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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) and Rep. Michael Vose (R-Epping), member of the House Science, Technology & Energy committee, today offered the following statements on the passage of HB 208, as amended, that would modify New Hampshire’s enrollment in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, such that 100% of revenue would be rebated …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) and House Commerce Committee member Rep. Joe Hannon (R-Lee) today offered the following statements on the defeat of HB 686, a bill sponsored by House Democrats that would have established a socialized single payer health care system in  New Hampshire. The bill was killed by a majority …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) today offered the following comments relative to the four House Bills dealing with raising the minimum wage in New Hampshire that had a public hearing today before the House Labor Committee.   House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline)   “These proposals have the potential to negatively affect …

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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) released the following comments relative to HB 219, a bill that adds restrictions to where EBT cards can be used, including tattoo parlors and cigar shops. HB 219 had a public hearing Wednesday before the House Health & Human Services committee. House Majority Leader Jack …

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Concord—NH House  Speaker Shawn Jasper  today announced the formation of a 14-member committee charged with considering all matters pertaining to the functioning, revision and reform of public employee pension plans and programs.  “Our public employee pension system has one of the highest unfunded rates in the nation,” said Jasper.  “We need to find ways to …

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CONCORD – House Republican Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) offered the following comments in reaction to Governor Hassan’s inaugural address: House Republican Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) “Governor Hassan offered a lot of broad goals, with little specifics on how to reach them. Republicans share concern about our economy, job creation, and energy prices, but …

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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) offered the following comments relative to the announcement that the unemployment tax rate for employers will be lowered by 1%, saving New Hampshire businesses millions. House Republican Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) “This is great news for New Hampshire’s job creators. As we know, New Hampshire …

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Concord—Speaker of the NH House Shawn Jasper added another member to his leadership team today with the naming of Rep. Steve Schmidt (r-Wolfeboro) as the Deputy Majority Leader to Rep. Jack Flanagan (r-Brookline). Schmidt, retired as a Director at Verizon Communications, is entering his third term as a member of the NH Legislature.  “I am …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) offered the following comment relative to the Supreme Court ruling that upheld legislative changes to the New Hampshire Retirement System. House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan “We all want a healthy and solvent retirement system for current and future public employees and first responders. With a $5 billion …

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Concord—Speaker of the NH House, Shawn Jasper, today announced that former Speaker Gene Chandler (r-Bartlett) has agreed to serve as his Deputy Speaker for the coming biennium. “I couldn’t be happier to have Gene Chandler as my deputy,” said Jasper.  “His vast experience and knowledge as both a former speaker and Republican leader will be …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) offered the following comments relative to the November report on state revenue, which showed revenue $3.6million ahead of plan. House Majority Leader Jack Flanagan (R-Brookline) “I’m happy to see that overall State revenues continue to perform at a level slightly better than we estimated. However, these numbers …

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Speaker Shawn Jasper today confirmed the appointment of two veteran legislators to lead their respective caucuses in the next session.  Rep. Steve Shurtleff (d-Penacook) will lead the Democratic caucus and Rep. Jack Flanagan (r-Brookline) will serve as  the Majority Leader for the Republicans in the House. “I have served two terms with Rep. Flanagan and …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) issued the following statement relative to confirmation that Republicans had won the majority of seats in the New Hampshire House: “We’re very happy with the election results at the House level and we couldn’t be prouder of the hard work of our candidates. It’s clear that our …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today issued the following statement following reports that state agency heads have submitted budget requests for fiscal years 2016-17 totaling over $12.5 billion, roughly $1.9 billion or 18% more than the current operating budget. House Republican Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “One way to show leadership in an executive …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following statement in reaction to the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling that upheld the School Choice Education Tax Credit program established in 2012. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “House Republicans applaud the court’s ruling and are grateful that this program will be able to …

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