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This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, led a bipartisan letter to leadership of the House and Senate’s Armed Services Committees urging them to retain his bipartisan amendment in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which establishes reasonable limitations on the Biden Administration’s ability to sell F-16 aircraft and modernization kits to Turkey.

The New Hampshire congressional delegation sent a letter today to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), urging the agencies to take action to protect eligible New Hampshire Medicare beneficiaries subject to aggressive and potentially predatory marketing tactics related to the sale of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans or other insurance products.

The New Hampshire congressional delegation announces $2,084,533 from the U.S. Department of Treasury for the State of New Hampshire through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. These funds, allocated under the ERA2 program authorized by congressional Democrats’ American Rescue Plan Act and signed into law by President Biden, assists New Hampshire renters with rent and other housing expenses, including energy and utility costs.

The New Hampshire delegation announced $33.9 million in LIHEAP dollars, which were administered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). LIHEAP helps families pay home heating bills and prevent energy shutoffs.

Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that Mascoma Community Development, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mascoma Bank of Lebanon was awarded $55 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to incentivize development in underserved communities.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan joined the Raymond Coalition for Youth to celebrate their work in the community and share their perspective on stemming the opioid crisis at the 9th Annual Prevention Summit. In addition to leadership from the coalition, also in attendance were Jon DeLena, Special Agent in Charge New England Drug Enforcement Administration, Eddie Edwards of NH Department of Public Safety, and other local law enforcement leaders.

The New Hampshire congressional delegation announces an additional $2.4 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury for the State of New Hampshire through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. The funds, allocated under the ERA1 program, have been a lifeline for thousands of New Hampshire families during the pandemic. The congressional delegation fought hard to secure federal dollars through the ERA1 and ERA2 programs that were awarded to the State.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 28th as Oxi Day. On October 28, 1940 Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas refused to surrender to Axis forces, answering "Oxi!" - or "No!" - to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's 3 A.M. ultimatum that he allow Axis forces to freely enter Greece or face war.