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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that $13,191,844 is heading to New Hampshire to support public health infrastructure. Specifically, the funding will provide flexibility for the State to support recruiting and training a robust public health workforce, as well as helping protect people from preventable diseases, stopping outbreaks, and monitoring public health data. 

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), sent a bipartisan letter alongside Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chair of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Congressman Tro

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee led the House of Representatives in passing his bipartisan legislation, the Improving Oversight of the Veterans Community Care Providers Act

The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Department of Energy, urging Secretary Granholm to accelerate the distribution of federal funds and programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act that can help residents cut energy bills and reduce demand for fossil fuels.

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.