Press Releases
The New Hampshire delegation is calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to immediately restore $80 million in federal funding that New Hampshire relies on to address public health crises, including the substance use and mental health epidemics.
In response to news that House Republicans will soon bring up the Senate’s amended version of their budget, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable with Erica Ungarelli, Granite Pathways Executive Director, Jake Berry, Vice President of Policy at New Futures, Jay Couture, President and CEO at the Seacoast Mental Health Center, Jon Stimmell, Interim Acting Executive Director and Program Director at Great Bay Services,
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 89 of his colleagues in calling for the protection of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the rehiring of U.S.
The New Hampshire Congressional delegation released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding for life-saving reproductive health care services provided by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE):
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Maple Caucus, called on Secretary Rollins and the Department of Agriculture to reinstate grants delivered by the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer).
Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) reintroduced the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act which would repeal the 12% federal excise tax on heavy trucks. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), and Max Miller (OH-07) joined in introducing this bipartisan legislation.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, released the following statement on the news that the Trump Administration has moved to end collective bargaining rights for a wide ranging group of federal employees, including staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 50 of his colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse the cancellation of over $12 billion in federal grants for state health services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The New Hampshire delegation are calling on President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley, and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Alex Meyer to immediately reverse the President’s March 14 Executive Order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and implement all Congressionally appropriated funds for IMLS
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered remarks on the House floor on behalf of his tens of thousands of constituents that rely on Medicaid which is facing major cuts under the Republican budget proposal, highlighting the importance of the program and urging his Republican colleagues to stand up against this effort to harm working families in New Hampshire and across the country.