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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 Governor Lynch’s veto of House Bill 1679, legislation to ban partial birth abortions under state law.  The procedure has been banned under a federal law passed in 2003, a law that was upheld by …

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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 regarding the release of New Hampshire’s unemployment data from May.  The seasonally adjusted rate remained at 5%, unchanged from April’s data. House Speaker William O’Brien “While New Hampshire has among the lowest unemployment rates in …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today commented on the passage of committee of conference report on House Bill 1490, which changes how New Hampshire participates in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The House version of this bill originally called for outright repeal of New …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today commented on the passage of committee of conference report on House Bill 1487, which would prohibit New Hampshire from participating in any low carbon fuel standards program requiring quotas, caps, or mandates on fuels used for transportation, industrial purposes, …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) offered the following comments on passage of House Bill 1418, which increases the business enterprise tax (BET) exemption 33% from $150-200k and increases the enterprise value 33% from $75k-100k – both indexed to inflation. It also eliminates the internet service …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) released the following statement on the passage of the committee of conference report on Senate Bill 406, which establishes an early offer alternative in medical injury claims. SB 406 passed the House 220 to 141. House Speaker William O’Brien “Senate …

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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 statements after the House passed CACR 13, a constitutional amendment to ban any new taxes on personal income.  By clearing the House 266 to 110, the amendment will now go on the ballot in November, where, …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) released the following statement on the passage of committee of conference reports on two voter reform bills, Senate Bill 289 and Senate Bill 318. SB 289 will require photo identification to vote. The conferees settled on an agreement that will …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and Chairman of the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee, Rep. James Garrity, today commented on the passage of the committee of conference report on Senate Bill 218, which makes changes to the New Hampshire Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) law.  Beginning with the House amended version of the bill, …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today offered the following comments on the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) giving pre-clearance of the redistricting plan for the House of Representatives.  According to documentation that the Attorney General’s Office provided to the state Supreme Court, the USDOJ indicated that they do not object to the new House …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon), House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) and House Deputy Majority Leader and Ways and Means Chairman Stephen Stepanek (R-Amherst) today offered the following statements in response to the release of May revenue figures.  For the month, revenues were up by $3.5 million over plan, led by business …

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CONCORD – Senate and House Leaders, along with Gov. Lynch, announced today that an agreement has been reached on a constitutional amendment regarding education funding.  The agreed to version of CACR 12 reads: [Art.] 5-c [Public Education].  In fulfillment of the provisions with respect to education set forth in Part II, Article 83, the legislature …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) offered the following comments in response to the agreement between the House and Senate to pass a voter identification requirement.  The agreement will require an expansive list of identification and an affidavit for this year’s elections, but will require a …

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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 after the House voted to concur with Senate changes to legislation (House Bill 217) that would allow prosecutors to charge those who kill an unborn child with murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide. House Speaker William …

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