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LACONIA — First District Congressman Chris Pappas said it's no secret that trauma is affecting a staggering number of children in New Hampshire.
On Wednesday, he met with members of the Adverse Childhood Experience Response Team (ACERT) members in Laconia to hear firsthand about local efforts to support and nurture kids so that they can reach their full potential.
LACONIA — First District Congressman Chris Pappas met with VA community care providers on Thursday and heard about the hurdles veterans and their care providers face, in their efforts to give and receive effective medical treatment.
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation to issue a commemorative $1 coin honoring the late Space Shuttle Challenger teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe of Concord passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, and is headed to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has been pursuing this legislation since 2016. This year, 81 of the 100 senators signed on as cosponsors.
The op-ed is also available at The Hill by clicking here.
Our Uneven March Towards Equality
On June 28, 1969 a group of young LGBTQ individuals walked into the Stonewall Inn, a safe haven for our community at a time when queer lifestyles were criminalized. They were unaware their resistance would catalyze a movement that has carried us to this day.