CONCORD, NH – House Education Funding Committee Chairman Rick Ladd (R-Haverhill) released the following statement after Republicans defeated HB 1799-FN, a $675 million tax increase sponsored by Democrats. ”Granite Staters deserve to know what is really happening here,” said Ladd. “New Hampshire spends more than $1 billion a year on public education, but Democrats want to force …
CONCORD, NH -House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn), Deputy Majority Floor Leader Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R-Tilton), and Representative Steven Bogert (R-Laconia) released the following statement, eulogizing State Representative Harry Bean, who passed away in the morning of February 14th, 2026. “State Representative Harry H. Bean III has been a stalwart of Belknap County. First elected in 2018, …
Concord, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after State Representative Timothy Horrigan’s horrible comments in the House Criminal Justice committee earlier today. “Rep. Horrigan’s claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are worse than Salvadorian and Venezuelan gangs is outrageous, nonsensical, and deeply …
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Concord, NH – Assistant Majority Leader Jeanine Notter (R-Merrimack) applauds the passage of HB1542-FN through the House of Representatives. This legislation restores fairness and transparency to New Hampshire’s renewable energy compliance system by returning Alternative Compliance Payments (ACP) directly to ratepayers. “This bill is about protecting the ratepayer,” said Assistant Majority Leader Notter. “For too long, …
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CONCORD, NH – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman John Janigian (R-Salem) released the following statement after House Democrats tried and failed to pass HB 1596, which would have raised taxes on Granite Staters by $83.9 million. “Tax hikes may be the norm in Massachusetts, but not here in the 603,” said Janigian. “Just two months into …
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire House Republican Majority stood united this week, voting to ITL a slate of deeply flawed Democrat bills that would have castigated serious and lasting harm for Granite Staters. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) praised the caucus’ unity and resolve. “Democrats tried to handcuff our police, micromanage parents and families, …
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CONCORD, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after House Republicans on the Transportation Committee prevented Democrats from reinstating vehicle inspections on Granite Staters. “Make no mistake, HB 1560 was a Democrat attempt to pull the rug out from Granite Staters and reinstate vehicle inspections. 163 Democrats voted against freeing Granite Staters …
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CONCORD, NH- House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) and State Representative Joe Barton (R-Littleton) released the following statement after the House passed HR 45. HR 45 asserts New Hampshire’s rightful ownership over the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor. “It is time to take our island back. The border between New Hampshire and Maine was clearly …
CONCORD, NH – State Representative Sam Farrington (R-Rochester) and House Criminal Justice Chairman Terry Roy (R-Deerfield) released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 1793-FN, the Protecting College Students Act. “Our Constitutional rights are not up for negotiation. When seconds count, citizens should not be disarmed and forced to wait for help that is …
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CONCORD, N.H. – Today, during an executive session of the House Election Law Committee, House Democrats on the committee voted against a proposed constitutional amendment that would add United States citizenship as a requirement to vote in New Hampshire elections. “This should be the easiest vote any legislator ever takes,” said Chairman Ross Berry (R-Weare). “All …
CONCORD, NH – House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) today testified in support of HB 1748-FN, legislation establishing the New Hampshire Energy Efficiency and Resource Development Authority, also known as White Mountain Power, to protect Granite Staters from rising and volatile energy costs. “HB 1748 is about whether New Hampshire leads on energy or keeps reacting …
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CONCORD, NH – Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson (D-Exeter) introduced a bill meant to put federal immigration officials at risk. “It is ironic that after spending years trying to force everyone to wear masks, Democrats are so hysterical trying to take them away from law …
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CONCORD, NH – House Criminal Justice Chairman Terry Roy (R-Deerfield) released the following statement after the House Democrats introduced HB 1570-FN-L and HB 1822-FN, a pair of bills meant to weaken New Hampshire’s Border Security. “Make no mistake, if you are in this country illegally, you are not welcome in New Hampshire. Today’s bill hearings were nothing …
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CONCORD, NH– House Election Law Chairman Ross Berry (R-Weare) released the following statement after he introduced the Property Tax Protection Act, an act creating a process for consideration of a biennial local property tax limitation. “Granite Staters are clear: property taxes are out of control. The Property Tax Protection Act is a step in the right …
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CONCORD, NH – “I am deeply disappointed that New Hampshire will likely continue to operate under congressional maps originally drawn in the 1860s. Those lines no longer reflect the state we live in today, but the reality is that the political will does not exist in Concord to fix them right now. Rather than continue a …
