How Dems Ran 2026

Chris Pappas

NH-Sen

Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers

Pappas: “Washington seems to always find money for a host of things: 1.5 trillion dollars proposed for the Department of Defense, billions being spent in Iran, tax breaks that John Sununu supported for billionaires and big corporations and data center developers.Campaign website, October 29, 2026

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

I support a moratorium in New Hampshire and I'm fighting at the federal level to hold big tech to accountDebate, October 13, 2026
we need to make clear in the law that communities have every right to say no to these things, and that when they're proposed, there should be that these companies, as they're developing them, are paying for the energy costs, are paying for the water costs, so that's not passed on to the rate payers.Debate, October 29, 2026
New Hampshire is not the right place for AI data centers and Granite Staters should not be asked to foot the bill for large, out-of-state corporations who might seek to develop these centers,News story, September 7, 2026
I'm fighting to make sure that the power is in the hands of New Hampshire communities to say no to these data centers. They don't belong in our state.Debate, October 29, 2026

Called for moratoria, pauses, or stopping new data-center projects

I support a moratorium in New Hampshire and I'm fighting at the federal level to hold big tech to accountDebate, October 13, 2026

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

we need to make clear in the law that communities have every right to say no to these things, and that when they're proposed, there should be that these companies, as they're developing them, are paying for the energy costs, are paying for the water costs, so that's not passed on to the rate payers.Debate, October 29, 2026
New Hampshire is not the right place for AI data centers and Granite Staters should not be asked to foot the bill for large, out-of-state corporations who might seek to develop these centers,News story, September 7, 2026

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

we need to make clear in the law that communities have every right to say no to these things, and that when they're proposed, there should be that these companies, as they're developing them, are paying for the energy costs, are paying for the water costs, so that's not passed on to the rate payers.Debate, October 29, 2026

Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies

I support a moratorium in New Hampshire and I'm fighting at the federal level to hold big tech to accountDebate, October 13, 2026
Pappas is also backing legislation that would ban AI price gouging and prevent big corporations from using people’s personal information to set targeted, tailored prices for goods and servicesCampaign press release, March 10, 2026
So when you order groceries or book a flight, you may be paying more simply because they think you will. And right now there's not much stopping them from doing that. That's why I'm working to crack down on AI surveillance pricing to give customers a break.Post on X, May 11, 2026

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

And I do support making sure that people have the opportunity to choose a public option through the ACA. That's something that I have long advocated for.Video, June 19, 2026

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

We've got to undo the healthcare cuts that were pushed by Republicans and Donald Trump, which are the largest healthcare cuts in our nation's history, billions of dollars that's going to come out of New Hampshire's Medicaid program. The failure to extend ACA [Affordable Care Act] premium subsidies, will result in tens of thousands of families losing their coverage in New Hampshire. That's unacceptable.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026
We can do that by building on the success of the housing bill that we passed to invest in the affordable housing stock that we need, to work to end this war and lower energy prices, to restore the cuts to healthcare that are kicking thousands of Granite Staters off of their health insurance and making it harder for people to access the care that they need.News story, October 11, 2026

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

I've supported efforts to take on big pharma, to lower prescription drug prices, to cap out-of- pocket costs for seniors on Medicare, to give them access to free vaccines, to cap the cost of insulin at $35, and for the first time um overturn what had been a long-standing carveout in the law and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for Americans.Debate, October 13, 2026
We need to be driving down prices of these drugs, making sure that they're available for everyday Americans.Debate, October 13, 2026
So, it's a focus both on making the Affordable Care Act work, taking the insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies to account to lower prices, and making sure we're backstopping these cuts to Medicaid so that rural healthcare, healthcare for people in underserved areas doesn't get disrupted, and you know, destroyed by these MAGA cutsNews story, October 11, 2026
That’s my track record as an executive councilor, and in the few terms I’ve served in Congress, of trying to take on corporate special interests, whether it’s the insurance companies or pharmaceutical companies to lower costs.Local paper interview quote, May 19, 2026
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. He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Campaign website, September 8, 2026
I’ve supported efforts to take on big pharma, to lower prescription drug prices, to cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare, to give them access to free vaccines, to cap the cost of insulin at $35, and for the first time, overturn what had been a longstanding carve-out in the law and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for Americans. We’re beginning to do that with the first 10 drugs being negotiated, we have to go well beyond that.Campaign website, October 13, 2026
Chris took on Big Pharma and passed landmark legislation that finally allowed Medicare to negotiate for lower prices, capped the cost of insulin at $35, and limited out-of-pocket costs for seniors.Campaign website (undated)
He also talked about the work we’ve done together: making housing and health care more affordable, taking on big pharma to lower prescription drug prices, and fighting to ban stock trading in Congress.Campaign email, October 17, 2026
In Congress Chris has taken on the tough fights: pushing tax cuts for working families and small businesses, cracking down on predatory companies that target veterans and pollute our water, and standing up to Big Pharma to lower drug costs.Campaign website, September 24, 2026
He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Campaign website, September 8, 2026
That's wrong. I forced drug companies to lower prices.Video ad, August 28, 2026
I'm fighting to lower drug prices and to stop insurers from denying care that your doctor already approved.Video ad, October 1, 2026
For decades, Medicare couldn't negotiate to lower drug prices because John Sununu blocked it and then worked for a lobbying firm for Big Pharma and made millions. And you paid more. That's wrong. I forced drug companies to lower prices.Video ad, August 28, 2026
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. He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Ballotpedia candidate survey, October 7, 2026
I've stood up to big pharma to lower prescription drug prices. I've stood up to big oil to cut energy bills here in New Hampshire.Video, August 10, 2026
I've stood up to big pharma to lower prescription drug prices.Video, August 10, 2026
We have to talk about the record I have in the House of fighting to lower prescription drug prices, of expanding access to health care, cutting taxes for working families to support kids.Video, June 19, 2026
I think about the issue of negotiating cheaper prescription drug prices. It took decades to be able to undo that carve-out that they had in the law because their lobby was so powerful. But we finally did it a few years ago, and now seniors on Medicare are getting access to cheaper drugsVideo, October 11, 2026
I’m working for Granite Staters: fighting to protect Medicaid, lower prescription drug costs, and build a full-service VA hospital.Campaign email, March 26, 2026

Prescription-drug price limits

I've supported efforts to take on big pharma, to lower prescription drug prices, to cap out-of- pocket costs for seniors on Medicare, to give them access to free vaccines, to cap the cost of insulin at $35, and for the first time um overturn what had been a long-standing carveout in the law and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for Americans.Debate, October 13, 2026
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. He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Ballotpedia candidate survey, October 7, 2026

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

We've got to undo the healthcare cuts that were pushed by Republicans and Donald Trump, which are the largest healthcare cuts in our nation's history, billions of dollars that's going to come out of New Hampshire's Medicaid program. The failure to extend ACA [Affordable Care Act] premium subsidies, will result in tens of thousands of families losing their coverage in New Hampshire. That's unacceptable.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026
restoring support for Medicaid in New Hampshire, as well as the Affordable Care Act subsidies that help keep premiums low.Video, June 17, 2026
Chris fiercely opposed the reckless Republican budget, which enacted the largest cut to health care in American history, closed hospitals, and threatened $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. He is working across the aisle to restore ACA enhanced premium tax credits and bring down health care costs that have skyrocketed by double or more.Campaign website (undated)

