for New Hampshire homeowners that purchase heating oil from north of the border.
Canada is New Hampshire’s number one trading partner and heating oil the number one import, wrote U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan along with Reps. Maggie Goodlander and Chris Pappas, in their letter to Trump on the eve of his tariff announcement.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —Several Granite State organizations met with New Hampshire's congressional delegation late Thursday afternoon to discuss what would happen if there was a freeze on federal grants and loans.
The issue took off earlier this week after a memo was filed by the Trump administration to freeze grants and loans.
The memo has since been rescinded, but White House officials said they were still working to limit the money through executive orders.