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The all-Democratic congressional delegation from New Hampshire urged President Donald Trump to abandon his 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, warning it would lead to a “cruel” price spike for New Hampshire homeowners that purchase heating oil from north of the border.
Canada is New Hampshire’s number one trading partner and heating oil the number one import, wrote U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan along with Reps. Maggie Goodlander and Chris Pappas, in their letter to Trump on the eve of his tariff announcement.
The New Hampshire delegation is sending a letter to President Donald Trump urging him not to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada, the Granite State’s largest trading partner, and Mexico. Sweeping tariffs would dramatically increase costs for families in New Hampshire and around the nation. Home heating oil is New Hampshire’s largest import from Canada, and these tariffs are estimated to drive up energy prices for families in the middle of winter.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —Several Granite State organizations met with New Hampshire's congressional delegation late Thursday afternoon to discuss what would happen if there was a freeze on federal grants and loans.
The issue took off earlier this week after a memo was filed by the Trump administration to freeze grants and loans.
The memo has since been rescinded, but White House officials said they were still working to limit the money through executive orders.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced his first bill of the 119th Congress, the Fighting Budget Waste Act. This bipartisan bill will save taxpayer dollars by requiring the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on federal programs with fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative goals from the prior year to address problems with those programs and reduce cost
The New Hampshire delegation joined Manchester School District Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel, Strafford County Community Action Partnership CEO Betsey Andrews Parker, Amoskeag Health CEO Kris McCracken, Professional Firefighters of NH and other New Hampshire organizations for a virtual event to outline the ways that President Trump’s halt of nearly all federal grants and loans is impacting New Hampshire families and communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recent statements from the Trump Administration freezing all federal grant funding has impacted millions of people across the country and New Hampshire’s Congressional delegation held a virtual press conference Thursday with leaders of several Granite State organizations directly affected by the move.
CONWAY — In a visit Thursday to the Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center in Center Conway, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) learned about a new federal program being piloted there.
The center, which provides day services Monday-Friday for people with dementia and memory loss, was the first stop on the 1st District congressman's visit to the Mount Washington Valley. His district includes most of Carroll County.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s funding freeze of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. A widely bipartisan program started by President George W. Bush, PEPFAR has supported antiretroviral treatment for nearly 20.5 million people.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s order that beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday, there will be a stop in “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.” According to the Trump Administration, this funding shutdown will halt all existing federal grants and loans and block the issuance of new grants.
MANCHESTER, NH – U.S. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-02) on Jan. 27 visited with the team at American Medical Response (AMR) in his hometown of Manchester. AMR provides emergency medical and ambulance services for Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, and throughout the state. The purpose of the visit was to tour the facility and to hold a discussion about ongoing efforts to combat the fentanyl and addiction epidemic.