CONCORD – Rep. Warren Groen (R-Rochester) today commented on his filing of an election law complaint with the Department of Justice against Rep. Anne Grassie (D-Rochester) for violating state law by voting in the September primary from an address where she does not live. At a September 20 meeting of the state’s Ballot Law Commission …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek (R-Amherst) today offered the following comments in response to the release of the budget results for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2012 (FY12). The figures released by the Department of Administrative Services show that the …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Chairman John Hunt (R-Rindge) today condemned factually inaccurate statements made by Democrat candidate for Governor Maggie Hassan and the New Hampshire Democrat Party that Speaker O’Brien supported legislation (HB 1560) to have the state run Medicare, the health insurance program for …
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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) and Deputy Majority Leader and Ways and Means Chairman Stephen Stepanek (R-Amherst) today took Democrats to task for yet another tax increase on working families with candidate for Governor Maggie Hassan promoting a hike in the Rooms and Meals Tax. At a forum discussing tourism yesterday, the …
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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and Majority Whip Rep. Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) today offered the following statements in response to the announcement that New Hampshire employers were notified that the emergency surcharge put in place under Maggie Hassan and her fellow Democrats in 2010 will be removed. According to the …
CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today called out a Democrat effort to raise the beer tax in New Hampshire. Rep. Chuck Weed filed a bill request (LSR #136) to increase the beer tax. The bill would be heard in the 2013 session. House Majority Leader Pete Silva “In the House Democrats’ perfect …
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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today blasted an effort by Democrats to hike the gas tax at a time when New Hampshire residents are already being crushed by gas prices. Rep. Chuck Weed (D-Keene) filed a bill request for next year (#137) to increase the tax paid by motorists for every gallon …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today announced that he has sponsored four pieces of legislation as priorities for the 2013 session. These initiatives include a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority to raise taxes or fees, a bill to make New Hampshire a Right to Work state, legislation to reform the abuses of EBT …
CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) and Deputy Majority Leader and Ways and Means Chairman Stephen Stepanek (R-Amherst) today blasted the newly exposed Democrat income tax plan. Rep. Peter Sullivan (D-Manchester) filed a bill request (LSR #191) that would establish an income tax in New Hampshire. House Majority Leader Pete Silva “I have …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and Senate President Peter Bragdon today released the following statement in response to Strafford County Court’s Injunction on Senate Bill 318, which was passed by the Legislature this year and modifies forms and procedures for voter registration. House Speaker William O’Brien “New Hampshire citizens have a right to elect …
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today blasted the three Democrat candidate for Governor for opposing a law to allow the death penalty for first degree murder committed during the act of burglary. The “Kim Cates” bill (HB 147), signed into law by Governor Lynch last year, was sponsored by O’Brien in response to the …
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 state receiving federal approval of Senate Bill 318. The law, which was passed over Governor Lynch’s veto, clarifies that to vote in New Hampshire, an individual must be a resident of …
CONCORD – House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments on Norelli taking the post as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures. House Majority Leader Pete Silva “Rep. Norelli seems insistent on working to raise taxes on our businesses by bringing out of state sales taxes to New Hampshire. NCSL …
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CONCORD –House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments on tonight’s Democrat Gubernatorial debate. House Majority Leader Pete Silva “In the spirit of tonight’s debate I would like to issue a challenge to all three Democrat candidates for Governor. If any of you are able to say the name “Speaker O’Brien or …
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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 the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) today approving New Hampshire’s photo identification law passed this year. House Speaker William O’Brien “When I came to New Hampshire almost 30 years ago I was surprised, as …
