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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after extreme members of the House of Representatives hijacked a historically bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to play politics with our service members and our national security:
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to reintroduce Senate and House versions of the National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act, which would provide federal resources for communities to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma.
Last week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Overdose Deaths Act alongside Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Angie Craig (MN-02).
Today the New Hampshire delegation announced today that $1,175,679 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to fire departments in Keene, Ashland, Sunapee, Campton and the New Hampshire Department of Safety. The AFG program provides direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments to enhance the safety and training of firefighters.
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the University of New Hampshire will receive $650,000 to support nursing students who commit to working in rural or underserved communities. This grant comes through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program and will help New Hampshire respond to its health care workforce shortage.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) introduced legislation on Monday that would prohibit all U.S. federal courts from allowing use of the LGBTQ panic defense, a legal tactic that has been banned in 16 states and D.C.
In criminal trials involving violent crimes against LGBTQ people, the so-called “gay panic,” “trans-panic,” or more broadly, “LGBTQ panic” defense is raised to argue for more lenient sentencing or otherwise in an attempt to lessen the defendant’s culpability in the eyes of a judge or jury.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, and Senator Edward J.
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $20 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the General Sullivan Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing project in Rockingham and Strafford Counties. This grant, which the congressional delegation supported, will be allocated through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.
The News Hampshire delegation announced that the State of New Hampshire will receive $196.56 million for the deplo