Press Releases
On Thursday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor to highlight the disastrous impacts of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) passed under the Republican budget scheme last month. Watch the full video here.
Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor to honor the life and legacy of Hope Salta Makris of Laconia, who passed away on May 29, 2025.
Last night, the House passed the ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act, bipartisan legislation co-led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), which would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Council on Disability to collaborate to help people with disabilities pursue small business ownership and employment opportunities.
Today Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01), Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Tim Burchett (TN-02), and John Garamendi (CA-08) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of June 2-8, 2025, as “National Trailer Safety Week” in the United States.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire’s first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement to mark the start of Pride Month on Sunday:
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) at a Memorial Day event at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery to honor the brave service members who gave their lives for our country. Photos from today’s event can be found here.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Senator Maggie Hassan in sending a letter to Education Secretary Linda E. McMahon and the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding the Administration deliver the federal funding allocated to New Hampshire’s TRIO programs.
Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and John Rutherford (FL-05) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today to reintroduce the bipartisan National Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT) Grant Program Authorization Act in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Following Congressman Chris Pappas’s (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Maple Caucus, call for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reinstate grants delivered by the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer), funding for the Acer program has
This morning at 1:45 AM, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered the following remarks on the House floor before voting against Republicans’ reconciliation bill:
“I rise tonight because health care is on the line, and so is the well-being and the dignity of the people I serve in New Hampshire.
The phones in my office won’t stop ringing because people I represent are beyond angry about the proposal to slash Medicaid.