Chris Pappas

Wants to stand up to corporate special interests to put New Hampshire first.

“Chris is willing to take on anyone – corporate special interests, Donald Trump, and even his own party – to put New Hampshire first.”⁸

Leads the fight for federal investment in New Hampshire’s infrastructure.

“Every dollar we invest in infrastructure yields two dollars in economic activity, which is why I am proud to lead the fight for federal investment in New Hampshire’s roads, bridges, and waterways as a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.”⁹

Supports increasing access to job training and career and technical education programs to grow the state’s small business economy.

“That’s why as an Executive Councilor, I worked across party lines to secure funding for New Hampshire’s job training and technical education programs. In Washington, I am continuing my commitment to increasing access to job training and career and technical education.”¹⁰

Wants to increase capital for small businesses and address regulations that hamper their ability to thrive.

“We also need to increase capital for small businesses and address onerous regulations that hamper the ability of our small businesses to thrive.”¹⁰

Opposes the online sales tax that is burdening New Hampshire’s small businesses.

“fight the online sales tax that is burdening New Hampshire’s small businesses.”¹⁰

Supports investing in job training and apprenticeship programs to build a talent pipeline.

“Investing in job training and apprenticeship programs is essential to building a talent pipeline, which trains and matches workers with our amazing local companies looking to hire them.”¹⁰

Wants to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.

“He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.”⁸

Wants to ensure all Granite Staters receive quality, affordable healthcare.

“That is why I am committed to ensuring that all Granite Staters receive quality, affordable health care.”⁹

Expanded Medicaid coverage to more than 53,000 Granite Staters as a member of the Executive Council.

“As a member of New Hampshire’s Executive Council, I provided the pivotal vote to implement the state’s Medicaid expansion program, which remains one of our best tools to combat this epidemic. In doing so, we were able to expand coverage to more than 53,000 Granite Staters.”²¹

Wants to build upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and protect pre-existing conditions.

“While it is certainly not perfect, it should be built upon, not torn down, which is why I will fight all efforts to roll back crucial protections like those for people with pre-existing conditions.”²²

Wants to expand access to reproductive health care, mental health care, and rural health care.

“As we improve upon insurance coverage, we have to ensure access to reproductive health care, improve mental health care access and rural health care access, and lower the cost of prescription drugs.”²²

Wants to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Granite Staters.

“I will continue to fight for proposals that will expand access, improve health outcomes, and lower the cost of prescription drugs for Granite Staters.”²²

Supports requiring disclosure of prescription drug pricing agreements.

“Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) in introducing the Drug Deal Disclosure Act, legislation that would require the Trump administration to publicly disclose its prescription drug pricing agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers and subject those agreements to independent review to determine whether they are actually lowering costs for patients and taxpayers.”²²

Supports extending Title X grants for family planning funding.

“On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and over 120 Members sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy urging him to extend Title X grants that provide critical family planning funding to health care centers across the country after HHS failed to provide guidance for months.”²²

Supports making Medicare coverage of telehealth services permanent.

“Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation will expand access to health care and save patients time and money by making permanent Medicare coverage of telehealth services that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.”²²

Opposes proposals to slash Medicaid.

“The phones in my office won’t stop ringing because people I represent are beyond angry about the proposal to slash Medicaid.”²³

Wants to promote clean energy, support environmental protection, and confront climate change.

“We should all work to leave our environment better than we found it by promoting clean energy, supporting environmental protection, and directly confronting the existential threat of climate change.”⁹

Supports protecting natural resources for future generations.

“I am committed to combating climate change and making sure that we protect our natural resources for generations to come.”⁴¹

Supports maintaining clean energy incentives and tax credits to develop a clean energy economy.

“I am focused on maintaining clean energy incentives and tax credits to ensure that the Granite State leads the way in developing a robust clean energy economy.”⁴¹

Opposes pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement.

“I strongly oppose pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, ending the Clean Power Plan, and rolling back protections for our water and air—which have undermined critical environmental protections.”⁴¹

Wants Congress to develop innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

“I believe it is critical that Congress develop and pass thoughtful, innovative solutions to the climate crisis before it’s too late to mitigate the worst effects of the catastrophic changes that are already upon us.”⁴¹

Wants to make college more affordable so those who want to pursue post-secondary education have the ability to do so.

“We must also work to make college more affordable, so those who want to pursue post-secondary education have the ability to do so, regardless of their zip code.”¹⁰

Wants to make college more affordable and limit the burden of college loans.

“New Hampshire has one of the highest rates of student debt in the nation, and I am committed to doing all I can to make college more affordable and limit the burden of college loans.”⁴⁷

Supports expanding Pell grants and increasing consumer protections for borrowers.

“That’s why I am working to expand Pell grants, increase consumer protections for borrowers, and support tuition-free education at community colleges and public universities to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get ahead.”⁴⁷

Supports restoring Congressionally approved funding for New Hampshire’s GEAR UP programs.

