Press Releases
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a founding member of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus and representative for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH) in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue its efforts to remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at the Tinkham Garage Superfund Site in Londonderry and to ensure 89 residents have access to safe drinking water.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 143 of his colleagues in calling on the Department of State to swiftly reverse its abrupt decision to halt the approval of temporary medical-humanitarian visas for children from Gaza.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent summit with Russian President Putin and his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy scheduled for later today:
The New Hampshire Congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the Trump administration’s move to end the Solar for All program and unlawfully rescind the existing grant for New Hampshire.
On the 90th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement:
Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) held a roundtable discussion at St. Joseph Hospital with President John Jurczyk and staff about the harmful impact of the Republicans’ so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” This legislation makes devastating cuts to Medicaid funding that is critical for New Hampshire hospitals and their ability to provide care to patients.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, led a bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of State to reject Turkey’s attempts to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), celebrated more than $600,000 headed to New Hampshire from the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Administered by the National Park Service, the LWCF stateside grant program provides critical resources to the state and local parks that bolster the Granite State’s outdoor recreation economy.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a listening session at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Manchester with local health care providers, patients, and community members to discuss the importance of these programs, especially amid attacks and cuts to these programs by Republicans in Congress and the Trump Administration.