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Chris Pappas is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Pappas has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic development, and supporting local businesses during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for policies that prioritize the needs of New Hampshire residents, often emphasizing the importance of putting the state first in his political decisions.
When I travel around New Hampshire asking constituents what is on their minds, there is no topic more urgent or more personal than combatting the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. I have heard from a senior who is unable to retire…
On Monday, we gathered around the country to honor our veterans to whom we owe a tremendous debt. But sentiments expressed at parades and ceremonies ring hollow if we don't follow our good words with meaningful deeds for those who have…
If I am approached by a whistleblower from my district, I cannot in good conscience direct them to work with your office.
Protecting whistleblowers is your mission, but I am incredibly concerned to hear that multiple staff in your office have actually filed whistleblower complaints themselves.
It is critically important that these individuals who are just looking out for veterans have the ability to come forward to talk about waste, fraud, and abuse that they see.
Unfortunately, I think this hearing has made clear that OAWP is not providing critical protections and, on top of retaliation, we often hear from whistleblowers about frustration that they feel when working with OAWP.
I want to be transparent with whistleblowers, I want them to trust that they can come forward and know that we are here to hear their concerns and protect them from retaliation.
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his words. As well, I thank Mr. Cline for his words in support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 693, the National POW/MIA Flag Act. In May, I had the…
Thank you to our panel for your service, for your advocacy for members of our Guard and Reserve, and for helping us understand this conversation around some of the disparities that they experience and that I am hopeful that we can address…
the way we can really protect public health from the threat PFAS poses is to first stop the contamination
We need a Federal solution on this because States don't necessarily have the expertise at their fingerprints, the capacity to be able to do this.
H.R. 3616, the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019, introduced by Reps. Chris Pappas, Elissa Slotkin, Brendan Boyle, and Madeleine Dean, is an important first step in turning off the tap for toxic PFAS and limiting PFAS releases…
This is beyond an emerging contaminant in my State. It has emerged. It is impacting the health of individuals, and we need to demand more from the EPA.
I am frustrated as well that we don't have the same level of urgency in our Federal Government that we do from State officeholders in New Hampshire.
Our women veterans deserve the best health care and maternal care available to them and their families.
H.R. 2645, the Newborn Care Improvement Act, introduced by Ms. Lee, doubles the number of days of newborn health care coverage.
It is imperative that we eliminate all cultural and physical barriers to women veteran's health care.
DAV supports the intent of H.R. 2681, but hopes that Representative Pappas and the Subcommittee would be amenable to broadening the scope of the survey and information collected about the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans…
For these reasons, we strongly support this measure and urge its swift passage.
Last Congress, I was honored to join a number of Members of this Committee to cosponsor the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, introduced by Congressman Clay Higgins.
My bill, H.R. 3798, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, eliminates co-payments for prescription contraceptives.
We believe these programs can offer women veterans important opportunities to network with other women with shared experiences in an environment conducive to healing and recovery-based care.
This morning, I rise in support of the 42,000 men and women of the United States Coast Guard, the vital public safety, humanitarian, and national defense missions they perform, and this House's passage yesterday of the Coast Guard…
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