Press Releases

On September 23, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021, legislation that makes key investments to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security:

On September 23, Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement after voting to pass legislation to provide additional funding to our ally Israel for the Iron Dome defense system:

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will receive $350,000 to support small businesses and promote economic growth in North Country Communities.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ask for its immediate approval of a rule change to reverse the Title X Gag Rule that decimated federal funding for the majority of New Hampshire's family planning centers.

On Tuesday, September 21, Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting a briefing from the State Department on its strategy to protect American citizens and Afghan allies from the Taliban and ISIS-K, and its strategy and timeline for evacuating any individuals who are still unable to leave the country.

On Tuesday, September 21, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting for a Continuing Resolution to keep the United States government open, applauding the inclusion of an extension of his bipartisan fentanyl scheduling legislation in the bill:

Manchester, NH - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement ahead of the 20th anniversary of September 11th:

Today, Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $5.7 million in federal funding to support Granite State firefighters through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) program. The following cities and towns received grants through these programs: