Press Releases
The more than 350,000 households in New Hampshire that rely on heating oil, propane, and wood to heat their homes could see their bills increase due to tariffs set to take effect tonight
More than 70% of the imports of two essential materials that home builders rely on—softwood lumber and gypsum (used for drywall)—come from Canada and Mexico, respectively.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that Julie Mudd, a mother and advocate, will join him as his guest for this year's Presidential Joint Address to Congress to highlight the needs of New Hampshire women and families as the Trump administration pursues cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and more.
On Friday, February 28, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas held a press conference in Portsmouth to discuss the impact the Trump Administration is having on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Troy Nehls’s (TX-22) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, passed the House. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to roughly $67,500 annually.
Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas’s (NH-01) Rural Small Business Resilience Act passed the House. Pappas introduced this legislation earlier this year alongside Representatives Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Aaron Bean (FL-04), and Troy Downing (MT-02). If enacted into law, this legislation will improve access to disaster assistance for rural small businesses.
Resolution paves the way for GOP to add $4 trillion to the national debt while ripping away health care from over 200,000 Granite Staters and ending Medicaid expansion in NH
Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and David Kustoff (TN-08) recently introduced H.R.1480, the Rural Health Innovation Act in the House of Representatives.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with New Hampshire’s First District’s 2024 Congressional App Challenge winners, Nicholas Gladu, Daniel Sabalakov, Joshua Kelly, and John Tobin of Portsmouth High School, and presented them with an award. This team of students created an app program, titled “Clarity Extension”, designed to make resources on the internet more accessible.
Following the news that House and Senate Republicans have released drafts of their budget plans, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable with Betsy Burtis, COO of Amoskeag Community Health, Jake Berry, VP of Policy at New Futures, Judith Jones, Healthy Aging Policy Coordinator at New Futures and Policy Advisory for New Hampshire Healthy Aging, Patricia Carty, CEO of the Mental Health Cente