Government price negotiation

I've supported efforts to take on big pharma, to lower prescription drug prices, to cap out-of- pocket costs for seniors on Medicare, to give them access to free vaccines, to cap the cost of insulin at $35, and for the first time um overturn what had been a long-standing carveout in the law and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for Americans.Debate, October 13, 2026
I’ve supported efforts to take on big pharma, to lower prescription drug prices, to cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare, to give them access to free vaccines, to cap the cost of insulin at $35, and for the first time, overturn what had been a longstanding carve-out in the law and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for Americans. We’re beginning to do that with the first 10 drugs being negotiated, we have to go well beyond that.Campaign website, October 13, 2026
Chris took on Big Pharma and passed landmark legislation that finally allowed Medicare to negotiate for lower prices, capped the cost of insulin at $35, and limited out-of-pocket costs for seniors.Campaign website (undated)
For decades, Medicare couldn't negotiate to lower drug prices because John Sununu blocked it and then worked for a lobbying firm for Big Pharma and made millions. And you paid more. That's wrong. I forced drug companies to lower prices.Video ad, August 28, 2026
I think about the issue of negotiating cheaper prescription drug prices. It took decades to be able to undo that carve-out that they had in the law because their lobby was so powerful. But we finally did it a few years ago, and now seniors on Medicare are getting access to cheaper drugsVideo, October 11, 2026

Creating a public option

And I do support making sure that people have the opportunity to choose a public option through the ACA. That's something that I have long advocated for.Video, June 19, 2026

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

"There are those at the top, millionaires and billionaires, who pay Social Security on a fraction of their income, that for the sake of America should be paying their fair share to make sure we can close that gap, which is about $200 billion now,".News article, October 14, 2026
You know, people earning more than a million bucks a year, they’re paying Social Security on a fraction of their income, while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, and make sure that this benefit continues to be paid out.Campaign website, October 29, 2026

Called for corporations to pay more in taxes

You know, people earning more than a million bucks a year, they’re paying Social Security on a fraction of their income, while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, and make sure that this benefit continues to be paid out.Campaign website, October 29, 2026

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

We have to overturn the Citizens United decision. We have to work to provide disclosure. People need to know who's trying to influence their votes and trying to influence policies in Congress.June 5, 2026 Pappas campaign post on his interview with ECU's Tiffany Muller
we got to fight to get big money out of our politics, to change our campaign finance system. That's why I don't take corporate PAC money. And I've got legislation to unmask these dark money groups. So, we at least know who's trying to influence our votes. Uh we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
I don’t take corporate PAC money. Not a dime. I support banning stock trading in Congress. I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect. I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
And I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
We're fighting to get big money out of our politics, to take on uh Citizens United and the Super PACs, to fight for uh tougher ethical reforms, um to ban stock trading and participation in prediction markets by members of Congress and members of the administration.Video, June 18, 2026
Because our political system is rigged, the system is broken, and it's skewed in favor of corporate special interests. I've been fighting to get big money out of our political system, to take on the Citizens United decision, to make it easier — not harder — to vote and to stand up, to shore up our democracy and make sure that it can translate wins to everyday Granite Staters.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026
I'm actually the one on this stage who believes in overturning the Citizens United decision and getting dark money out of our politics, and I'm fighting to do that in Congress right now.Debate, October 29, 2026
* I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
We've got to make sure that we are getting big money out of our political system, that we're that we're ending partisan gerrymanderingVideo, October 3, 2026
I’m fighting to rein in dark money because power belongs in the hands of the American people.Campaign press release, January 21, 2026
Chris knows we must get dark money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the people. He supports overturning Citizens United, requiring dark money groups to disclose their donors, and putting an end to Washington’s revolving doorCampaign website (undated)
- He introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires and corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
- He supports overturning the Citizens United decision to restore power to the people.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
- He also called for reducing the influence of money in politics, overturning Citizens United v. FEC, and opposing nominees he considers unqualified.Campaign website, October 8, 2026
And I think it's really important to figure out how we take on the Citizens United decision to get big money out of our politics.Video, October 11, 2026
I want there to be reform in the way that Washington hasn't served the needs of this country, to get big money out of our politics, to focus on how we repair our health care system, shore up Social Security, all those things that I'm hearing about in New Hampshire.Video, October 11, 2026

Called to overturn Citizens United

We have to overturn the Citizens United decision. We have to work to provide disclosure. People need to know who's trying to influence their votes and trying to influence policies in Congress.June 5, 2026 Pappas campaign post on his interview with ECU's Tiffany Muller
we got to fight to get big money out of our politics, to change our campaign finance system. That's why I don't take corporate PAC money. And I've got legislation to unmask these dark money groups. So, we at least know who's trying to influence our votes. Uh we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
I don’t take corporate PAC money. Not a dime. I support banning stock trading in Congress. I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect. I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
And I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
I'm actually the one on this stage who believes in overturning the Citizens United decision and getting dark money out of our politics, and I'm fighting to do that in Congress right now.Debate, October 29, 2026
* I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
Chris knows we must get dark money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the people. He supports overturning Citizens United, requiring dark money groups to disclose their donors, and putting an end to Washington’s revolving doorCampaign website (undated)
- He supports overturning the Citizens United decision to restore power to the people.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
- He also called for reducing the influence of money in politics, overturning Citizens United v. FEC, and opposing nominees he considers unqualified.Campaign website, October 8, 2026

