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October 6, 2020

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after President Trump tweeted that he is unilaterally ending the White House's participation in negotiations on a compromise COVID-19 response bill and walking away from the table as American COVID-19 deaths surpass 200,000 and hundreds of thousands remain unemployed:

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October 1, 2020

Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass a revised COVID relief package that provides direct support to small businesses, expands access to COVID treatment, directly supports our struggling communities, and helps reduce financial burdens on New Hampshire veterans.

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September 30, 2020

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 39 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter urging House and Senate leaders to address the devastating impacts of industrial PFAS discharge in the final Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020.

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September 28, 2020

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling on her to bring forward and pass a compromise COVID-19 relief package that provides direct support to small businesses, supports local law enforcement and public safety, bolsters our health care system, and helps Granite State workers.

September 24, 2020

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin supporting his Department's decision to again allow local governments to utilize CARES Act funding for all public safety and health payroll expenditures during the pandemic, and encouraging Treasury to maintain clarity on the use of CARES Act funding by local governments.

September 24, 2020

Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the Tax Foundation for a round table discussing the Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act and his advocacy for Granite Staters who are working from home during COVID-19 for companies based in other states.

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September 23, 2020

Today the House passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to reform the VA's debt collection process causing undue financial hardship for veterans.

Pappas introduced the SHIELD Act along with Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), following an alarming hearing that found the VA overpayment system generated and then collected $1.6 billion in debt from veterans in the last fiscal year.

September 22, 2020

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $4,562,905 in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to invest in renovating and modernizing the New Hampshire Northcoast (NHN) railroad line.

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September 21, 2020

NH Delegation Announces More than $7.9 Million to Support Granite State Law Enforcement & Services for Crime Victims