Press Releases
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) was named the most bipartisan House Democrat and the third most bipartisan member of Congress overall by The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index. The Bipartisan index is “an objective measure of how well members of opposite parties work with one another.”
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited Portsmouth Housing Authority’s Feaster Apartments to discuss the federal support available to increase the amount of affordable housing in New Hampshire’s Seacoast, improve and modernize New Hampshire’s public housing stock, and lower costs for families through increased energy efficiency.
The New Hampshire delegation applauded more than $30 million in federal funding coming to New Hampshire from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help address the state’s housing affordability crisis. New Hampshire will receive $21,547,769 in grant funding towards affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance and $9,971,896 in Public Housing Repair grant funding to improve and modernize public housing stock in the Granite State.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 15 House Democrats calling on President Biden to take executive action to restore order at the Southern border. The Members urged the President to use all the tools at his disposal, including executive action, to better address security at the Southern border, interdict illicit fentanyl, and allow for orderly legal immigration.
Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that $29,880,604 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants are now being made available to the State of New Hampshire. The delegation fought to secure this funding to help the state address the substance use disorder (SUD) in the government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2024 that was signed into law.
Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced $28,650,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help New Hampshire identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. This funding is from the bipartisan infrastructure law, which the delegation fought to pass and available through EPA’s successful Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023:
“As antisemitic incidents in the United States continue to rise at alarming rates, including disturbing acts of vandalism and graffiti here in New Hampshire, we must all stand united and say with one voice that there is no place for antisemitism in this country. Today and every day we must reaffirm our commitment to ending hatred, bigotry, and antisemitism in all its forms.”
Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Dina Titus (NV-01), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, introduced the End the Cyprus Embargo Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the waiver renewal period for the arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus from one year to five years. This change will bolster the historic growth in U.S.-Cypriot relations, enhance bilateral cooperation, and advance U.S. security interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) introduced the End Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation would create a national ignition interlock standard by encouraging states to adopt mandatory first-time offender ignition interlock laws, which help reduce recidivism and improve road safety by ensuring fewer drunk drivers are on the road.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited Wolfeboro Police Department to discuss the federal funding secured through his Community Project Funding Program to update Wolfeboro Police Department’s facilities and take a tour of the construction.