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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in announcing that New Hampshire has received a record $60.7 million to help families afford home energy costs this fiscal year. This includes $35.5 million from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through the American Rescue Plan. The ARP funding more than doubled the state's typical annual funding and marks the highest amount of LIHEAP funding New Hampshire has ever received to help families heat their homes.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus and Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12)sent a letter to President Biden voicing their concerns over the impact the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard would have on small businesses and workers and asking the President to reconsider the ETS to take into account the realities on the ground and better meet t

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol:

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reiterated his call for Congress to pass a full appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2022 - not another Continuing Resolution - following the Senate testimony of USCP Chief Thomas Manger where he stated that the department would be negatively impacted if Congress does not pass a full-year appropriations bill.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement after the New Hampshire Executive Council again voted down family planning contracts for health care providers including Planned Parenthood, Equality Health Center, and Lovering Health Center.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed $2,296,237 to support New Hampshire's plan to utilize American Rescue Plan Act funding for the State's Education for Homeless Children and Youth program (ARP-HCY).

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed $4,710,993 to the New Hampshire Department of Justice (NH DOJ) to lower rates of substance use disorders and provide support to affected families. New Hampshire has been on the frontlines of this crisis and was among the top ten states in the nation for drug overdose-related deaths in 2019.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed $1,619,765 for the Drug Court Program (DCP) at the New Hampshire Department of Justice (NH DOJ). The funding will support NH DCP's efforts to combat the substance use disorder crisis and stem drug-related overdose deaths, which have surged during the pandemic.