Refused corporate PAC money

I'm leading the fight to ban stock trading in Congress, end Trump's corruption, and refusing corporate PAC money.Video ad, August 25, 2026
John Sununu’s got a who’s who of right-wing and corporate special interests on his side. I have this grassroots team — and I don’t take one cent from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 6, 2026
I’ll be quick: I refuse to sell out my values for corporate PAC money.Campaign email, April 16, 2026
we got to fight to get big money out of our politics, to change our campaign finance system. That's why I don't take corporate PAC money. And I've got legislation to unmask these dark money groups. So, we at least know who's trying to influence our votes. Uh we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
I don’t take corporate PAC money. Not a dime. I support banning stock trading in Congress. I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect. I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I’ll stand up to John Sununu, Donald Trump, and the billionaires who put special interests before the people. That’s why I don’t take corporate PAC money and why I rely on this grassroots team.Campaign email, February 11, 2026
I'm proud not to take any corporate PAC money in my campaigns. I've done that since I ran for Congress because it's important to break the linkage between the corporate special interests and how we do business in Washington.Debate, September 5, 2026
I don't take a dime of corporate [music] PAC money because there should be no question who I'm fighting for.Video ad, September 28, 2026
And I reject corporate PAC money. I only work for you.Video ad, September 22, 2026
I don’t take a dime of corporate PAC money, because I’m fighting for Granite Staters.Campaign email, March 21, 2026
I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, March 20, 2026
Yeah. Well, the fact is I'm fighting to change Washington, and I don't take corporate PAC money in my campaigns because I think it's important that you know that I'm working for the people of New Hampshire.Video, October 11, 2026
I depend on this grassroots team because, unlike my opponent, I refuse corporate PAC donations.Campaign email, August 26, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 25, 2026
I don’t accept a cent of corporate PAC money, because they don’t represent New Hampshire values.Campaign email, July 31, 2026
Unlike my GOP opponent, I don’t take a penny from corporate PACs.Campaign email, February 24, 2026
When I first ran for Congress, I made the decision that I wouldn't take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, September 24, 2026
My campaign doesn’t take a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, February 14, 2026
I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, April 19, 2026
I don’t take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, September 2, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, August 29, 2026
I don’t accept a dime of corporate PAC moneyCampaign email, September 30, 2026
I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, August 8, 2026
I don’t take a single dollar from corporate PACs, so every hour we don’t close the gap on our fundraising goals — goals that are must-hit — national Republicans can continue to flood the airwaves with lies about me.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I’m proud to be running this race the right way – no corporate PACs, just a grassroots team built by people like you, chipping in what they can, when they can.Campaign email, October 6, 2026
I have this grassroots team — and I don’t take one cent from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 6, 2026
Your support is critical — because I don’t take money from corporate PACs.Campaign email, May 11, 2026
And since I don’t take donations from corporate PACs, I’m relying on you.Campaign email, September 6, 2026
Our campaign is powered by grassroots supporters – we don't take a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, July 26, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs — so we rely on grassroots donations to emails like this one.Campaign email, June 12, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs, so I am relying on this grassroots team to win.Campaign email, May 11, 2026
Chris doesn’t accept corporate PAC money, and our average online campaign contribution is $30.92.Campaign email, September 24, 2026
It isn't about who has the most corporate PAC money. (I don't take a dime of it.)Campaign email, October 8, 2026
3️⃣ I don’t take any donations from corporate PACs — so your grassroots donations will be the only way we can regain our momentum.Campaign email, August 7, 2026
I don’t take any donations from corporate PACs, so I’m not taking a dime for granted.Campaign email, March 11, 2026
It wasn’t always easy, but I still refuse to take a dime of corporate PAC money – because independence matters.Campaign email, September 24, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs — so every dollar you give goes even further as we push back against the flood of outside spending that's already pouring into New Hampshire.Campaign email, June 2, 2026
And since I don’t take a single dime from corporate PACs, I’m counting on folks like you chipping in to emails like this one to power our work.Campaign email, March 15, 2026
I refuse to take a dime from corporate PACs, because I believe campaigns should be powered by the people they aim to serve.Campaign email, September 28, 2026
I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs, so I’m counting on your help to stand up to this flood of spending.Campaign email, July 11, 2026
I don’t accept a dime of corporate PAC money, so I am relying on the power of this grassroots team to help us out.Campaign email, August 7, 2026
We don’t accept a cent from corporate PACs.Campaign email, August 4, 2026
I don’t take a single dollar from corporate PACs, so your contribution is what will determine if we can get back on track.Campaign email, October 16, 2026
I don’t take donations from corporate PACs, so I depend on donations to emails like this to power our race.Campaign email, June 15, 2026
I don’t take money from corporate PACs, so I am relying on this grassroots team to win.Campaign email, June 23, 2026
That’s why I don’t take corporate PAC money and why I rely on this grassroots team.Campaign email, February 11, 2026
“In Washington, I’m taking on this kind of corruption, refusing corporate PAC money and fighting to lower costs.”News article, September 9, 2026
- Pappas doesn’t take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign website, June 5, 2026

Stronger donor disclosure

We have to overturn the Citizens United decision. We have to work to provide disclosure. People need to know who's trying to influence their votes and trying to influence policies in Congress.June 5, 2026 Pappas campaign post on his interview with ECU's Tiffany Muller
we got to fight to get big money out of our politics, to change our campaign finance system. That's why I don't take corporate PAC money. And I've got legislation to unmask these dark money groups. So, we at least know who's trying to influence our votes. Uh we need to overturn the Citizens United decision.Video, September 29, 2026
I don’t take corporate PAC money. Not a dime. I support banning stock trading in Congress. I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect. I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
And I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
* I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
Chris knows we must get dark money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the people. He supports overturning Citizens United, requiring dark money groups to disclose their donors, and putting an end to Washington’s revolving doorCampaign website (undated)
- He introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires and corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections.Campaign website, June 5, 2026

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

I've never traded a stock during my time in Congress. That's just a lie. The fact is I have mutual funds as part of my retirement accounts, but I don't trade stock, and I'm leading the fight on a bipartisan basis to ban members of Congress and the president from trading stock.Debate, October 29, 2026
We need to uh ban partisan gerrymandering across the country. We need to make sure that we have term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Uh we need to ban congressional stock trading.Debate, October 27, 2026
I'm leading the fight to ban stock trading in Congress, end Trump's corruption, and refusing corporate PAC money.Video ad, August 25, 2026
We've got members of Congress that are literally trading millions of dollars worth of stock any given year, participating in these prediction markets based on inside information that they have. We've got to ban those practices. And I'm working across the aisle to get that done.Video, April 27, 2026
I don’t take corporate PAC money. Not a dime. I support banning stock trading in Congress. I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect. I’m fighting to get dark money out of politics. I introduced legislation requiring big spenders to disclose who’s behind the money, and I support overturning Citizens United.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
And I'm leading efforts to overturn Citizens United, to pass the Disclose Act, which I've authored, to make sure that we're reining in the corruption in Washington, D.C. by banning members of Congress from trading stock and participating in prediction marketsVideo, August 10, 2026
We're fighting to get big money out of our politics, to take on uh Citizens United and the Super PACs, to fight for uh tougher ethical reforms, um to ban stock trading and participation in prediction markets by members of Congress and members of the administration.Video, June 18, 2026
But while they're cashing in, I'm fighting to ban stock trading.Video ad, October 21, 2026
Most politicians in Washington play by their own rules, but while they're cashing in, I'm fighting to ban stock trading.Video ad, June 23, 2026
We've got to clean up Washington by banning stock trading, shutting down the revolving door between Congress and K Street, and imposing tough ethical guidelines and term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.Video, October 3, 2026
While they’re cashing in, I’m fighting to ban stock tradingNews story, August 5, 2026
* I support banning stock trading in Congress.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
- Pappas broke with Democratic House leadership to support a ban on congressional stock trading.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
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. He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Campaign website, September 8, 2026
Public service is a public trust, and Chris stood up to his own party to support legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks and getting rich off of inside information.Campaign website (undated)
He also talked about the work we’ve done together: making housing and health care more affordable, taking on big pharma to lower prescription drug prices, and fighting to ban stock trading in Congress.Campaign email, October 17, 2026
I broke with my own party’s leadership on this, because when you write the laws, you shouldn’t be investing in the industries they affect.Campaign email, October 19, 2026
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.Campaign website, September 8, 2026
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. He took on Big Pharma to lower drug prices and cap the cost of insulin at $35.Ballotpedia candidate survey, October 7, 2026

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

We're fighting to get big money out of our politics, to take on uh Citizens United and the Super PACs, to fight for uh tougher ethical reforms, um to ban stock trading and participation in prediction markets by members of Congress and members of the administration.Video, June 18, 2026
We've got to clean up Washington by banning stock trading, shutting down the revolving door between Congress and K Street, and imposing tough ethical guidelines and term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.Video, October 3, 2026
we've got to focus on the corruption that is rampant, that is out in the open. Donald Trump who's padded his bottom line with billions of dollars. He and members of Congress are trading stocks on a regular basis profiting off of inside information. We have to clean all this upVideo, July 29, 2026
we've got to create bright lines, go after the corruption and the grift that's on full display. I mean, it's out in the open and it's been chronicled on the show tonight about the billions of dollars that Donald Trump has added to his bottom line through stock trades and issuing a meme coin and all sorts of business dealingsVideo, July 4, 2026
That means rooting out corruption in Washington by closing the loopholes that allow current and former officials to get rich off their positions.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
- Pappas supports the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, which bans government insiders from trading on political prediction markets when they have or could easily get inside information through their jobs.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
Chris Pappas believes that it is essential for Congress to start cracking down on the Trump Administration’s pay-to-play practices, and it’s time to start looking at common-sense ways to ensure prediction markets aren’t a vehicle for insider trading.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
Presidents shouldn’t be able to deliver no-bid contracts to donors, reward big corporations for pet project funding through quid-pro-quo deals, or use insider info to cash in on under-regulated prediction markets.Campaign website, June 5, 2026

