CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today offered a statement following the defeat of a Republican sponsored bill that would have provided a cut in the tax on meals in New Hampshire, from 9% to 8%. The bill was defeated by a vote of 184-148. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “Republicans will …
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For Immediate Release February 12, 2014 Contact: 603-271-3665 House Republican Leader Comments Outcome of Gun Background Check Bill CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today offered the following comments relative to the House vote on HB 1589, a bill that would have placed excessive restrictions on the private sale and transfer …
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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler today offered the statement below, relative a recent House member’s objection to what is usually a common courtesy the House extends to members. The process known as Unanimous Consent is allowed by House rules and allows members who wish to address the body outside of debate on bills …
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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler offered the following statement in reaction to the op-ed by House Speaker Terie Norelli (D-Portsmouth) published over the weekend. In the op-ed the Speaker indicated that House Democrats would offer an amendment to a retained 2013 bill that would include Medicaid Expansion legislation. Language of the amendment has …
CONCORD – New Hampshire House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) released the following statement in response to the New Hampshire General and Education Trust Fund Surplus Statement that announced a $72 million surplus from fiscal year 2013, part of the budget passed by the Republican legislative majority in 2011. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) …
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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) released the following statement on the passing of Executive Councilor Ray Burton. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett): “The passing of Councilor Ray Burton is a tremendous loss to the people of the North Country and to the entire Granite State, which he deeply loved. Having worked …
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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Assistant House Republican Leader and Ranking Republican on the House Commerce Committee, John Hunt (R-Rindge) released statements relative to provisions in Special Session House Bill 1 (Section 8) that repeal the prohibition of and establishes a New Hampshire Health Benefit Marketplace. Background: On October 22, …
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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) released the following statements in reaction to the recently published Business Tax Climate Index from the non-partisan Tax Foundation. The index placed New Hampshire 8th nationally for overall tax climate, but just 48th in the nation for corporate taxes. …
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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following comments in reaction to the announcement of a $76million surplus from fiscal year 2013, part of the budget passed by the Republican legislative majority in 2011. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “Despite the criticism and malignment, the budget passed by the …
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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Co-Chair of the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee and Assistant Republican Leader John Hunt (R-Rindge) offered the following comments following the meeting of the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee where discussions revealed that plans that will soon offered on the Obamacare health exchange …
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Washington, D.C. (September 4, 2013) –Today, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) announced State Representative Laurie Sanborn, (R-Bedford) and State Representative Marilinda Garcia (R-Salem) will participate in the RSLC’s 2013 “Right Women, Right Now” Summit in Nashville, TN Sept. 9thand 10th. Sanborn is the Republican Policy Leader in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Garcia …
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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following statement in response to the Department of Insurance’s efforts to bypass the legislature and partner with the New Hampshire Health Plan (NHHP) to obtain millions in taxpayer dollars to fund Obamacare related bureaucracy. Rep. Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett), House Republican Leader: “We have processes …
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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) today announced his appointee to the Medicaid Expansion Commission, Rep. Neal Kurk (R-Weare). Rep. Kurk, a former Chair of the House Finance committee, is currently the Ranking Republican on House Finance and sits on Division III of the committee, the division that oversees appropriations to …
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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following statements in reaction to the passage of the State Budget committee of conference report by the House and Senate. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “New Hampshire’s taxpayers deserve an honest and transparent budget that promotes an efficient and accountable government that is …
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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Finance Ranking Republican Neil Kurk (R-Weare) offered the following statements in reaction to the conclusion of state budget negotiations between the House and Senate.” House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “We believe the Senate budget proposal was the best option for the state. The …
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