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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today offered the following statement on House Bill 474, which allows for in-state tuition within the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) for certain illegal immigrants. The bill was heard in the House Education Committee today. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “Awarding in-state tuition to illegal immigrants …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today offered the following statement on CACR 1, a Constitutional Amendment that would require a 3/5 majority to pass legislation imposing new or increased taxes or fees. The measure failed 206 to 149. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “By passing this constitutional amendment, we would have given …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) today offered the following statements on a bill to increase the beer tax. The bill was defeated 308 to 35. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “New Hampshire’s beer tax is already the second highest in New England. This …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) offered the following comments relative to the public hearing on House Bill 287, a bill that would repeal voter ID requirements in New Hampshire. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “Last year, for the first time, New …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Assistant House Republican Leader John Hunt (R-Rindge) offered the following comments relative to the public hearing on House Bill 271, a bill that would prohibit the expansion of Medicaid in New Hampshire as part of Obamacare. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “We already …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following comments relative to the public hearing on House Bill 330, a bill that would allow counties to adopt a county income tax to be administered by the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA). House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “This is a great …

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Concord, NH – Joint Health Care Oversight Committee Co-Chair John Hunt (R-Rindge) and Senate members Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and Andy Sanborn (R-Bedford), released the following statement today following the first meeting of the committee: “The purpose of the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee is to protect taxpayers and New Hampshire’s state rights as the federal …

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CONCORD – House and Senate leaders today issued the following statement in reaction to House Bill 370, which seeks to repeal the New Hampshire School Choice bill.  To date, 250 children have applied for Education Opportunity Tax Credit Scholarships from The Network for Educational Opportunity. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “Choice in education should …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Ranking Republican Member of the House Ways and Means committee, Norman Major (R-Plaistow) gave the following comments in reaction to Gov. Hassan’s executive order creating a Consensus Revenue Estimating Panel: House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “We appreciate the Governor’s initiative in creating this panel, but estimating …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following statements relative to the public hearing on HB 168, a bill that would increase the beer tax by 33%. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “This bill would raise New Hampshire’s beer tax from 2nd …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following statements relative to the public hearing on HB 135, a bill that would repeal certain rights to self defense. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “My opinion on this bill cannot be any clearer. Quite …

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CONCORD – Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, and House Republican Leader Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, issued the following statement regarding today’s report evaluating the impact of Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire: “We know from today’s report that expanding Medicaid will cost New Hampshire taxpayers a minimum of $85 million. While proponents are quick to tout potential …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) offered the following comments in reaction to the lawsuit filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, American Civil Liberties Union and the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union challenging the constitutionality of the school choice law …

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CONCORD – Today New Hampshire House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) announced his first set of leadership appointments for the House Republican caucus.  They include: Deputy Republican Leader – Rep. David W. Hess (R-Hooksett) Republican Policy Leader – Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) Sr. Assistant Republican Leader – Rep. Sherman A. Packard (R-Londonderry) Republican Whip …

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CONCORD – At a caucus of Republicans elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the 2013-14 session, the members elected Rep. Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) to serve as House Republican Leader.  In the current session, Rep. Chandler holds the office of Speaker Pro Tempore. Speaker Pro Tempore Gene Chandler “I’m honored to have my …

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