Press Releases
RYE, NH - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with constituents and Protect Our Care in Rye to hear personal stories from Granite Staters about their experiences dealing with the high cost of prescription drugs and access to health care. They talked about the need to strengthen and defend the Affordable Care Act and lower the cost of life saving medications. Pappas also highlighted his support for H.R.3, theElijah E.
Washington, D.C.- Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), David Schweikert (AZ-06), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Joint Long-Term Storage Act to bolster our long-term renewable energy storage capabilities and strengthen our national security. This legislation establishes a joint program between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate current federal efforts to develop long-term energy storage technologies.
On Friday, February 14 at 10:00 AM in Somersworth, Congressman Pappas will join students at Idlehurst Elementary School to make valentines for New Hampshire veterans and thank them for their service. Then at 11:30 AM in Somersworth, Pappas will deliver those valentines to local veterans at the Somersworth Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, held a hearing on the challenges facing community care providers as a result of MISSION Act implementation.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the nomination of 23 New Hampshire students to America's service academies including ten (10) nominations to the United States Air Force Academy, ten (10) nominations to the United States Military Academy, three (3) nominations to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and ten (10) nominations to the United States Naval Academy.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the release of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget:
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(Washington) – 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) today announced the award of $641,864 in federal funding to Dartmouth College in support of research efforts to improve the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Specifically, the grant will be used to develop and evaluate a new breast imaging system that will improve detection rates for breast cancer.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reacted to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today, which found that the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) has failed to take meaningful action to address serious deficiencies in a key medical supplies purchasing program -- problems that have slowed the delivery of care to veterans.
Following President Trump's State of the Union Address, Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement: