Rep. Chris Pappas
@repchrispappas.bsky.social
Member of Congress serving New Hampshire's 1st District | Life-long Manchester Resident, former Executive Councilor for District 4 | #NH01
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OFFICE HOURS: During office hours, my staff will be available to answer questions and help you with federal resources or agencies, like VA benefits and passports.
For times and locations for next week, please see below.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
OFFICE HOURS: During office hours, my staff will be available to answer questions and help you with federal resources or agencies, like VA benefits and passports.
For times and locations for next week, please see below.
For times and locations for next week, please see below.
It’s Small Business Saturday!
In New Hampshire, small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of our economy. Celebrate today by shopping small!
In New Hampshire, small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of our economy. Celebrate today by shopping small!
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It’s Small Business Saturday!
In New Hampshire, small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of our economy. Celebrate today by shopping small!
In New Hampshire, small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of our economy. Celebrate today by shopping small!
Swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag are hate symbols. Full stop.
The U.S. Coast Guard should never have even considered re-classifying these symbols as “potentially divisive.” I’m demanding more answers.
The U.S. Coast Guard should never have even considered re-classifying these symbols as “potentially divisive.” I’m demanding more answers.
Pappas Condemns Previously Planned USCG Change in Hate Symbol Policy
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led 29 of his colleagues, including…
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag are hate symbols. Full stop.
The U.S. Coast Guard should never have even considered re-classifying these symbols as “potentially divisive.” I’m demanding more answers.
The U.S. Coast Guard should never have even considered re-classifying these symbols as “potentially divisive.” I’m demanding more answers.
Happy Thanksgiving, New Hampshire!
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, New Hampshire!
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.
The administration must work quickly to deliver home heating assistance to states and families as the weather gets colder.
I’m pushing to make sure that’s the case.
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I’m pushing to make sure that’s the case.
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Bipartisan push for Trump to release winter fuel aid to states this week
A bipartisan group of 42 U.S. House members led by U.S. Reps. Chris Pappas, D-N.H. and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said it’s critical for struggling families that the Trump administration make
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November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The administration must work quickly to deliver home heating assistance to states and families as the weather gets colder.
I’m pushing to make sure that’s the case.
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I’m pushing to make sure that’s the case.
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Got put right to work at this year’s annual Harbor Care Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday!
Thank you to the team at Harbor Care for supporting those in need, including our veterans.
Thank you to the team at Harbor Care for supporting those in need, including our veterans.
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Got put right to work at this year’s annual Harbor Care Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday!
Thank you to the team at Harbor Care for supporting those in need, including our veterans.
Thank you to the team at Harbor Care for supporting those in need, including our veterans.
In a time of rising antisemitism and racial violence across the nation, we must forcefully take a stand against emblems that incite hate and violence.
The Coast Guard should never have even considered changing the classification of swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The Coast Guard should never have even considered changing the classification of swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In a time of rising antisemitism and racial violence across the nation, we must forcefully take a stand against emblems that incite hate and violence.
The Coast Guard should never have even considered changing the classification of swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The Coast Guard should never have even considered changing the classification of swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
DOD quietly revised its PFAS cleanup schedule, delaying work at hundreds of sites, including in New Hampshire.
I’m leading the NH delegation in calling on DOD to provide a list of what has been revised at Pease Air Force Base and New Boston Space Force Station.
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I’m leading the NH delegation in calling on DOD to provide a list of what has been revised at Pease Air Force Base and New Boston Space Force Station.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
DOD quietly revised its PFAS cleanup schedule, delaying work at hundreds of sites, including in New Hampshire.
I’m leading the NH delegation in calling on DOD to provide a list of what has been revised at Pease Air Force Base and New Boston Space Force Station.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
I’m leading the NH delegation in calling on DOD to provide a list of what has been revised at Pease Air Force Base and New Boston Space Force Station.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
Home heating costs are expected to rise even faster than inflation this winter. Families should not have to choose between staying warm and other essentials like food or rent.
I’m leading a call for home heating assistance to urgently be delivered to families in need.
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I’m leading a call for home heating assistance to urgently be delivered to families in need.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Home heating costs are expected to rise even faster than inflation this winter. Families should not have to choose between staying warm and other essentials like food or rent.
I’m leading a call for home heating assistance to urgently be delivered to families in need.
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
I’m leading a call for home heating assistance to urgently be delivered to families in need.
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Grateful to spend some time this morning at the Nashua Soup Kitchen helping share Thanksgiving food boxes with folks in the community.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Grateful to spend some time this morning at the Nashua Soup Kitchen helping share Thanksgiving food boxes with folks in the community.
Gather’s new Community Food Center in Portsmouth is open to serve community members in need.
Learn more. ⬇️
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Learn more. ⬇️
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Gather opens Community Food Center in Portsmouth: How it works, what to know
Who can go to Gather's new Community Food Center in Portsmouth? What is there? How can you help? Answers to these questions and more.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Gather’s new Community Food Center in Portsmouth is open to serve community members in need.
Learn more. ⬇️
www.fosters.com/story/news/l...
Learn more. ⬇️
www.fosters.com/story/news/l...
It’s extremely concerning that the U.S. Coast Guard was ever considering classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as “potentially divisive” instead of as the clear antisemitic and racial hate symbols they are.
I’m demanding answers.
I’m demanding answers.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It’s extremely concerning that the U.S. Coast Guard was ever considering classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as “potentially divisive” instead of as the clear antisemitic and racial hate symbols they are.
I’m demanding answers.
I’m demanding answers.
This administration’s Medicaid cuts are closing health care centers in New Hampshire and across the country.
This threatens Granite Staters’ access to care, forcing them to travel farther, wait longer, and leaving them worse off.
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This threatens Granite Staters’ access to care, forcing them to travel farther, wait longer, and leaving them worse off.
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What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care
Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This administration’s Medicaid cuts are closing health care centers in New Hampshire and across the country.
This threatens Granite Staters’ access to care, forcing them to travel farther, wait longer, and leaving them worse off.
apnews.com/article/medi...
This threatens Granite Staters’ access to care, forcing them to travel farther, wait longer, and leaving them worse off.
apnews.com/article/medi...
My bipartisan Dark Web Interdiction Act aims to target the use of the dark web to procure and ship deadly drugs.
We must strengthen efforts that hold traffickers accountable and stop the flow of drugs into our communities.
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We must strengthen efforts that hold traffickers accountable and stop the flow of drugs into our communities.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My bipartisan Dark Web Interdiction Act aims to target the use of the dark web to procure and ship deadly drugs.
We must strengthen efforts that hold traffickers accountable and stop the flow of drugs into our communities.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
We must strengthen efforts that hold traffickers accountable and stop the flow of drugs into our communities.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
New Hampshire’s lack of a full-service VA hospital means our veterans may not have access to, or may need to travel long distances for, essential care.
VA should publicly release their action plan so that we can hear from New Hampshire veterans in this process.
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VA should publicly release their action plan so that we can hear from New Hampshire veterans in this process.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New Hampshire’s lack of a full-service VA hospital means our veterans may not have access to, or may need to travel long distances for, essential care.
VA should publicly release their action plan so that we can hear from New Hampshire veterans in this process.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
VA should publicly release their action plan so that we can hear from New Hampshire veterans in this process.
➡️ pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
During National Veterans and Military Families Month, and every month, we owe veterans and their families thanks.
Veteran and military families serve and sacrifice right alongside their loved ones in defense of our country.
Veteran and military families serve and sacrifice right alongside their loved ones in defense of our country.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
During National Veterans and Military Families Month, and every month, we owe veterans and their families thanks.
Veteran and military families serve and sacrifice right alongside their loved ones in defense of our country.
Veteran and military families serve and sacrifice right alongside their loved ones in defense of our country.
The Trump administration's hiring freeze is impacting the DEA's ability to do their job–analyze evidence and help combat drug trafficking.
My bipartisan LAB Personnel Act would address this to make sure the new New England lab can fully support our law enforcement to crack down on traffickers.
My bipartisan LAB Personnel Act would address this to make sure the new New England lab can fully support our law enforcement to crack down on traffickers.
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Trump administration's hiring freeze is impacting the DEA's ability to do their job–analyze evidence and help combat drug trafficking.
My bipartisan LAB Personnel Act would address this to make sure the new New England lab can fully support our law enforcement to crack down on traffickers.
My bipartisan LAB Personnel Act would address this to make sure the new New England lab can fully support our law enforcement to crack down on traffickers.
It was great to join another successful Senior Walk hosted by the Manchester Police Department!
Read about it here. ⬇️
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Read about it here. ⬇️
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Pedals & Pathways: Manchester Senior Walks - Manchester Ink Link
Ink Link has announced Manchester Senior Walks as far back as 2014. Eleven years! Enough for many new seniors. That may explain their popularity. On our walk, we had 142 seniors. Their record turn…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It was great to join another successful Senior Walk hosted by the Manchester Police Department!
Read about it here. ⬇️
manchester.inklink.news/pedals-pathw...
Read about it here. ⬇️
manchester.inklink.news/pedals-pathw...
