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Washington, D.C. – Today House & Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee members held a Joint Hearing to receive the Legislative Presentation of the American Legion.
Washington, D.C. – Today House & Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee members held a Joint Hearing to receive the Legislative Presentation of the American Legion.
Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Chris Pappas voted on a bipartisan, privileged resolution that would terminate President Trump's unconstitutional emergency declaration. The President declared an emergency to obtain wall funding beyond the $1.4 billion Congress already approved for border security.
Washington, D.C. – Today President Trump formally announced his intention to declare a national emergency to secure the funding necessary to construct a border wall. The president referenced diversion of resources away from efforts to combat the opioid crisis and the military construction budget.
Washington D.C. – Today Congressman Chris Pappas spoke on the House floor, calling on Congress to protect New Hampshire's small business community and companies across the country that are adversely affected by the Supreme Court's South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. decision.
Washington, D.C. - Today the EPA announced its 'Nationwide PFAS Action Plan,' including plans to set a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), engage in clean up, enforcement, monitoring, and research actions, and conduct cross-agency risk communication. PFAS contamination has been detected in numerous New Hampshire communities.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday afternoon Congressman Chris Pappas participated in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's first hearing, "The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation's Infrastructure Cannot Wait." The hearing examined the current state of our nation's outdated highways, bridges, ports, airports, and railways and the adverse impacts on ou
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement in response to President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chris Pappas is bringing Tavion Dignard from Auburn, New Hampshire, as his guest to Tuesday's State of the Union address. Tavion, a transgender man, served in the United States Navy from 1998-2002 and was honorably discharged. President Trump's transgender military service ban would prevent qualified people such as Tavion from serving our country.