“The New Hampshire delegation is sending a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling for the restoration of Congressionally approved funding for New Hampshire’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).”⁴⁷

Opposes changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees that would increase student loan debt.

“Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan group of over 150 House and Senate colleagues in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees that would saddle nurses with more student loan debt.”²²

Wants to ensure law enforcement has resources to stop trafficking and keep communities safe.

“We must also block the flow of illicit opioids into our state by ensuring our law enforcement has the resources and support they need to stop trafficking, take drugs off the streets, and keep our communities safe.”²¹

Wants to ban stock trading by members of Congress.

“Chris stood up to Democratic leadership when he called for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and forced a vote on the House floor.”⁸

Supports overturning the Citizens United decision to restore power to the people.

“He supports overturning the Citizens United decision to restore power to the people.”⁶⁷

Supports stopping corporate special interests from having an outsized role in our elections.

“Chris Pappas believes that the only way we can ensure candidates running for office put people first – not corporate PAC money – is by stopping corporate special interests from having an outsized role in our elections.”⁶⁷

Introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires and corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections.

“He introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires and corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections.”⁶⁷

Supports strengthening reporting requirements for lobbying to ensure members of Congress and their spouses aren’t engaging in shadow lobbying.

“He supports the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, which would strengthen reporting requirements for lobbying to ensure members of Congress and their spouses aren’t engaging in shadow lobbying.”⁶⁷

Supports strengthening regulations on dark money and requiring organizations that spend on elections to disclose their donors.

“the DISCLOSE Act would strengthen regulations on dark money and require organizations that spend on elections and judicial nominations to disclose their donors.”⁶⁷

Supports codifying the Office of Congressional Ethics.

“Pappas introduced the bipartisan Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics, now called the Office of Congressional Conduct, the only independent internal watchdog that probes ethical breaches in Congress.”⁶⁷

Supports banning members of Congress and government employees from trading on political prediction markets.

“He supports the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, which bans members of Congress and government employees from trading on political prediction markets when they have or could easily get inside information through their jobs.”⁶⁷

Supports imposing a lifetime ban on former members of Congress from lobbying foreign governments.

“He backed the Fighting Foreign Influence Act, which would impose a lifetime ban on former members of Congress, U.S. military officers, and senior executive branch officials from lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.”⁶⁷

Supports strengthening lobbying reporting requirements for the President, Vice President, and their spouses.

“He is working to help pass the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, which would strengthen lobbying reporting requirements to ensure the President, Vice President, and their spouses aren’t engaging in shadow lobbying.”⁶⁷

Supports subpoenaing leading prediction markets to determine if insider trading is occurring.

“He is also calling on Congress to subpoena leading prediction markets to determine if insider trading is occurring on the betting platforms.”⁶⁷

Broke with Democratic House leadership to support a ban on congressional stock trading.

“Pappas broke with Democratic House leadership to support a ban on congressional stock trading.”⁶⁷

Fights for the dignity and equality of all Americans.

“No one should be discriminated against because of who they are or who they love. As the first openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire, I am committed to fighting for the dignity and equality of all Americans.”⁹

Supports prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity nationwide.

“As a Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, I will fight to get the Equality Act signed into law, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.”²³

Opposes efforts to roll back progress made by the LGBTQ community.

“I will also continue to stand up to nationwide efforts to roll-back the progress made by the LGBTQ community.”²³

Supports specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth who contact the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

“Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 108 House Democrats in calling on HHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump to scrap their plans to cut funding in the President’s Budget for the specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth who contact the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.”²³

Supports updates at the Manchester VA Medical Center (VAMC).

“Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, continued his push for updates at the Manchester VA Medical Center (VAMC) by requesting an update from Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), Doug Collins, on VA’s ongoing efforts for the construction and expansion of new facilities at the Manchester VAMC.”²²

Will work to restore veterans’ faith in the VA and improve the quality of care for Granite State Veterans.

“As a member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I will work to restore our veterans’ faith in the VA and improve the quality of care for Granite State Veterans.”⁸²

Opposes efforts to privatize the VA, believing it could cut the quality of care veterans receive.

“I oppose efforts to privatize the VA, which could cut the quality care veterans receive.”⁸²

Wants to make the Manchester facility a full-service VA facility.

“I will also continue to fight to make the Manchester facility a full-service VA, as we are one of the only states left in the nation without a full-service VA facility.”⁸²

Supports ending the “wounded veteran tax” that offsets retirement pay and disability pay.

“This legislation currently has 330 cosponsors and would end the “wounded veteran tax”, or the offset that keeps medically retired veterans from receiving their full Department of Defense retirement pay and their full Veterans Affairs disability pay.”⁸²

Wants to save lives and curb the opioid epidemic.

“Far more action must be taken at all levels to save lives and curb this epidemic.”⁹

Supports robust funding for prevention, enforcement, treatment, and recovery efforts related to opioids.

“We must continue to build a multi-pronged approach that includes robust funding for prevention, enforcement, treatment, and recovery efforts.”²¹