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February 28, 2025

On Friday, February 28, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas held a press conference in Portsmouth to discuss the impact the Trump Administration is having on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

February 28, 2025

On Friday afternoon, members of New Hampshire's congressional delegation and union leaders gathered in Portsmouth to warn against the federal government changes by the Trump Administration and its impact on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas discussed the importance of the shipyard's work building submarines for the Navy, after the shipyard canceled a recruiting event and installed a hiring freeze earlier this week.

February 27, 2025
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity (EO) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), re-introduced the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act
Issues:Veterans
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Congressman Pappas speaks on the floor in support of his legislation ahead of the vote.
February 26, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Troy Nehls’s (TX-22) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, passed the House. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to roughly $67,500 annually.

Issues:Veterans
February 26, 2025

Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas’s (NH-01) Rural Small Business Resilience Act passed the House. Pappas introduced this legislation earlier this year alongside Representatives Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Aaron Bean (FL-04), and Troy Downing (MT-02). If enacted into law, this legislation will improve access to disaster assistance for rural small businesses.

Issues:Economy
February 24, 2025

Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and David Kustoff (TN-08) recently introduced H.R.1480, the Rural Health Innovation Act in the House of Representatives.

Issues:Health Care
February 23, 2025

MANCHESTER, N.H. —On CloseUp, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas said, "I don't believe this is any way to run a government. It's incredibly reckless and destructive. If your goal is just to break the government, [President Donald Trump's administration] is doing a great job."

February 20, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) took a tour of Laconia High School’s Huot Career and Technical Center Thursday afternoon. Led through the campus by Huot Director David Warrender, Pappas met with instructors from a variety of programs offered there. Following the hour-long tour, Pappas spoke with Lakes Region Community College President Patrick Cate and representatives from the Taylor Community in a meeting closed to the media.

February 20, 2025

PORTSMOUTH — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas met with city officials Wednesday to talk about what he sees as missteps by the Trump administration that are affecting federal funding for local communities.

The Democratic 1st District congressman told city officials that “as so much pressure is being put on local taxpayers, on local leadership, we need to make sure the federal government is a good partner that you can count on.”