Press Releases
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and over 200 of his House colleagues in sending a letter to U.S.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited the W.H. Bagshaw Company in Hudson, one of New Hampshire’s small manufacturers. Pappas met with leadership and staff, toured their facility, and discussed the negative impact of expected increases in health care costs on their business.
As Speaker Mike Johnson refuses for a fourth week to bring the House back in session and continues Republican inaction on the federal government shutdown, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined colleagues in fighting to change House rules and require that the House stay in session during future shutdowns.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined over 160 House Democrats in calling for Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano to halt the Trump administration’s planned cuts to Social Security disability benefits. President Trump plans to roll out new restrictions to deny benefits to many people age 50 and older with severe, documented impairments.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), joined by Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeline Dean (PA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), led a group of 35 House members in calling on Secretary Kennedy to reverse reductions in force that laid off Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) staff and provide Congress with critical information detailing the reorganization of SAMHSA, the justification for such restructuring, and how many employees currently remain in each Center, office and division of
Last Friday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable discussion with McNair Scholar students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), staff, and alumni on the Trump administration canceling federal funding for the program and its impact on them. The McNair Scholars Program is a federally-funded TRIO program administered by the U.S. Department of Education striving to prepare talented, highly motivated UNH undergraduates for entrance to postbaccalaureate degree programs in all fields of study.
In case you missed it, WMUR reported on the roundtable Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held with leadership from Federally Qualified Health Centers on Thursday, October 16, to discuss the impacts on providers and patients across New Hampshire if Congress fails to extend enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (VA), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Angela Alsobrooks (MD), and Mark R. Warner (VA) and over 160 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to follow the law—which President Donald Trump signed in 2019—that requires furloughed federal employees to receive back pay during a government shutdown.
As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined nearly 150 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson demanding he immediately reconvene the House, join Democrats at the negotiating table, and commit to permanently extending the Affordable Care Act's Enhanced Premium Tax Credits before millions of Americans are priced out of health care coverage. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) also signed this letter.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined his colleagues to urge Speaker Johnson to bring Republican lawmakers back to work in D.C. to pass a bill that ensures troops are paid by the upcoming October 15 deadline.