Called out Trump's corruption, self-dealing, or profiting from office

I'm leading the fight to ban stock trading in Congress, end Trump's corruption, and refusing corporate PAC money.Video ad, August 25, 2026
We’ve seen the tip of the iceberg being reported on, but it could go much deeper than that in terms of the culture of corruption, the way that Donald Trump is fleecing tax payers and serving himself,News story, October 11, 2026
we've got to focus on the corruption that is rampant, that is out in the open. Donald Trump who's padded his bottom line with billions of dollars. He and members of Congress are trading stocks on a regular basis profiting off of inside information. We have to clean all this upVideo, July 29, 2026
we've got to create bright lines, go after the corruption and the grift that's on full display. I mean, it's out in the open and it's been chronicled on the show tonight about the billions of dollars that Donald Trump has added to his bottom line through stock trades and issuing a meme coin and all sorts of business dealingsVideo, July 4, 2026
the most corrupt president of our lifetimesNews story, October 28, 2026
Running that small business showed me the power of hard work and serving others, but the opportunity that my ancestors and so many others like them sought has never been further away — and the Trump Administration is too busy cutting deals for their billionaire buddies to give a damn.Campaign email, January 27, 2026
But Trump and his allies are building a system to line the pockets of billionaires while working families are left to fend for themselves – a system that works against us, our economy, and our democracy.Campaign email, January 20, 2026
Members of the Trump Administration are getting rich off shady deals with the industries they regulate and with foreign governments, all while Trump and his family have raked in $4 billion since he returned to office, even as the cost of living has increased for hardworking New Hampshire families.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
Chris Pappas believes that it is essential for Congress to start cracking down on the Trump Administration’s pay-to-play practices, and it’s time to start looking at common-sense ways to ensure prediction markets aren’t a vehicle for insider trading.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
In remarks at an earlier campaign event, he said Trump had increased his net worth by $2.2 billion through stock trades, cryptocurrency-related activity and other business dealings.Campaign website, October 8, 2026

Reforming the Supreme Court

And I support term limits for members of Congress and members of the Supreme Court as well. And I would add that we need tough ethical standards that are not just enforced by the court itself, but by an outside entity to make sure that they're above board and that they're working in the interest of the American people.Debate, October 29, 2026
We need to uh ban partisan gerrymandering across the country. We need to make sure that we have term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Uh we need to ban congressional stock trading.Debate, October 27, 2026
We should extend that to the Supreme Court as well. Right now, we have just this political gamesmanship with respect to judicial nominations. We have reasonable limits in New Hampshire where you have to retire at age 70, and I think that's sensible at the federal level too.Video, October 11, 2026
We've got to clean up Washington by banning stock trading, shutting down the revolving door between Congress and K Street, and imposing tough ethical guidelines and term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.Video, October 3, 2026

Setting Supreme Court term limits

And I support term limits for members of Congress and members of the Supreme Court as well. And I would add that we need tough ethical standards that are not just enforced by the court itself, but by an outside entity to make sure that they're above board and that they're working in the interest of the American people.Debate, October 29, 2026
We need to uh ban partisan gerrymandering across the country. We need to make sure that we have term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Uh we need to ban congressional stock trading.Debate, October 27, 2026
We should extend that to the Supreme Court as well. Right now, we have just this political gamesmanship with respect to judicial nominations. We have reasonable limits in New Hampshire where you have to retire at age 70, and I think that's sensible at the federal level too.Video, October 11, 2026
We've got to clean up Washington by banning stock trading, shutting down the revolving door between Congress and K Street, and imposing tough ethical guidelines and term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.Video, October 3, 2026

Extending stock-trading bans to the White House

I've never traded a stock during my time in Congress. That's just a lie. The fact is I have mutual funds as part of my retirement accounts, but I don't trade stock, and I'm leading the fight on a bipartisan basis to ban members of Congress and the president from trading stock.Debate, October 29, 2026

Called for a Supreme Court ethics code or enforceable ethics rules

And I support term limits for members of Congress and members of the Supreme Court as well. And I would add that we need tough ethical standards that are not just enforced by the court itself, but by an outside entity to make sure that they're above board and that they're working in the interest of the American people.Debate, October 29, 2026
We've got to clean up Washington by banning stock trading, shutting down the revolving door between Congress and K Street, and imposing tough ethical guidelines and term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.Video, October 3, 2026

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

That's why I've introduced legislation to exempt small businesses from tariffs. I've also introduced legislation with colleagues to exempt groceries from tariffs.Debate, October 29, 2026
We are paying more for everything across the board, $2,400 more per household in New Hampshire because of Donald Trump's tariffs. Now, I've led legislation on this to exempt our small businesses, to exempt groceries and the basic necessities of life that people need.Debate, September 5, 2026
When Trump's tariffs drove up prices, I wrote the bill to block them.Video ad, September 22, 2026
When Donald Trump's tariffs started driving up prices, I wrote the bill to block them.Video ad, September 28, 2026
We're working to try to unwind all of the tariffs, especially for small businesses, especially the ones that hit things like groceries that are raising family costs right now.C-SPAN, August 3, 2026
That’s why I’m fighting to end Trump’s tariffs and calling for the Trump Administration to refund small businesses for the overpayments they were forced to make. I’ll keep pushing back against corporate price gouging that is making it harder for Granite State families to afford basic goods they need to survive.Campaign press release, March 10, 2026
to get rid of the tariffs on groceries and building materials and all the things that are raising costs for us right now. Really, this is a power that rests with Congress and Congress needs to take it back on behalf of the American people.Video, October 18, 2026
Working to build more affordable housing, expanding access to health care, making child care a priority, getting rid of these tariffs, uh stopping this war, and lowering energy costs. That'll be my focus in Washington DC.Debate, October 13, 2026

Called for stopping price gouging

Pappas is also backing legislation that would ban AI price gouging and prevent big corporations from using people’s personal information to set targeted, tailored prices for goods and servicesCampaign press release, March 10, 2026
That's why I'm working to crack down on AI surveillance pricing to give customers a break.Post on X, May 11, 2026
So when you order groceries or book a flight, you may be paying more simply because they think you will. And right now there's not much stopping them from doing that. That's why I'm working to crack down on AI surveillance pricing to give customers a break.Post on X, May 11, 2026
That’s why I’m fighting to end Trump’s tariffs and calling for the Trump Administration to refund small businesses for the overpayments they were forced to make. I’ll keep pushing back against corporate price gouging that is making it harder for Granite State families to afford basic goods they need to survive.Campaign press release, March 10, 2026
we need a senator who's going to take on corporate special interests, who's going to take on the profiteering by the big oil companies. We're reaping record profits at our expense.Debate, October 29, 2026

Called for making child care more affordable

that's why i've supported legislation that would cap child care costs at seven percent of a family's income and ensure that we're investing in our great providers here in the state of new hampshireDebate, September 5, 2026
We've got to work on the child care issue as well. It's unaffordable, out of reach for far too many families.Video, January 1, 2026
And we've got to speak and get proximate to those challenges and put proposals on the table that can lower costs, that can cut taxes for working people, that can invest in affordable housing and health care and child care, the things that New Hampshire families are struggling with.Video, August 31, 2026
Instead of giving big tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, let's invest in the middle class and things like housing and child care that will grow the economic pie and provide some relief to folks who need it.Video, September 29, 2026
that can then be at work because they'll have care for their kids. So this is a bonus for our economy. It helps get people off the sidelines of the workforce. It increases our productivity. It's good for families, but the cost is far too high. We need to make this a national priority.Video, June 17, 2026
support policies like paid leave and affordable child care that make a real difference for parents here in New HampshireCampaign email, May 10, 2026

