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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and sponsor of the National POW/MIA Flag Act, released the following statement marking National POW/MIA Recognition Day:

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on leaders of both parties to get a compromise COVID-19 relief package done as soon as possible so that struggling Granite State businesses, workers, and communities get the help they need to survive.

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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing today examining supply chain issues within the VA that continue to undermine the Department's response to COVID-19.

At a hearing entitled "Modernizing VA's Medical Supply Chain: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic" Pappas sought to understand the lack of accountability and other shortcomings that continue to hinder the VA's ability to manage its supply chain more efficiently and effectively.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $1,827,334 in funding through the CARES Act to support affordable housing for Granite Staters during the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, funding was distributed to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is used to help low-income, disabled and elderly people afford safe and decent housing in the private market.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that New Hampshire will receive $5,826,951 in federal grants established under the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law to help address the economic impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable Granite Staters. Specifically, the funding was awarded through the U.S.

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Today, on the 19^th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Congressman Chris Pappas(NH-01) released a video honoring the memory of the 2,977 people killed in New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania by an act of terrorism.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed the arrival of $82,000 in federal support for the Manchester Police Department from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) for the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program.

These federal funds will help Manchester improve mental health and wellness services for law enforcement with training and technical assistance related to peer mentoring mental health and wellness, and suicide prevention programs.