Press Releases

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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CONCORD – Today Deputy House Republican Leader and member of the House Ways & Means Committee, David Hess (R-Hooksett), offered the following comments relative to Governor Hassan’s claim that business tax reforms passed during the previous legislative term, “are having a negative impact on the state’s budget.” Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) “Not …

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Concord – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler offered the following statement relative to concern voiced by leaders in the State Senate that state agencies may be overspending, and creating growing budget deficits as a result, while Governor Hassan and agency heads refuse to meet with budget writers to open the books and discuss the concern, …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Finance Committee Ranking Republican Neal Kurk (R-Weare) offered the following comments relative to news that enrollment in the State’s traditional Medicaid program has spiked, in part due to the ACA related individual mandates, and that DHHS is facing a $37 million budget shortfall. House …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) released the following statement in reaction to CNBC’s recently published ranking of the top states to do business. CNBC ranked New Hampshire 30th in the nation to do business, slipping from 27th in 2013. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “New Hampshire’s strength has always been attracting and …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following statement relative to the House vote on SB415, a bill that would deposit the remaining surplus funds from FY2013 into the Rainy Day fund. Democrats on the Finance committee proposed the bill be sent to interim study. The committee recommendation passed in committee on …

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