Press Releases

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed a $7,736,284 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to improve public transit in the Seacoast region. The grant was awarded to the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) through the Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Pappas helped pass, provided $1.97 billion for this program, as part of the law's historic investments in public transportation.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after helping to pass the Inflation Reduction Act:

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral push to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps over 5.3 million households nationwide afford their energy bills.

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) discussed the historic, bipartisan military toxic exposure legislation that they crafted, which will deliver to all generations of veterans exposed to toxic substances the VA health care and benefits that they need. The legislation includes provisions from the bipartisan Toxic Exposure in the American Military (TEAM) Act that Senator Hassan introduced more than a year ago and continued to push for throughout negotiations.

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony of onsemi's newest manufacturing facility in Hudson.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) sent a bipartisan letter to House leadership reiterating their previous calls to hold a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC), issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Honoring Our PACT Act, comprehensive legislation to finally ad

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in requesting a briefing from the Department of Defense regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's Naval Branch Health Clinic. Joining Representative Pappas are U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Maggie Hassan (NH), Angus King (ME), Susan Collins (ME), as well as Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Jared Golden (ME-02).