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With cold weather arriving in New Hampshire and energy prices rising, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) has called on the Biden Administration to take swift action to lower costs for families and communities this winter. In a letter with other members of the New England Congressional delegation, Pappas called on the president to take action to lower energy costs for families, including releasing inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Today, Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with New Hampshire Regional Planning Commissions from across the state to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by the House of Representatives last week and hear from the commissions about priorities and needs. The full recording of this meeting is available here.

Today, the New Hampshire congressional delegation held a press conference by the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester, highlighting the robust investments that will benefit the Granite State in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the single largest dedicated infrastructure investment since the construction of the interstate highway system:

Yesterday, during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee markup, two bills led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act, and legislation to establish the Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas voted to pass the Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021, which clarifies that older job applicants can challenge disparate impact hiring practices under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and applauded the inclusion of his amendment to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to conduct a study on the number of job applicants impacted by age discrimination, and is

Today, a deal was reached to include prescription drug pricing reforms in the Build Back Better legislation that is currently being negotiated in Congress. Following months of advocacy to include these provisions in the bill, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement:

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in announcing robust federal funding for New Hampshire from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). HHS announced a total of $25,192,436 for the Granite State.