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February 15, 2024

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Election Commission (FEC) urgin

February 14, 2024

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is strongly opposing an amendment offered by Senator Ted Cruz to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation that would allow members of Congress and other “political VIPs” to get special privileges including police escorts through airport terminals and exp

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February 13, 2024

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after Speaker Johnson’s second vote in two weeks to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas while continuing to block bipartisan national security funding: 

February 9, 2024

PORTSMOUTH — A program that brings affordable internet connectivity to low-income New Hampshire residents is ending in April. Congressman Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, said he's hoping to help change that.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps people who struggle to afford high speed broadband get connected to the internet. In New Hampshire’s First District, represented by Pappas, 17,453 households are enrolled. This includes 464 households in Portsmouth, 1,464 in Rochester, and 934 in Rollinsford.

Issues:Economy
February 8, 2024

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna M. Gomez and Southern New Hampshire Services CEO Donnalee Lozeau to discuss the importance of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and urged Congress to take action to restore funding for a program used by tens of thousands of Granite State families to afford internet access.

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February 6, 2024

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the House impeachment vote of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas:

February 5, 2024

Today the New Hampshire delegation held a press conference outside the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center to raise their concerns about proposed changes to the facility by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

February 5, 2024

New Hampshire’s federal lawmakers are raising concerns about a potential change to the U.S. Postal Service’s regional processing network that could shift some sorting operations from Manchester to Boston.

The proposal calls for relocating certain sorting equipment that, according to the state’s delegation, could mean mail sent and destined for addresses in New Hampshire may first be detoured to Boston, resulting in delivery delays.

February 5, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H. —New Hampshire's congressional delegation is raising the alarm about the mail and potential delays if changes under consideration are implemented.

The U.S. Postal Service is undertaking a review that could move mail processing from Manchester to Boston.

The delegation said that if that happens, all of New Hampshire's mail would have to be shipped to Boston for processing first, which they said could lead to considerable delays.