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Today the New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to Baxter International urging it to address IV fluid supply issues in the state by improving the reliability of shipments and increasing the amount of IV fluid delivered to New Hampshire health care providers. Following damages to Baxter’s IV fluid and dialysis solutions production facility in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene, New Hampshire hospitals, doctors, and paramedics have worked diligently to extend their existing supplies of IV fluid to prevent service disruptions.
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan coalition of House members in calling for urgent passage of his bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led the House in passing legislation to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the Chief Michael Maloney Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Michael Maloney who served as a law enforcement officer for 26 years, including 12 as the Chief of the Greenland Police Department before he was tragically killed in the line of duty.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that his legislation to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office was signed into law by President Biden. Pappas’s legislation honors the late Chief Edward B.
The New Hampshire delegation applauded the finalization of a $35.5 million federal award to BAE Systems to increase defense manufacturing and improve our national security. The funds will help modernize BAE’s Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, which is designated as a Trusted Foundry by the U.S. Department of Defense and ensures the U.S. government has access to leading microelectronics technologies.
In many ways, the late Police Chief Ed Garone and the East Derry Post Office were both so uniquely Derry that it makes sense to lend his name to the building.
Both institutions embodied the changes a once small town went through in the last half-century. Garone became chief in 1972 when the town had about 12,000 residents. By the midway point of his tenure, the town’s population had nearly tripled.
Garone was the longest-serving full-time police chief in New Hampshire history.
Last night, the Senate passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Edward B. Garone who served as Chief of Police in Derry for 50 years and as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire for 58 years. The legislation now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature.
On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, voted to pass the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This legislation passed with strong, bipartisan support and implements a number of provisions championed by Rep. Pappas.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered remarks on the House floor, honoring retiring Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg’s 30 years of service to his city, state, and country.
During an oversight hearing today, bipartisan legislation championed by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and signed into law in 2022, was praised by Shawn Buck, the Director of New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, for ensuring burial equity for National Guard members a