Called for lowering household utility bills

So I'm introducing legislation that would add more than a billion dollars to the LIHEAP program and expand eligibility for people that need that assistance this winter. I've also introduced a new bill to give working families a tax credit on their energy bills.Video, October 11, 2026
Chris Pappas is fighting to provide relief for New Hampshire families, including through his recently introduced American Homes First Act, which would increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help more Granite Staters get by this winterCampaign website, October 24, 2026
I've stood up to big pharma to lower prescription drug prices. I've stood up to big oil to cut energy bills here in New Hampshire.Video, August 10, 2026
Um so we got to keep uh pushing in that direction on housing, on health care, on lowering energy prices, on child care, the things that people uh are struggling with right nowVideo, September 30, 2026

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

Backs his Iran war. Spiking gas prices.Video ad, October 27, 2026
Trump’s war in Iran, which Trump-endorsed John Sununu called “important and critical” and a “success,” is straining global energy markets and forcing Granite Staters to pay the price while Sununu is profiting from inflated oil and gas costs.Campaign website, October 24, 2026

Named policies to lower child-care costs: universal child care, public funding or subsidies, or caps on family costs

that's why i've supported legislation that would cap child care costs at seven percent of a family's income and ensure that we're investing in our great providers here in the state of new hampshireDebate, September 5, 2026

Public funding, subsidies, or child-care tax credits

that's why i've supported legislation that would cap child care costs at seven percent of a family's income and ensure that we're investing in our great providers here in the state of new hampshireDebate, September 5, 2026

Caps on families' child-care costs

that's why i've supported legislation that would cap child care costs at seven percent of a family's income and ensure that we're investing in our great providers here in the state of new hampshireDebate, September 5, 2026

Named policies to lower household utility bills: utility-rate rules, bill assistance, or lower-cost energy and grid policies

So I'm introducing legislation that would add more than a billion dollars to the LIHEAP program and expand eligibility for people that need that assistance this winter. I've also introduced a new bill to give working families a tax credit on their energy bills.Video, October 11, 2026
defending clean energy tax credits that reduce costs, promote sustainability, and create jobsCampaign website (undated)

Targeted utility-bill assistance or tax credits

So I'm introducing legislation that would add more than a billion dollars to the LIHEAP program and expand eligibility for people that need that assistance this winter. I've also introduced a new bill to give working families a tax credit on their energy bills.Video, October 11, 2026

Lower-cost energy, grid, or efficiency policies

defending clean energy tax credits that reduce costs, promote sustainability, and create jobsCampaign website (undated)

Challenged Schumer's or Jeffries' leadership

Well, I do think it’s time for new voices, and I’m running to be part of a new generation to serve in the Senate, to represent my state. And I think leadership was incredibly flat-footed at the beginning of Trump 2, not meeting the moment and understanding the urgency and how much more dire it was than the first term of Trump. So we’ll see who’s running, and I’ll make that decision after the election.Partisan site transcript of cnn, August 30, 2026
We need some turnover, and that goes on both sides of the aisle, frankly,News story, June 26, 2026
this is a a moment of remaking, I think, the brand of the Democratic Party nationally. And that's not going to come from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer.Video, June 18, 2026

Criticized Schumer's leadership

Well, I do think it’s time for new voices, and I’m running to be part of a new generation to serve in the Senate, to represent my state. And I think leadership was incredibly flat-footed at the beginning of Trump 2, not meeting the moment and understanding the urgency and how much more dire it was than the first term of Trump. So we’ll see who’s running, and I’ll make that decision after the election.Partisan site transcript of cnn, August 30, 2026
this is a a moment of remaking, I think, the brand of the Democratic Party nationally. And that's not going to come from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer.Video, June 18, 2026

Criticized Democratic leaders for failing to stand with working people

The Democratic Party needs to do better connecting with Granite State families and with voters across the country. I think too often the focus has been not on those core economic issues and the way that life has gotten so hard for working people right now.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026

Supported stronger union organizing and collective-bargaining rights

I helped introduce the PRO Act to protect collective bargaining rights and hold corporations accountable for violating those rights. And when the Trump Administration stripped union rights from one million federal workers, I got to work fighting to restore those protections.Campaign email, September 7, 2026
Granite Staters deserve a Senator who will stand up for their right to organize, bargain collectively, and have a voice on the job.Campaign email, September 7, 2026
Organized labor is the backbone of our economy, and I will always fight for the right of every Granite State worker to negotiate for a fair wage, good benefits, and safe working conditions.Campaign press release, September 2, 2026
He helped introduce and fought to pass the PRO Act in the House, which would protect collective bargaining and hold corporations accountable for violating those rights.Campaign website (undated)
I’ll keep fighting alongside working families to raise wages, defend collective bargaining, protect Social Security and Medicare, and make sure every worker is treated with dignity and respect.Campaign email, September 7, 2026

Supported expanding paid leave or paid time off

support policies like paid leave and affordable child care that make a real difference for parents here in New HampshireCampaign email, May 10, 2026

Supported stronger workplace protections

Organized labor is the backbone of our economy, and I will always fight for the right of every Granite State worker to negotiate for a fair wage, good benefits, and safe working conditions.Campaign press release, September 2, 2026

Workplace safety and labor-law enforcement

Organized labor is the backbone of our economy, and I will always fight for the right of every Granite State worker to negotiate for a fair wage, good benefits, and safe working conditions.Campaign press release, September 2, 2026

Called for high earners to contribute more to Social Security

There is no room in budgets for seniors to see any sort of benefit cut. And we have to work to protect the program in a way that will allow, you know, seniors to retire with dignity and to make sure that those at the very, very top of the income spectrum are paying their fair share.C-SPAN, August 3, 2026
There is no room in budgets for seniors to see any sort of benefit cut, and we have to work to protect the program in a way to allow seniors to retire with dignity and to make sure those at the very top of the income spectrum are paying their fair shareNews story, August 3, 2026
So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share and make sure that this benefit continues to be paid out and also look at how we give low-income seniors a raise.Debate, October 29, 2026
people earning more than a million bucks a year, they're paying Social Security on a fraction of their income. while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair shareDebate, October 29, 2026
"There are those at the top, millionaires and billionaires, who pay Social Security on a fraction of their income, that for the sake of America should be paying their fair share to make sure we can close that gap, which is about $200 billion now,".News article, October 14, 2026
You know, people earning more than a million bucks a year, they’re paying Social Security on a fraction of their income, while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, and make sure that this benefit continues to be paid out.Campaign website, October 29, 2026
people earning more than a million bucks a year, they’re paying Social Security on a fraction of their income, while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, and make sure that this benefit continues to be paid out.Campaign website, October 29, 2026
I think we need to start with people earning more than $1 million a year who are not paying into the system the way working people are,Campaign website, October 28, 2026

