Press Releases
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.
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. Their legislation, The Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019 will expand low-income seniors' access to prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, also known as Medicare Part D.
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.
The hearing entitled: "Broken Promises: Assessing VA's Systems for Protecting Veterans from Clinical Harm" sought to understand the lack of accountability and systemic issues hindering the VA from complying with policies put in place to safeguard proper patient care and safety.
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 debt for our veterans in the last fiscal year.
MANCHESTER, NH - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement in response to the announcement today of the opening of an impeachment inquiry:
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 oversight, and it is imperative that we work expeditiously to get information that will allow us to do our job.
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:
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). The passage of this legislation will mint a Christa McAuliffe silver coin to honor the Granite State teacher who tragically perished in the Space Challenger Disaster, after being selected to become the first civilian teacher in space.
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. After the committee completes its work, the final NDAA will be voted on in both chambers of Congress before going to the President's desk to be signed into law.