Press Releases
Last Friday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable discussion with McNair Scholar students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), staff, and alumni on the Trump administration canceling federal funding for the program and its impact on them. The McNair Scholars Program is a federally-funded TRIO program administered by the U.S. Department of Education striving to prepare talented, highly motivated UNH undergraduates for entrance to postbaccalaureate degree programs in all fields of study.
In case you missed it, WMUR reported on the roundtable Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held with leadership from Federally Qualified Health Centers on Thursday, October 16, to discuss the impacts on providers and patients across New Hampshire if Congress fails to extend enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (VA), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Angela Alsobrooks (MD), and Mark R. Warner (VA) and over 160 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to follow the law—which President Donald Trump signed in 2019—that requires furloughed federal employees to receive back pay during a government shutdown.
As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined nearly 150 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson demanding he immediately reconvene the House, join Democrats at the negotiating table, and commit to permanently extending the Affordable Care Act's Enhanced Premium Tax Credits before millions of Americans are priced out of health care coverage. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) also signed this letter.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined his colleagues to urge Speaker Johnson to bring Republican lawmakers back to work in D.C. to pass a bill that ensures troops are paid by the upcoming October 15 deadline.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Rep.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced legislation to safeguard the 30,000 New Hampshire households that rely on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to lower their home energy bills and afford to keep the heat on during a government shutdown. The Keep the Heat On Act of 2025 would fund LIHEAP during a shutdown to ensure that Granite Staters are not forced to pay more to heat their homes or be left in the cold as we enter the winter months.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Public Shipyard Caucus and representative for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee who served for more than a decade in the United States Navy Reserve, and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act. This bipartisan legislation will ensure the workforce of our nation’s public shipyards is paid during government shutdowns.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement regarding the current government shutdown:
“Yesterday I went to the House Floor with my Democratic colleagues to vote for a bill that would keep our government open and stop Granite Staters’ health care costs from skyrocketing. Republicans blocked it.
During National Suicide Prevention Month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced two bipartisan bills, the Mental Health Services for Students Act, legislation to bring critical, on-site mental health services to studen