Press Releases
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans’ disastrous budget megabill on New Hampshire. You can view front page coverage of the press conference
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans’ disastrous budget megabill on New Hampshire. Photos from today’s event can be found here
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a group of eight of his colleagues, including Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), in calling on House leadership to fully fund the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program following the news that the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for FY2026 would cut HIDTA funding by $102 million, a cut greater than one-third of the program’s entire budget from FY2025.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) attended and delivered remarks congratulating new citizens from over 40 different countries at a U.S. Naturalization ceremony at the Strawbery Banke Museum. Photos from today’s event can be found here.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement before once again voting against Republicans’ reconciliation bill:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) filed two amendments to the Senate-passed Republican reconciliation bill to protect Granite Staters’ access to Medicaid and food assistance and prevent Congress from passing the burden of cuts to these programs onto the state.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) reintroduced the Remembering Our Local Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement officers, and firefighters.
This Gun Violence Awareness Month Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced he is once again co-sponsoring critical legislation to strengthen gun violence prevention, help save lives, and stop the epidemic of gun violence in across the country: the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, the Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act, and Ethan’s Law.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey announced the reintroduction of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of “panic” defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity in federal courts. These defenses seek to partially or completely excuse crimes—such as murder and assault—on the grounds that the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity provoked the defendant’s violent reaction.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a group of his colleagues in calling on Secretary Duffy to halt efforts to reduce staffing levels at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). These reductions could result in the closure of state-level FHWA division offices, threatening the ability