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October 22, 2019

Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Sarbanes (MD-03), and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), members of the Hellenic Caucus, introduced a resolution today expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the Greeks' refusal to surrender to Axis forces in the Second World War, stymieing the march of fascism across Europe.

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Rep. Chris Pappas at House Floor
October 18, 2019

Washington, D.C.- Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Paul Tonko's (NY-20) legislation to expand low-income seniors' access to prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program passed through Committee as an important addition to the Houses HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019.

Issues:Health Care
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Congressman Chris Pappas in his committee seat looking concerned.
October 17, 2019

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing examining issues with the credentialing and privileging of clinicians in light of incidents where veterans have been harmed.

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October 15, 2019

Following a troubling hearing held last month by the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Chairman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Ranking Member Jack Bergman (MI-01) led a bipartisan letter calling on the VA to take immediate action to change the VA overpayment system, which generated and then collected $1.6 billion of deb

Issues:Veterans
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September 27, 2019
Washington, D.C.- Chairman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Ranking Member Jack Bergman (MI-01) of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs introduced the bipartisan Reducing High Risk to Veterans Services Act.
September 25, 2019

MANCHESTER, NH - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in response to the announcement today of the opening of an impeachment inquiry:

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Congressman Chris Pappas Logo
September 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - "I am deeply concerned that the Administration is blocking leaders in the intelligence community from providing Congress with a whistleblower complaint that the Inspector General has determined to be both an ‘urgent concern and credible,'" said Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01). "Congress has a constitutional duty to provide ov

September 20, 2019

MANCHESTER, NH - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement on the departure of Al Montoya, Jr. as Medical Center Director of the Manchester VA Medical Center:

September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the passage of the bipartisan Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, which they introduced alongside Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06).

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Capitol
September 19, 2019

Washington, D.C.- Representative Chris Pappas was appointed by his colleagues to serve as a Conferee to help negotiate the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Conference Committee, made up of a select group of House and Senate members, will merge the House and Senate versions of the bill into a final version.

Issues:Congress