WATCH: Chris Pappas Highlights the Stakes of NH’s Senate Race on The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Congressman Chris Pappas joined Jen Psaki on The Briefing this evening to highlight the increasingly high stakes of New Hampshire’s critical Senate race and to contrast his record of delivering for Granite Staters with John Sununu’s record of selling out New Hampshire to Donald Trump and corporate special interests.
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On the Stakes of New Hampshire’s Senate Race
“Democrats are competing in some pretty unlikely states to flip Senate seats, but we’ve got to do our job in New Hampshire to keep this Senate seat blue if we’re going to flip control of the Senate and ultimately hold Donald Trump accountable for his actions and get to work on behalf of the American people to build a fairer economy and get things moving. The fact is, New Hampshire is a purple state. We are always right in the middle. This was the closest state that Kamala Harris won in the last election. Republicans have a trifecta at the state level, they have a growing registration advantage. We’ve got to navigate this climate where the outside interests, the corporate special interests, are dumping a ton of money in New Hampshire and muddying the waters.”
On Sununu’s Record of Selling Out New Hampshire
“Republicans are incredibly interested in this particular seat, in part because they recruited a member of a pretty well-known political family – the Sununu family – who’s been in politics since before I was born. This is a household name, there’s a lot of familiarity there, but there’s also a lot of contrast that we’re going to be able to draw. John Sununu was in the Senate before, and he was down the line for George W. Bush. He supported forever wars, he supported privatizing Social Security. He put people on the Supreme Court that gave us the Dobbs decision. So, we’ve got a lot to talk about.”
On Standing up to Corruption in Washington
“We’ve got to fundamentally change the way Washington works. People don’ trust that members of Congress, the president, and members of the executive branch are working in the public interest. We’ve got to create bright lines and go after the corruption and the grift that are on full display. It’s out in the open, and it’s been chronicled on the show tonight. The billions of dollars that Donald Trump has added to his bottom line through stock trades, issuing a meme coin, and all sorts of business dealings. There are questions about Congress too, about members trading stock, and about the fact that people get really comfortable the longer they’re in Washington. We’ve got to break the linkage between members and outside corporate special interests. We have to go after these practices that erode trust in our system, and ultimately, we need public servants who are working for the public good. And I think there are leadership members on both sides of the aisle that, frankly, are fine with things just the way they are. We’ve got to address this corruption issue, not just with Donald Trump, but with people in the halls of Congress and all throughout our government who are doing the bidding for their own purposes and for their corporate backers, but not ultimately for the people.”
On the 250th Anniversary of Our Nation’s Independence
“This overreach by the administration on immigration enforcement, the added costs with respect to the tariffs, the cuts to health care — these hit everyone across the board, and folks are looking for an accountable government. They want to have their voices heard. They want to know that they can decide what comes next in this election. As we reflect on this 250th anniversary of our independence, we’ve got to make sure that the power is in the hands of the people in our democracy. That’s what we’re going to be fighting for, and so many other candidates across the country are fighting for to flip the majorities in the House and Senate, which are so essential to confronting the damage Trump’s causing.”
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