Opposed benefit cuts

There is no room in budgets for seniors to see any sort of benefit cut. And we have to work to protect the program in a way that will allow, you know, seniors to retire with dignity and to make sure that those at the very, very top of the income spectrum are paying their fair share.C-SPAN, August 3, 2026
We have to figure out how we prevent drastic cuts from going into effect that would devastate our population in New Hampshire. This not only is a lifeline for seniors, for disabled individuals, but it also is good for New Hampshire’s economy. Cuts to Social Security are unacceptable to me.News story, October 14, 2026
Well, I think we’ve got to be transparent about what we support and what we don’t support. I’m the only candidate who’s clearly saying I don’t support cutting Social Security benefits, that it’s not a solution to shore up the program.News story, October 14, 2026
Just yesterday in a forum, he said he was unwilling to discuss the details of reforms to Social Security because he was afraid of being attacked in a political campaign. This is a moment to put ideas on the table. And one thing that I will not support is a cut to benefits for New Hampshire seniors and for workers that are looking forward to retirement.News story, October 14, 2026
There is no room in budgets for seniors to see any sort of benefit cut, and we have to work to protect the program in a way to allow seniors to retire with dignity and to make sure those at the very top of the income spectrum are paying their fair shareNews story, August 3, 2026
So social security is an important baseline. I oppose the privatization of it. I oppose cutting benefits. I'm going to work to shore it up.Video, October 11, 2026
And so it is unacceptable for any senior, any retiree, anyone on Social Security to have their benefits reduced because of political inaction in Washington, D.C.Video, June 17, 2026
But for me, cutting benefits, making people who are already working long and hard enough work longer is not a solution.Video, October 11, 2026
Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security help thousands of Granite Staters retire with dignity and access affordable health care, and they must be protected,Campaign press release, June 10, 2026
We have to figure out how we prevent drastic cuts from taking effect that would decimate the lifeline for so many Granite StatersNews story, October 14, 2026
Chris will never vote to cut benefits or force seniors to work longer for less. He has fought against efforts to raise the retirement age, slash Social Security benefits, and privatize the entire system, a move that would gamble Granite Staters’ hard-earned benefits in the stock market and benefit Wall Street.Campaign website (undated)
People pay into Social Security their whole working lives, and they deserve to know it’ll be there when they retire. I’ll oppose any cuts to benefits, and I won’t tell anyone they have to work longer to get what they’ve already earned.Campaign email, October 15, 2026
I’ll oppose any cuts to benefits, and I won’t tell anyone they have to work longer to get what they’ve already earned.Campaign email, October 15, 2026
we've got to be smart about how we stand up to this program and those people that want to privatize the program or cut benefits.C-SPAN, August 3, 2026
I’ll keep fighting alongside working families to raise wages, defend collective bargaining, protect Social Security and Medicare, and make sure every worker is treated with dignity and respect.Campaign email, September 7, 2026
I will oppose any cuts in benefits because people have paid into this system. They paid it throughout their working years and it's a benefit that needs to be there for them when they retire,News story, October 14, 2026
I’m running to make New Hampshire more affordable for working families; protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; safeguard reproductive freedom; and stand up for the small businesses that are the backbone of our communities.Campaign email, September 9, 2026

Eliminating the payroll-tax cap

people earning more than a million bucks a year, they're paying Social Security on a fraction of their income. while nurses and factory workers and waitresses are paying it on all of their income. So we can shore up the program by making the super wealthy and big corporations pay their fair shareDebate, October 29, 2026

Called for making housing more affordable

We are pushing Wall Street to ban them from buying up all the single-family homes and raising housing prices for New Hampshire families.Debate, September 5, 2026
Let’s make sure we’re incentivizing young people to be able to put a down payment on their first home. I support legislation that would give a tax credit to first-time homebuyers to be able to achieve the dream of home ownership, which for young people now, on average, is in their 40s.News story, October 14, 2026
We can do that by building on the success of the housing bill that we passed to invest in the affordable housing stock that we need, to work to end this war and lower energy prices, to restore the cuts to healthcare that are kicking thousands of Granite Staters off of their health insurance and making it harder for people to access the care that they need.News story, October 11, 2026
Let’s take on private equity and big companies that are gobbling up single-family homes and mobile home parks, and pricing people out of their own communities.News story, October 14, 2026
Now, the good news is we actually saw a bipartisan housing bill make its way through Congress and get to the president's desk a few weeks ago, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act. I was proud to support it. It takes on Wall Street's practice of buying up single-family homes and raising costs.News article, October 8, 2026
I’m fighting to build more affordable housing and stop big corporations from pricing Granite Staters out of their homes.Post on X, October 14, 2026
I'm fighting to build more housing and ensure that private equity and Wall Street can't price us out of New HampshireVideo, October 3, 2026
He also talked about the work we’ve done together: making housing and health care more affordable, taking on big pharma to lower prescription drug prices, and fighting to ban stock trading in Congress.Campaign email, October 17, 2026
It takes on Wall Street's practice of buying up single-family homes and raising costs.News article, October 8, 2026
i was very proud to vote for the 21st century road to housing act that made its way through congress bipartisan bill of course wasn't signed into law by trump but he let it become law without his signature and that bill does a few things takes on wall street's practice of gobbling up single-family homes and jacking up housingDebate, October 29, 2026
We've got to focus on relieving those tariff burdens that are raising the cost of building and just focus on how we open the aperture of building in a truly affordable way for New Hampshire's future by expanding those federal tax credits that I've supported.Debate, October 29, 2026
the 21st Century Road to Housing Act that did pass, became law without Donald Trump's signature, uh, but it takes on Wall Street and the way they're jacking up single family home prices. Um, it cuts red tape and makes it easier to build.Debate, October 27, 2026
Working to build more affordable housing, expanding access to health care, making child care a priority, getting rid of these tariffs, uh stopping this war, and lowering energy costs. That'll be my focus in Washington DC.Debate, October 13, 2026
And we've got to speak and get proximate to those challenges and put proposals on the table that can lower costs, that can cut taxes for working people, that can invest in affordable housing and health care and child care, the things that New Hampshire families are struggling with.Video, August 31, 2026
Instead of giving big tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, let's invest in the middle class and things like housing and child care that will grow the economic pie and provide some relief to folks who need it.Video, September 29, 2026
we have to open the aperture far greater to be able to think creatively about how we create more affordable housing, crack down on predatory practices by big out-of-state corporations that are jacking up costs here in New Hampshire, and make sure that our communities have the support they need to build for the future.Video, June 17, 2026
Um so we got to keep uh pushing in that direction on housing, on health care, on lowering energy prices, on child care, the things that people uh are struggling with right nowVideo, September 30, 2026

Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes

We are pushing Wall Street to ban them from buying up all the single-family homes and raising housing prices for New Hampshire families.Debate, September 5, 2026
Let’s take on private equity and big companies that are gobbling up single-family homes and mobile home parks, and pricing people out of their own communities.News story, October 14, 2026
Now, the good news is we actually saw a bipartisan housing bill make its way through Congress and get to the president's desk a few weeks ago, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act. I was proud to support it. It takes on Wall Street's practice of buying up single-family homes and raising costs.News article, October 8, 2026
It takes on Wall Street's practice of buying up single-family homes and raising costs.News article, October 8, 2026
i was very proud to vote for the 21st century road to housing act that made its way through congress bipartisan bill of course wasn't signed into law by trump but he let it become law without his signature and that bill does a few things takes on wall street's practice of gobbling up single-family homes and jacking up housingDebate, October 29, 2026
the 21st Century Road to Housing Act that did pass, became law without Donald Trump's signature, uh, but it takes on Wall Street and the way they're jacking up single family home prices. Um, it cuts red tape and makes it easier to build.Debate, October 27, 2026

Homeownership assistance

Let’s make sure we’re incentivizing young people to be able to put a down payment on their first home. I support legislation that would give a tax credit to first-time homebuyers to be able to achieve the dream of home ownership, which for young people now, on average, is in their 40s.News story, October 14, 2026

Called out Wall Street, big banks, or private equity

Every time prices go up, someone in Washington or on Wall Street gets rich. And it's not you. That's the corruption that stands in the way of lowering costs and making life better.Video ad, October 27, 2026
And that bill does a few things: takes on Wall Street’s practice of gobbling up single-family homes and jacking up housing costs, cuts red tape and makes it easier to build, and provides direct grants to communities that are thinking creatively about how to rezone and build below-market-rate units.Campaign website, October 29, 2026

