Press Releases
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Chris Pappas voted for the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes $740 billion for our military and national security programs at the Department of Defense and Department of Energy (DOE). The NDAA also creates a Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience National Security Fund, and authorizes a 3% pay raise for our service members in uniform.
Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 54 lawmakers in calling on Congressional leadership to support America's trucking industry and their workers, which have been hit hard by effects of COVID-19.
America's trucking industry, which employs 7.8 million Americans, is expected to suffer a 50% decline in Class 8 truck sales through 2020 due to the mandated closures of manufacturing plants and dealers.
Today, Congressman 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 $26,150,000 will be awarded to New Hampshire health care providers affected by substantial costs of COVID-19 caseloads, including in particular Manchester hospitals that have treated a significant share of the state's COVID-19 cases. The funding was awarded by the U.S.
Congressman Chris Pappas, along with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, joined by U.S. Representative Annie Kuster, called for additional funding for substance use disorder services in the next COVID-19 relief package as recent preliminary data suggests an increase in overdose deaths in New Hampshire.
Today Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited Forbes Petroleum Transport, a small, family-owned business in Hooksett that worked with Pappas's office to apply for and receive a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration during the COVID-19 crisis.
Today, following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Sexual Harassment: Inconsistent and Incomplete Policies and Information Hinder VA's Efforts to Protect Employees," House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D
Today, Congressman Pappas (NH-01) called on Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Rettig to establish a pathway and timeline to ensure that widows and widowers receive their Economic Impact Payments (EIPs).
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire has received $360,109 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service programs.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that 123,130 First District jobs have been retained thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), helping 14,544 employers pay their workers and keep their lights on during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress authorized the creation of the PPP and other small business lending programs as part of the CARES Act, which Congressman Pappas supported and worked to pass.
On July 9, Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) toured coastal infrastructure on New Hampshire's Seacoast, learned about the Rockingham Planning Commission's High Water Mark Initiative to identify flood adaptation and resilience actions, and spoke about investing in climate resilient infrastructure with representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, the Rockingham Planning Commission, and the League of Conservation Voters.