CONWAY — Congressman Chris Pappas addressed a gamut of concerns from health care to roads to climate change Thursday morning at the North Conway Grand Hotel.
Pappas, 38, is a Democrat from Manchester and was elected to the 1st Congressional District last November. He was speaking at the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council’s March Eggs and Issues business leaders breakfast. About 35 people attended.
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