Supported protecting or expanding abortion access

We are still exposed, and there's still a political threat to an abortion ban at the federal level and at the state level, and I think we need language in the law that's going to establish the framework of Roe and protect the ability of people to access the care that they need. So that's why I'll continue to fight for the Women's Health Protection Act to make sure that we're restoring Roe v. Wade as the law of the land.News story, April 28, 2026
That’s why Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe and safeguard access to reproductive health care.Campaign website (undated)

Protecting IVF and fertility care

He also introduced legislation to reaffirm the right to travel across state lines for abortion care and to safeguard access to IVF treatment.Campaign website (undated)

Restoring nationwide abortion rights

That’s why Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe and safeguard access to reproductive health care.Campaign website (undated)

Putting abortion rights into federal law

That’s why Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe and safeguard access to reproductive health care.Campaign website (undated)

Restoring Roe's protections

That’s why Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe and safeguard access to reproductive health care.Campaign website (undated)

Investing in climate resilience

championed vital climate resilience funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law so communities in New Hampshire can withstand catastrophic weather events and rebuild their homes, businesses, and infrastructureCampaign website (undated)

Expanding clean energy

I’ll continue fighting for clean, sustainable energy, protecting our wildlife, and ensuring every Granite Stater can enjoy a healthy environment.News story, September 1, 2026
We have a responsibility to protect these resources for generations to come, and I’ll continue fighting for clean, sustainable energy, protecting our wildlife, and ensuring every Granite Stater can enjoy a healthy environment.News story, September 1, 2026
Chris is fighting to protect our natural environment, address the existential threat of climate change, and invest in lower-cost, clean energy solutions.Campaign website (undated)
defending clean energy tax credits that reduce costs, promote sustainability, and create jobsCampaign website (undated)

Strengthening pollution protections

wrote legislation to protect communities from these “forever chemicals,” take on corporate polluters, and establish stronger national safety standardsCampaign website (undated)

Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement

So I've led legislation to go after that extra $75 billion and instead of giving it to ice, let's invest it in our communities.Debate, September 5, 2026
So, we need accountability. We need to take back the extra money that they were given in that slush fund last year, $75 billion, with no strings attached by Congress, with no meaningful oversight. We need to make sure that ICE officers are conducting themselves like our trusted local law enforcement does, making sure that they're identified, that they have de-escalation training, that they have body cameras.News story, October 11, 2026
American citizens and taxpayers deserve accountable government and commonsense guardrails for ICE. That is why Chris wrote the bill to redirect ICE’s $75 billion slush fund to local law enforcement to improve public safety.Campaign website (undated)
We have to make sure that we are going after the worst of the worst criminals that are violating the law, while also respecting due process rights and making sure that immigrants are part of our extended American family.News article, October 11, 2026
I think there are opportunities in the coming weeks as we talk about government funding to talk about raising standards, to have better training, to make sure that ICE officers are identified.Video, January 19, 2026
without insisting on body cameras or that officers are identified or that there's de-escalation training those are the basics of local law enforcement and so we have to insist on those tough accountability measuresVideo, October 11, 2026
We got to find every point of leverage we possibly can to rein in the disgusting abuses we have seen from ICENews story, October 12, 2026
So I think that asking for things like judicial warrants, making sure that we're putting up some guardrails in terms of the kinds of training and best practices from local law enforcement that we see in our states that need to be applied to DHS, that's not asking for too much.Video, February 4, 2026
ICE is out of control, violating due process, the public trust, and standards of law enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem continues to lie and escalate tensions. This moment has proven that she is not fit to lead. That’s why I am calling on her to resign or face impeachment in the House.Campaign email, January 29, 2026
And we have to put ICE under the microscope in Congress. We've been working to try to do this just to try to insist on some accountability measures and ensuring that we're taking the best practices and standards from law enforcement and applying that to the federal government.Video, July 18, 2026
we've got to make sure that we are treating immigrants with dignity and that we are ending Donald Trump's lawlessness with respect to immigration enforcement.Debate, September 5, 2026
Democrats aren't asking for too much here. The Constitution isn't an inconvenience. We've got to make sure that we're following the law and the Constitution and that we're assisting on some basic accountability measures that are lacking right now.Video, February 4, 2026
the disgraceful immigration enforcement that we are seeing by ice from biddeford maine to minneapolis to texas is not who we are as americans and there needs to be accountabilityVideo, October 11, 2026

Due-process protections

We have to make sure that we are going after the worst of the worst criminals that are violating the law, while also respecting due process rights and making sure that immigrants are part of our extended American family.News article, October 11, 2026

Stronger enforcement accountability

So I've led legislation to go after that extra $75 billion and instead of giving it to ice, let's invest it in our communities.Debate, September 5, 2026
So, we need accountability. We need to take back the extra money that they were given in that slush fund last year, $75 billion, with no strings attached by Congress, with no meaningful oversight. We need to make sure that ICE officers are conducting themselves like our trusted local law enforcement does, making sure that they're identified, that they have de-escalation training, that they have body cameras.News story, October 11, 2026
American citizens and taxpayers deserve accountable government and commonsense guardrails for ICE. That is why Chris wrote the bill to redirect ICE’s $75 billion slush fund to local law enforcement to improve public safety.Campaign website (undated)
I think there are opportunities in the coming weeks as we talk about government funding to talk about raising standards, to have better training, to make sure that ICE officers are identified.Video, January 19, 2026
without insisting on body cameras or that officers are identified or that there's de-escalation training those are the basics of local law enforcement and so we have to insist on those tough accountability measuresVideo, October 11, 2026
We got to find every point of leverage we possibly can to rein in the disgusting abuses we have seen from ICENews story, October 12, 2026
So I think that asking for things like judicial warrants, making sure that we're putting up some guardrails in terms of the kinds of training and best practices from local law enforcement that we see in our states that need to be applied to DHS, that's not asking for too much.Video, February 4, 2026
ICE is out of control, violating due process, the public trust, and standards of law enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem continues to lie and escalate tensions. This moment has proven that she is not fit to lead. That’s why I am calling on her to resign or face impeachment in the House.Campaign email, January 29, 2026
And we have to put ICE under the microscope in Congress. We've been working to try to do this just to try to insist on some accountability measures and ensuring that we're taking the best practices and standards from law enforcement and applying that to the federal government.Video, July 18, 2026
Democrats aren't asking for too much here. The Constitution isn't an inconvenience. We've got to make sure that we're following the law and the Constitution and that we're assisting on some basic accountability measures that are lacking right now.Video, February 4, 2026
the disgraceful immigration enforcement that we are seeing by ice from biddeford maine to minneapolis to texas is not who we are as americans and there needs to be accountabilityVideo, October 11, 2026

Supporting a path to citizenship

the dreamers who are here who know no other country than the united states they're part of our american family and we've got to make sure there are other ways that people can pursue pathways to earn their citizenshipVideo, October 11, 2026

