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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following comments on the passage of HB135, a bill that would repeal the “Stand Your Ground” law in New Hampshire. The bill passed by a vote of 189-184. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “Retreat is …

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BARTLETT – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) released the following statement on the passing of former New Hampshire Speaker of the House Harold Burns. “The passing of Harold Burns is a tremendous loss for the Granite State. As someone who served with Speaker Burns I know firsthand his passion, leadership and dedication to …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Whip Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) and Deputy Republican Whip Andy Renzullo (R-Hudson) offered the following comments in reaction to the passage of HB 595, a bill that repeals some photo identification requirements scheduled to take effect September 1, 2013. The bill passed by a vote of 184-122. House Republican Whip Shawn …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R-Manchester) offered the following comments regarding the passage of HB 443, a bill that prohibits prison privatization. The bill passed by a vote of 197 -136. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “It is incredibly shortsighted for our legislature to prohibit prison …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) offered the following reaction to the defeat of HB271, which would have prohibited New Hampshire from accepting expanded Medicaid. The bill was defeated by a vote of 206-155. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “There is no such thing as free money. Every federal dollar we …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following comments in reaction to the passage of HB 659, a bill that would increase the tobacco tax. HB 659 passed by a vote of 193-167. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “With tobacco sales on …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following statements on the committee vote on HB617, a bill that would raise the gas tax. The House Ways and Means committee voted 11-7 to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment. The committee amendment …

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CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following comments in reaction to the passage of HB617, a bill that would raise the gas tax 15 cents over the next 4 years. The bill passed by a vote of 207-163. House Republican Leader Gene …

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CONCORD – Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) today offered the following comments in reaction to Governor’s apparent violation of state statute requiring budget documents be drafted, complete and available by February 15th. As of February 25th, HB 2 was still not available. Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) “In my 40+ years …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) today offered the following statements following review of the executive summary of Governor Hassan’s budget, which on page 7 adds auditor positions to aggressively target small businesses resulting in $26 million in tax revenue. The budget proposal also …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett), Deputy House Republican Leader David Hess (R-Hooksett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) today offered the following statements following Governor Hassan’s budget address: House Republican Leader Gene G. Chandler “Two years ago, we were able to balance the budget without expanded gaming revenue. We …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett), William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and Rep. Gary Daniels (R-Milford) today offered the following statements on House Bill 323, the Franklin Partin Right to Work Act. The bill failed 212 to 141. House Republican Leader Gene Chandler “According to last year’s WMUR Granite State survey put out by …

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CONCORD – Senior Assistant House Republican Leader Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) today offered the following statement on House Bill 442, which removes residency restrictions for registered sex offenders. The bill was heard in the Criminal Justice Committee today. Senior Assistant House Republican Leader Sherman Packard “New Hampshire has always prided itself on the abilities of local …

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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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