CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today released the following statement on the override of the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 289, requiring a voter present valid photo identification to vote. The House overrode the bill 231 to 112, within the necessary 2/3rds of members present …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today released the following statement on the override of the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 318, which modifies voter registration to pre-2007 forms and makes clear to voters that only domiciled New Hampshire citizens can vote in our elections. The …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today released the following statement on the override of the Governor’s veto of House Bill 1679, legislation to ban partial birth abortions under state law. The procedure has been banned under a federal law passed in 2003, a law that …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today released the following statement on the override of the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 406, which would create an expedited process for those seeking malpractice claims. The bill was strongly supported by the New Hampshire Medical Association. The House …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) released the following statement on Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R-Salem) who today was announced as a member of Mitt Romney’s Young Americans for Romney Leadership Team. Garcia is a co-chair of the House Republican Alliance, serves on the House Finance and …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to news that Governor Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 289, requiring a voter present valid photo identification to vote. House Speaker William O’Brien “The vast majority of New Hampshire voters will be disappointed to …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments on House Bill 1487 becoming law. The legislation, which became law without the governor’s signature at midnight, blocks the implementation of low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) in New Hampshire without specific legislative approval.LCFS is a …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to the Governor allowing House Bill 1418 to pass in to law without signature. The legislation includes several tax reductions, including increasing the exemption for the business enterprise tax (BET) by 33% and …
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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comment in response to news that Governor Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 406, which would create an expedited process for those seeking malpractice claims. The bill was strongly supported by the New Hampshire Medical Association. House Majority Leader Pete Silva “Senate Bill 406 would …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to news that Governor Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 1666, which would require legislative approval of any collective bargaining contract entered into by the state. House Speaker William O’Brien “Oversight by elected officials in …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to news that Governor Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 318, modifying voter registration to pre-2007 forms, which makes clear to voters that only domiciled New Hampshire citizens can vote in our elections. House Speaker …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to the New Hampshire Supreme Court approving the redistricting plan for the House of Representatives. The plan had been contested by several communities and lawmakers, relative to a new provision in the New …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments in response to news that Governor Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 372, allowing education tax credits. The bill would have allowed businesses to receive business profits tax credits when they contribute to education foundations that fund …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today officially filed his candidacy for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the newly redistricted Hillsborough District 5 towns of Mont Vernon and New Boston. O’Brien, in April, announced he would seek a second term as New Hampshire House Speaker naming former House Speaker Gene Chandler of Bartlett; …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments on Governor Lynch’s veto of House Bill 1679, legislation to ban partial birth abortions under state law. The procedure has been banned under a federal law passed in 2003, a law that was upheld by …
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