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March 22, 2025

MANCHESTER, N.H. —Nearly 1,000 residents from across the Granite State attended a town hall in Stratham on Saturday hosted by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas.

At the event, Pappas fielded questions from community members related to some recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk's role in the administration and recent federal cuts.

March 19, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the bipartisan Protect Postal Performance Act to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on proposed changes. The legislation is also co-led by Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01).

March 18, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Public Shipyard Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (NH) and Representative Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in delivering remarks to open a defense industry roundtable to increase opportunities for New Hampshire businesses as part of the Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) submarine agreement.

March 18, 2025

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. —A rare point of agreement between the Biden and Trump administrations could have a big business impact in New Hampshire, along with international defense implications.

The full New Hampshire congressional delegation met Tuesday in Portsmouth to open a defense industry roundtable on the international agreement known as AUKUS.

March 18, 2025

On Friday Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) led a group of their colleagues in sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration’s hiring freeze and workforce cuts, which impact American shipyards like Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

March 15, 2025

Last weekend I joined a group of colleagues, civil rights leaders, and community members in Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It is an important time to remember our history, honor the courage of civil rights foot soldiers, and recognize that the fight against injustice and discrimination continues.

March 11, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting against the full-year continuing resolution proposed by Speaker Johnson: 

March 10, 2025

Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) introduced the Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act, bipartisan legislation that increases access to costly medications out of reach for severely disabled veterans in State Veterans Homes. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not pay State Veterans Homes for high-cost medications for severely disabled veterans, which are covered outside the facility.

Issues:Veterans
March 6, 2025

Today Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04) introduced the Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act, which would make Medicare’s coverage of audio-only telehealth services permanent. 

Issues:Health Care
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March 5, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, condemned reports released today that the Trump administration is planning to cut 80,000 staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which could have catastrophic consequences for America’s veterans and cause significant delays and disruptions for those seeking medical treatment, as well as support for housing, addiction, mental health, and other lifesaving services.

Issues:Veterans