This week was a busy one as the House was finally back in session. Legislation to release the Epstein files was signed into law, I introduced legislation to strengthen efforts to combat drug trafficking, and more.
Here’s a quick update.
Here’s a quick update.
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This week was a busy one as the House was finally back in session. Legislation to release the Epstein files was signed into law, I introduced legislation to strengthen efforts to combat drug trafficking, and more.
Here’s a quick update.
Here’s a quick update.
VA should publicly release their action plan so that all those who are directly impacted can make their voices heard. We must continue to build on the progress we’ve made to finally deliver a full-service hospital to NH veterans.
Glad to be part of this effort.
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Glad to be part of this effort.
www.unionleader.com/hassan-urges...
Hassan urges VA secretary to release report on full-service NH hospital
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan led the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation calling upon Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins to publicly release the agency’s action plan to create a…
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November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
VA should publicly release their action plan so that all those who are directly impacted can make their voices heard. We must continue to build on the progress we’ve made to finally deliver a full-service hospital to NH veterans.
Glad to be part of this effort.
www.unionleader.com/hassan-urges...
Glad to be part of this effort.
www.unionleader.com/hassan-urges...
It is unacceptable that for months VA has failed to pay out essential housing and education benefits to thousands of veterans and their families, forcing them into financial instability and uncertainty.
I'm demanding VA urgently address and resolve this matter.
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I'm demanding VA urgently address and resolve this matter.
pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
Congressman Pappas, Ranking Members Takano & Blumenthal Demand Secretary Collins Address VA Education and Housing Benefit Payment Delays | Congressman Chris Pappas
Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Chris Pappas (NH-01), House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-41), and Senate Vet...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It is unacceptable that for months VA has failed to pay out essential housing and education benefits to thousands of veterans and their families, forcing them into financial instability and uncertainty.
I'm demanding VA urgently address and resolve this matter.
pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
I'm demanding VA urgently address and resolve this matter.
pappas.house.gov/media/press-...
Joined HVAC’s Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee’s oversight hearing today on improving VA’s examination scheduling system so Granite State veterans can apply for benefits faster and closer to home.
You can listen in here: democrats-veterans.house.gov/events/heari...
You can listen in here: democrats-veterans.house.gov/events/heari...
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Joined HVAC’s Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee’s oversight hearing today on improving VA’s examination scheduling system so Granite State veterans can apply for benefits faster and closer to home.
You can listen in here: democrats-veterans.house.gov/events/heari...
You can listen in here: democrats-veterans.house.gov/events/heari...
There is no place for violence in our politics, and President Trump's posts today calling for the execution of members of Congress must be retracted and strongly condemned.
Anything less endangers our democracy.
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Anything less endangers our democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Trump says Democratic lawmakers' video is 'seditious behavior, punishable by death'
The Democratic lawmakers said that members of the military can and must refuse illegal orders by their superiors.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
There is no place for violence in our politics, and President Trump's posts today calling for the execution of members of Congress must be retracted and strongly condemned.
Anything less endangers our democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Anything less endangers our democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
This is reprehensible.
Swastikas and nooses are hate symbols. Full stop. There should be no tolerance for the display or use of this hateful imagery in our Coast Guard or any part of our government.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Swastikas and nooses are hate symbols. Full stop. There should be no tolerance for the display or use of this hateful imagery in our Coast Guard or any part of our government.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is reprehensible.
Swastikas and nooses are hate symbols. Full stop. There should be no tolerance for the display or use of this hateful imagery in our Coast Guard or any part of our government.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Swastikas and nooses are hate symbols. Full stop. There should be no tolerance for the display or use of this hateful imagery in our Coast Guard or any part of our government.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The administration's indefinite hiring freeze is impacting the DEA's ability to analyze evidence and combat drug trafficking.
I’m introducing the LAB Act to make sure the New England lab can fully support our law enforcement and crack down on traffickers.
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
I’m introducing the LAB Act to make sure the New England lab can fully support our law enforcement and crack down on traffickers.
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
Pappas leads effort to staff new drug testing lab amid Trump hiring freeze
With a new drug lab scheduled to open in New Hampshire next spring, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., is co-authoring bipartisan legislation to exempt Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lab workers
www.unionleader.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The administration's indefinite hiring freeze is impacting the DEA's ability to analyze evidence and combat drug trafficking.
I’m introducing the LAB Act to make sure the New England lab can fully support our law enforcement and crack down on traffickers.
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
I’m introducing the LAB Act to make sure the New England lab can fully support our law enforcement and crack down on traffickers.
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...