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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) visited Senior Helpers in Stratham to speak with care providers about the lengthy delays they have experienced getting their claims paid by the VA for treating veterans. Pappas, who chairs the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, has been the leader in Congress on resolving issues with the implementation of the MISSION Act causing local providers to face extreme delays in claims being paid by VA.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) urged the White House and Congressional negotiators to do whatever is necessary to get a compromise, bipartisan deal on a COVID-19 response package done for the American people as soon as possible.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.