Supported stronger checks on executive power

Who recognize that the power to declare war should rest with the people through their elected representatives. That the power to levy tariffs rests with Congress through the Constitution. And that we need co-equal branches of government that are working in the best interest of our countryDebate, October 27, 2026
the power to declare war should rest with the people through their elected representatives. that the power to levy tariffs rests with Congress through the Constitution and that we need co-equal branches of government that are working in the best interest of our countryDebate, October 28, 2026
We need a Senate that can serve as a check on Donald Trump’s authoritarian agenda and make clear that no one is above the law.Campaign email, July 16, 2026
I’m grateful for his support as we fight to check Trump’s recklessness and write a new chapter for our country.Post on X, October 16, 2026
I don’t believe Granite Staters — or any Americans — should have to live with that kind of unchecked power.Campaign email, March 10, 2026
Donald Trump is running roughshod over the law and the Constitution every day, and we need someone who’s going to fight to put the people of New Hampshire first and restore checks and balances in Washington.Campaign website, October 13, 2026
I want to take on this lawless president and restore checks and balances.Campaign website, October 21, 2026
I want to take on this lawless president and restore checks and balances.Campaign website, October 16, 2026
Chris Pappas believes that it is essential for Congress to start cracking down on the Trump Administration’s pay-to-play practices, and it’s time to start looking at common-sense ways to ensure prediction markets aren’t a vehicle for insider trading.Campaign website, June 5, 2026
We need to be voting in folks that are in touch with reality, understand the values of their constituents, and are going to repair our democracy and the checks and balances that just don't exist right now.Video, September 10, 2026
shouldn't be about the president being able to run all three branches of government. The fact is we need a House and a Senate that's going to stand up and do its job.Video, June 17, 2026
We need Congress to stand up and do its job. Right now, we do not have meaningful checks and balances in Washington.News story, August 3, 2026
we just can't count on the executive branch to do this work. Congress needs to reassert itself as a co-equal branch of government.Video, June 19, 2026
which is why we need Congress to stand up and do its job. Right now, we do not have meaningful checks and balances in Washington.C-SPAN, August 3, 2026

Banning partisan gerrymandering

We need to uh ban partisan gerrymandering across the country. We need to make sure that we have term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Uh we need to ban congressional stock trading.Debate, October 27, 2026
We've got to make sure that we are getting big money out of our political system, that we're that we're ending partisan gerrymanderingVideo, October 3, 2026

Supported strengthening voting rights

Because our political system is rigged, the system is broken, and it's skewed in favor of corporate special interests. I've been fighting to get big money out of our political system, to take on the Citizens United decision, to make it easier — not harder — to vote and to stand up, to shore up our democracy and make sure that it can translate wins to everyday Granite Staters.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026

Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it

we're reaching this 60-day window that is governed by the War Powers Act that should say that the president has no authorization. We have no authorization beyond that point to continue these military operations. I think we've got to bring it to a close.Video, April 27, 2026
This war is not making our country safer. There's a huge cost that comes with it, whether it's the service members who have laid down their lives for our country, those that have been injured, and the fact that Americans are paying more for everything they need. So I've supported war powers resolutions to help constrain the ability of Donald Trump to use our military in this fashion without consulting Congress and the American people.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026
We're now eight months into this, and I can count on one hand the number of Republicans in Washington who are actually standing up and doing something about it, joining us on a war powers resolution that can bring our troops home and bring this conflict to a close. That's what I'm fighting forDebate, October 29, 2026
What's important is that we have leadership in the Senate that is going to consistently hold the line against the reckless use of force in the Middle East, is going to get our troops home by supporting a war powers resolution, and is going to provide the relief that Granite Staters need.Debate, October 29, 2026
That war has sent New Hampshire’s energy prices to record highs. I’ve voted to end it, and I’ll keep fighting to rein it in.Campaign email, October 15, 2026
We should be working to toughen sanctions and working with allies and partners in the region through diplomatic channels to keep a lid on their nuclear program. We can accomplish all of that. But what the president has delivered is a war of choice with no plan for how to win it or conclude it.Video, April 27, 2026
We have no authorization beyond that point to continue these military operations. I think we've got to bring it to a close. We've got to get our service members out of harm's way.Video, April 27, 2026
We've got a war of choice that's incredibly reckless in Iran that's surging gas and energy prices for families in New Hampshire.Video, July 18, 2026
the fact is i don't abide what the netanyahu government has been doing especially over the last several months where they've been pushing the united states into war in iran that's not making our country any safer is wrecking our economy and has cost us 18 lives in terms of service members hundreds more who have been injuredVideo, August 10, 2026

Called for conditions on or limits to military aid or arms transfers to Israel

Asked about a Sanders resolution restricting certain arms sales, Pappas discusses bulldozers and thousand-pound bombs in the context of national security and the war. Yes. And I think Senators Shaheen and Senator Hassan got it. Right with that vote. That was very much intertwined with the U.S. war effort and continued sales would, I think, prolong a conflict that is not in the best interest of our national security.Video, April 27, 2026
We need to keep alive the prospect of peace and make sure that any votes with respect to aid to the region is done in the best interest of our national security and those values of democracy and human rights.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026

Supported requiring congressional authorization for military action

So be it exercising war powers, that needs to come through Congress for authorization, as well as any sort of ratification of a final deal.Video, June 17, 2026
we're reaching this 60-day window that is governed by the War Powers Act that should say that the president has no authorization. We have no authorization beyond that point to continue these military operations. I think we've got to bring it to a close.Video, April 27, 2026
This war is not making our country safer. There's a huge cost that comes with it, whether it's the service members who have laid down their lives for our country, those that have been injured, and the fact that Americans are paying more for everything they need. So I've supported war powers resolutions to help constrain the ability of Donald Trump to use our military in this fashion without consulting Congress and the American people.Public radio interview transcript, August 31, 2026
I’m working to pass a War Powers Resolution under the War Powers Act to constrain the ability of Donald Trump to continue this reckless war of choice in the Middle East that has a huge cost associated with it. 21 service members who have lost their lives, hundreds more who have been injured, and the record energy prices that New Hampshire is paying at the pump.Campaign website, October 13, 2026
Who recognize that the power to declare war should rest with the people through their elected representatives. That the power to levy tariffs rests with Congress through the Constitution. And that we need co-equal branches of government that are working in the best interest of our countryDebate, October 27, 2026
the power to declare war should rest with the people through their elected representatives. that the power to levy tariffs rests with Congress through the Constitution and that we need co-equal branches of government that are working in the best interest of our countryDebate, October 28, 2026
This is about making sure that the American people, through their elected representatives, have a say about issues like war and peace. And that is something that our founders created and gave to the legislative branch.Video, June 17, 2026
And then that would open up a 60-day window to negotiate a full deal, which I would expect and argue needs to go before Congress, just like the Iran deal during the Obama administration was required to come before Congress.Video, June 17, 2026

Called for a specific diplomatic step or civilian protections

We should be working to toughen sanctions and working with allies and partners in the region through diplomatic channels to keep a lid on their nuclear program. We can accomplish all of that. But what the president has delivered is a war of choice with no plan for how to win it or conclude it.Video, April 27, 2026
I support legislation to sanction settlers that are committing violence in the West Bank because it's wrongVideo, October 9, 2026
I support a two-state solution. I support increasing aid to the Palestinians right now and making sure that this very fragile ceasefire gets to the next stages so that the Israeli military will pull out of Gaza, Hamas will lay down their arms, and there's an opportunity for civil society to be rebuilt.Debate, September 5, 2026
I supported efforts in Congress to make sure we're getting more humanitarian aid into Gaza.Video, October 9, 2026

Called for stopping or phasing out offensive weapons transfers or specific arms sales to Israel

Asked about a Sanders resolution restricting certain arms sales, Pappas discusses bulldozers and thousand-pound bombs in the context of national security and the war. Yes. And I think Senators Shaheen and Senator Hassan got it. Right with that vote. That was very much intertwined with the U.S. war effort and continued sales would, I think, prolong a conflict that is not in the best interest of our national security.Video, April 27, 2026