Press Releases
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after extreme members of the House of Representatives hijacked a historically bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to play politics with our service members and our national security:
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to reintroduce Senate and House versions of the National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act, which would provide federal resources for communities to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma.
Last week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Overdose Deaths Act alongside Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Angie Craig (MN-02).
Today the New Hampshire delegation announced today that $1,175,679 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to fire departments in Keene, Ashland, Sunapee, Campton and the New Hampshire Department of Safety. The AFG program provides direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments to enhance the safety and training of firefighters.
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the University of New Hampshire will receive $650,000 to support nursing students who commit to working in rural or underserved communities. This grant comes through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program and will help New Hampshire respond to its health care workforce shortage.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, and Senator Edward J.
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $20 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the General Sullivan Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing project in Rockingham and Strafford Counties. This grant, which the congressional delegation supported, will be allocated through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.
The News Hampshire delegation announced that the State of New Hampshire will receive $196.56 million for the deplo
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the 50-year-old federal right to an abortion established under Roe v. Wade and upset decades of settled law. One year later, 25 million women live in states where abortion is now banned or more restricted than before the ruling was issued. Fourteen states have banned abortions outright in almost all cases.