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On Monday morning, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) joined with Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, Manchester Fire Department Chief Ryan Cashin and Manchester Fire Department Emergency Coordinator Meghan Geoffrion to announce $348,000 in federal funding to renovate the city’s emergency operations center.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following statement after voting to create a Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Communist Party of China:
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to crack down on tax evasion by the ultra-rich and large corporations by voting against legislation designed to dismantle badly needed improvements to IRS customer support and tax enforcement. It will also balloon the deficit by over $100 billion over ten years.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after being sworn in as a member of the 118th Congress, his third term representing New Hampshire’s First District:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on the two year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol:
As extreme members of the Republican Caucus hold the Speaker election hostage for a third day, Congressman-elect Chris Pappas (NH-01) is highlighting how this partisan gamesmanship is stopping the work of Congress by delaying important legislation Pappas is fighting for and potentially halting critical constituent services.
WASHINGTON – As the 118th Congress begins, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) is urging House Democratic and Republican leadership to include a ban on trading stocks by members of Congress in the upcoming rules package.
A House rules change can apply to Members of the House immediately, which will give Congress time to pass a permanent law that applies to both the House and the Senate.
In 2021, Pappas broke with a reversal by Democratic leadership in the house regarding the stock trading ban.
As the 118th Congress begins, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is urging House Democratic and Republican leadership to include a ban on trading stocks by members of Congress in the upcoming rules package. A House rules change can apply to Members of the House immediately, which will give Congress time to pass a permanent law that applies to both the House and the Senate.
WASHINGTON — A new bipartisan law should speed up payments to hard-to-find survivors of recently deceased veterans, according to U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., who co-authored the measure.
President Joe Biden signed the Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act last Tuesday before heading off for a New Year’s holiday vacation with his family to St. Croix.
When a veteran passes away, the surviving spouse or child are eligible to receive certain benefits, such as life insurance proceeds.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, announced that President Biden has signed his bipartisan legislation, the Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act, into law.