Press Releases
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Today, July 1st, as the United States enters into the USMCA trade deal, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a virtual roundtable conversation with New Hampshire business owners and leaders to discuss the importance of the deal to the New Hampshire economy.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement calling on House leadership to bring up a vote on the application extension for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) - which expired yesterday - before this session adjourns for the 4th of July.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted in favor of legislation that passed the House today that will lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs for Granite Staters.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act will enhance the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by making health care more affordable for working families, strengthening protections for those with pre-existing conditions, and lowering the cost of drugs for seniors.
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 10 lawmakers in calling on the Treasury Department to take immediate action to ensure that Americans unable to access their stimulus payments, due to problems involving IRS-issued debit cards, will receive the money they are owed.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law making it harder for patients to access abortion care is unconstitutional:
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in response to President Trump's order to temporarily bar foreign workers on a slate of employment-based visas, including temporary nonagricultural worker visas (H-2B), from coming to the United States:
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting to pass legislation he co-sponsored, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, in the House of Representatives:
"I was horrified—as every American should be—by the murder of George Floyd as well as the killing of other Black Americans by law enforcement officers. Now more than ever, we must stand together against systemic racism, bias, and injustice wherever it exists," said Congressman Chris Pappas.
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On June 24, Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable with Eric Golnick, CEO of VFR Healthcare, and VFR Healthcare staff to discuss a newly organized therapy group for LGBTQIA veterans and first responders, and the unique issues LGBTQIA veterans and first responders face.
U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Mark Walker (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act which would allow above-the-line deductions for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions in years 2019 and 2020.