CONCORD, NH- House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) and State Representative Joe Barton (R-Littleton) released the following statement after the House passed HR 45. HR 45 asserts New Hampshire’s rightful ownership over the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor. “It is time to take our island back. The border between New Hampshire and Maine was clearly …
CONCORD, NH – State Representative Sam Farrington (R-Rochester) and House Criminal Justice Chairman Terry Roy (R-Deerfield) released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 1793-FN, the Protecting College Students Act. “Our Constitutional rights are not up for negotiation. When seconds count, citizens should not be disarmed and forced to wait for help that is …
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CONCORD, N.H. – Today, during an executive session of the House Election Law Committee, House Democrats on the committee voted against a proposed constitutional amendment that would add United States citizenship as a requirement to vote in New Hampshire elections. “This should be the easiest vote any legislator ever takes,” said Chairman Ross Berry (R-Weare). “All …
CONCORD, NH – House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) today testified in support of HB 1748-FN, legislation establishing the New Hampshire Energy Efficiency and Resource Development Authority, also known as White Mountain Power, to protect Granite Staters from rising and volatile energy costs. “HB 1748 is about whether New Hampshire leads on energy or keeps reacting …
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CONCORD, NH – Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson (D-Exeter) introduced a bill meant to put federal immigration officials at risk. “It is ironic that after spending years trying to force everyone to wear masks, Democrats are so hysterical trying to take them away from law …
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CONCORD, NH – House Criminal Justice Chairman Terry Roy (R-Deerfield) released the following statement after the House Democrats introduced HB 1570-FN-L and HB 1822-FN, a pair of bills meant to weaken New Hampshire’s Border Security. “Make no mistake, if you are in this country illegally, you are not welcome in New Hampshire. Today’s bill hearings were nothing …
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CONCORD, NH– House Election Law Chairman Ross Berry (R-Weare) released the following statement after he introduced the Property Tax Protection Act, an act creating a process for consideration of a biennial local property tax limitation. “Granite Staters are clear: property taxes are out of control. The Property Tax Protection Act is a step in the right …
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CONCORD, NH – “I am deeply disappointed that New Hampshire will likely continue to operate under congressional maps originally drawn in the 1860s. Those lines no longer reflect the state we live in today, but the reality is that the political will does not exist in Concord to fix them right now. Rather than continue a …
CONCORD, NH – State Representative Sam Farrington (R-Rochester) released the following statement after HB 1793-FN, the Protecting College Students Act, passed the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on a vote of 7-6. “The Constitution does not say that you have the right to keep and bear Arms unless you’re a college student,” said Farrington. “The …
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CONCORD, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and Senate Majority Leader Regina Birdsell (R-Hampstead) released the following joint statement after Democrats in the Senate and House introduced over $1 billion in tax hikes this week. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn): “Democrats talk about affordability while actively scheming to raise taxes on Granite Staters. That …
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CONCORD, NH- House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn), Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman John Janigian (R-Salem) released the following statement after House Republicans passed HB 155, slashing the Business Enterprise Tax. “House Republicans will always fight for lower taxes in order to protect the New Hampshire Advantage. …
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CONCORD, NH- House Republicans passed a slate of new legislation adding security and transparency to New Hampshire’s elections. House Election Law Committee Chairman Ross Berry (R-Weare) released the following statement highlighting the bills. “Unlike Democrats, House Republicans believe in safe, secure, and transparent elections. 84% of Americans support common sense voter ID laws, and …
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Concord, NH- House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and Majority Whip Mike Drago (R-Raymond) are proud to announce that Representative Ray Plante (R-Dunbarton) has been appointed to the House Majority Leadership Team. “Assistant Whip Plante is a 19-year Army veteran and a respected member of the State and Federal Relations Committee,” said Majority Leader Osborne …
CONCORD, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and House Assistant Majority Whip Sayra DeVito (R-Danville) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced steps to protect children from radical gender ideology. Assistant Majority Whip Sayra DeVito: “In New Hampshire, you need to be 18 to serve on a …
CONCORD, NH – In the aftermath of two horrific mass shootings at Brown University and at Bondi Beach in Australia, House Republicans held a press conference earlier today to confront a hard truth Democrats refuse to acknowledge. Gun control does not stop violence. It only ensures that law-abiding people are left defenseless. At both locations, strict …
