Press Releases
On the 90th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement:
Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) held a roundtable discussion at St. Joseph Hospital with President John Jurczyk and staff about the harmful impact of the Republicans’ so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” This legislation makes devastating cuts to Medicaid funding that is critical for New Hampshire hospitals and their ability to provide care to patients.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, led a bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of State to reject Turkey’s attempts to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), celebrated more than $600,000 headed to New Hampshire from the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Administered by the National Park Service, the LWCF stateside grant program provides critical resources to the state and local parks that bolster the Granite State’s outdoor recreation economy.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a listening session at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Manchester with local health care providers, patients, and community members to discuss the importance of these programs, especially amid attacks and cuts to these programs by Republicans in Congress and the Trump Administration.
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 Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, introduced the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislation that would exempt United States-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada by President Trump. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Small Business Committee, is an original cosponsor of this legislation.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in urging General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to exempt critical safety roles, including firefighters and air traffic controllers, from its planned 10.7% reduction to federal civilians at the Air National Guard (ANG).
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), announced the launch of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, a new bipartisan caucus aimed at improving the postal service.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited Parkland Medical Center in Derry to tour their health care center, meet with CEO Whitney Fenyak, CFO Kerrin Lucas, and staff, and discuss the harmful impact of the Republicans’ so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” This legislation has made devastating cuts to Medicaid funding that is critical for New Hampshire hospitals and their ability to provide care to patients.