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Washington, D.C.– Today, Congressman Chris Pappas announced that Daniel Ethridge, a senior at Bedford High School, has won the 2019 Congressional App Challenge for New Hampshire's First Congressional District.
MANCHESTER, NH - Today in Manchester, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) was joined by New Hampshire Department of Transportation Commissioner Victoria Sheehan, Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, and other transportation officials and stakeholders to discuss the bipartisan effort he led in the House to protect nearly $40 million in federal highway infrastructure funding from being rescinded from New Hampshire.
After Tricia's husband David, a Marine who had been stationed for a time at Camp Lejeune, passed away from Myeloma this March, the bills started rolling in.
While her husband was alive and battling his disease, she was told that the VA was going to cover the costs of his intensive medical treatment because of his time stationed at Camp Lejeune and the impact that had on his health. But after he passed, she became overwhelmed by medical bills and was informed that the VA would not pay as she had been led to believe.
Bob and Bill founded Blue Heron Wines in Newfields seven years ago. What started as a vineyard with 28 vines now has over 2,500. They made a decision early on that they weren't going to bring in grapes or juice from other parts of the world. They said "No, we're going to be local."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced legislation with Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), a combat veteran, to reform the VA's debt collection process. The introduction of this bill follows an alarming hearing revealing the gross inefficiencies in the VA and the financial hardship such issues have created for veterans.
Washington D.C. – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH), who serves as a Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services published its rule allowing taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital status.
"Today I was pleased to vote for a Continuing Resolution that will not only keep our government open but safeguards critical infrastructure spending for New Hampshire, fully funds life-saving health programs, and provides a pay raise for our brave men and women in uniform," said Congressman Pappas. "Although this legislation will avoid another catastrophic government shutdown, I call on my Senate colleagues to advance long-term appropriations bills that advance the priorities of the American people and give our communities the certainty they need."
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Appropriations Committee announced that the House will vote on a repeal of the FAST Act rescission, protecting states from a $7.6 billion loss in highway funding, following a letter Congressmen Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Don Young (R-AK) led calling on House leadership
Washington, D.C.- Congressmen Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Don Young (R-AK), who both serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led 107 of their colleagues in a letter calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Kevin McCarthy to address the upcoming rescission of $7.6 billion of federal-aid highway contract authority that has been previously provided to states for surface transportation projects.