Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after House Democrats filed multiple Legislative Service Requests limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.    “Democrats continue to defend disastrous open border policies. These policies do not work and pose a massive threat to the safety, security, and prosperity of our state and nation. Republicans in …

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Representative Mike Belcher (R-Wakefield) and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) today announced legislation to protect education and civil discourse in New Hampshire. The “Countering Hate And Revolutionary Leftist Indoctrination in Education Act,” known as the CHARLIE Act, will end taxpayer-funded indoctrination and restore schools to their rightful purpose: teaching truth, preparing students for success, …

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Representative Michael Granger (R-Milton) released the following statement after filing a constitutional amendment to codify parents’ right to homeschool their children.  “The right of parents and legal guardians to educate their children shall not be violated. The Republican Party respects the rights of parents to homeschool. That is why I filed legislation to protect parental …

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State Representative Sayra DeVito (R-Danville) released the following statement, calling for the Timberlane Regional School District to take swift action regarding a teacher who praised the assassination of Charlie Kirk.  “The statements made by Timberlane Regional School English teacher Ed Tinney on social media—openly celebrating the brutal murder of an American husband and father—are vile, …

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In response to recent shocking occurrences in education, House Education Policy and Administration Vice-Chair Kristin Noble released the following statement: “What is going on in New Hampshire Public Schools? We aren’t even halfway through the week and we’ve seen failure after failure stemming from egregious mismanagement, all of which are putting students and teachers second. …

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House Criminal Justice Committee Vice-Chair Jennifer Rhodes (R-Winchester) released the following statement after a Hooksett Schools paraprofessional was arrested for the alleged possession of child pornography. “It is disgusting to think that Hooksett Schools employed a child predator who was working around children as recently as June. This is completely unacceptable and I applaud the …

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CONCORD, NH – House Majority Whip Mike Drago (R-Raymond) released the following statement after Manchester Ink Link reported on alarming incidents stemming from group homes in Chester. “We sympathize with the residents and patients of group homes, and the stewardship that they exercise in caring for the vulnerable. But the fact of the matter is …

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Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement, in reaction to a Federal Judge issuing a temporary stay order on the State Budget’s DEI provisions. “New Hampshire taxpayers, not unelected activist judges, get to decide how their hard-earned dollars are spent. The legislature passed and the Governor signed a responsible budget that ended …

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CONCORD, NH – Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after Claremont Public Schools secured a loan to cover up their administrators’ blatant budget mismanagement. “As the overpaid and underperforming administrators of the Claremont School District pat themselves on the back for securing a loan, one is left to wonder, how …

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CONCORD, NH – House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement in response to a Concord Monitor story on refugees who were imported into New Hampshire. “The Concord Monitor story is a case study in why President Trump was right to shut down refugee resettlement. We are told the program is about …

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As school districts across the state prepare to welcome students back, House Education Policy and Administration Committee Vice Chair Kristin Noble (R-Bedford) and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement: “Budgets in New Hampshire’s public schools continue to rise, yet too often those dollars are absorbed by bloated administrations rather than directed …

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CONCORD, NH – Just hours after House Republicans renewed calls for the resignation of Stephanie Johnson, Executive Councillor John Stephen announced that Stephanie Johnson has been relieved of duty. In response, Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released this follow-up statement: “With disgraced former Magistrate Johnson far away from the judicial bench, we can begin …

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CONCORD, NH – Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney (R-Salem) released the following statement after a review of Magistrate Stephanie Johnson’s handling of Michael Gleason’s case found “sufficient evidence existed to hold Gleason in preventative detention.” “Yesterday’s, findings prove what we have all known all along: Johnson lacks the judgement, clarity, and common sense needed …

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Manchester, NH – Members of the Manchester Republican Delegation are calling out the Manchester Department of Health after what has become known as “pickle-gate.” A resident was threatened by the city with a formal letter for sharing homemade pickles with a friend—despite state law clearly allowing it. “This is a textbook case of government overreach,” said …

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Concord, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and Chair of Finance Division 3 Maureen Mooney (R-Merrimack) issued the following statements on the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” provision that allocates $50 billion to rural healthcare incentives like: expanding innovative care models, strengthening health IT and cybersecurity, and promote technology-driven, evidence-based solutions to improve …

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