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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. Tavion is currently an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire.
Washington, D.C. - With the longest shutdown in American history behind us, Congressman Chris Pappas and Congresswoman Annie Kuster are urging Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to implement new guidelines at the Department of Education (DOE) to protect federal workers who are unable to make student loan payments in the event of future government shutdowns.
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) was elected by his Democratic colleagues to serve as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. This subcommittee is charged with leading investigations and oversight nationwide to help foster transparency and efficiency within the Department of Veterans Affairs and all other federal programs pertaining to our veterans.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chris Pappas announced his appointment to three Subcommittees as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He will serve on the Subcommittees for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; Water Resources and Environment; and Highways and Transit.
Washington, D.C. - Today President Trump finally agreed to a deal to re-open the government. The President urged the Senate to take up this legislation immediately. Chris has voted 10 times to re-open the government since taking office in early January.
Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement:
Washington D.C. – Today Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officers of Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – the three major credit reporting agencies in the country — asking the agencies to prevent late or missed payments that occur during the shutdown from negatively impacting individuals' credit ratings.
Portsmouth, N.H. - Today Congressman Chris Pappas announced his membership on a bipartisan task force to tackle the growing issue of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the Seacoast, in Merrimack, and across the country.
Washington, D.C. - Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 along partisan lines to allow President Trump's transgender military service ban to take effect while a lower court case proceeds. A study conducted by UCLA in 2014 showed that there are more than 15,000 transgender active duty, reserve, or National Guard military service members and more than 134,000 transgender veterans in the United States. Chris is one of 10 LGBTQ members of Congress, the largest group in history. He is the first ever openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire.
Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Chris Pappas learned he has been assigned to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Addressing New Hampshire's infrastructure needs and improving services to veterans will be top priorities for Chris over the next two years.