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The New Hampshire delegation announced that Nashua Community College will receive $456,051 through the Federal Aviation Administration to help expand their technical and mechanical job training programs for aviation. This grant will help ensure that Nashua Community College can continue to expand opportunities for Granite State students.
The New Hampshire delegation announced $7 million for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to support a terminal arrivals area expansion project. The federal funds were made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – the bipartisan infrastructure bill – that was signed into law in 2021.
The New Hampshire delegation today welcomed $23,186,000 heading to New Hampshire for clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding will support New Hampshire communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies. Of this funding, $2.1 million is targeted to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants.
To help more Granite Staters reduce their home energy costs, the New Hampshire congressional delegation applauded the announcement that New Hampshire is getting an additional $7,657,621 through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is a result of the Biden administration releasing $1 billion in LIHEAP aid to states nationwide.
Tomorrow, Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01), Brandon Williams (NY-22), and Mike Lawler (NY-17) will introduce the Bolstering Northeast Heating Oil and Gasoline Reserves Act to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR), and report to Congress on opportunities to strengthen them.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee Small Business Committee, and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) announced the introduction of the COLLABORATE Act, legislation to improve the coordination of technical assistance to businesses seeking government contracts.
Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), re-introduced the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act alongside Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (AS), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02). This bipartisan legislation would reinstate criminal penalties for unaccredited claim representatives who charge un
Today the New Hampshire delegation welcomed $18,914,000 from the bipartisan infrastructure law through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in New Hampshire.
WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Freedom Selectman Melissa Florio sat in the gallery of the House chamber of Congress as a guest of U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
Each representative is allowed to bring one guest to the address. They are seated above the chamber floor in the gallery.