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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $28,505,671 from the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration's State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program to help the Granite State respond to the opioid crisis.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), voted to pass the Access to Baby Formula Act and the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, legislation that will increase access to baby formula and address the ongoing formula shortages.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) continues to push for fast action and support from the federal government to address baby formula shortages in New Hampshire and across the country.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 which reauthorizes and strengthens the nation's workforce development system which expired in 2020.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped lead a call for the Biden Administration to take fast action to address the shortage of baby formula facing New Hampshire families. In a letter signed by 149 members of Congress, Pappas called for a swift whole of government response towards getting baby formula back on shelves and protect the wellbeing of our children.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today welcomed a $4 million investment announced for New Hampshire, made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, to revitalize communities by cleaning up contaminated and blighted sites and redeveloping them for productive uses. The funding was announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will support cleaning up abandoned properties in underserved communities as part of the historic national investment in Brownfields remediation.
Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Preventing Homelessness for Veteran Families Act to reauthorize the VA's Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program for FY23 and FY24. The SSVF program makes grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives to rapidly re-house veteran families and prevent homelessness for those at risk.