Posts Tagged ‘Peter Bragdon’

State Senate Minority Leader Peter Bradgon (R-Milford) issued the following statement following a Legislative hearing on an attempt to defy the NH Supreme Court and raid the JUA fund.

Senate Republican Statement on Vote to Block Lynch’s Raid of Doctors’ Insurance Funds
Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon (R-Milford) released the following statement regarding today’s decision by a [...]

Today, New Hampshire State Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon (R-Milford) endorsed Ovide Lamontagne for the US Senate. The release can be found below. For those playing at home this now leaves Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) as the only State Senator who has not formally endorsed in the US Senate race.

NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE MINORITY [...]

The NH Senate Republicans issued the following statement today regarding a proposal to suspend funding for school building aid.

Senate Republican Statement on Proposed
Building Aid Suspension
Concord, NH - Today, Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon released the following statement regarding the proposal by a legislative study committee to suspend the school building aid grant program, due to [...]

Republicans in the state Senate achieved high marks in the annual legislative scorecard issued today by the Business and Industry Association (BIA), New Hampshire’s statewide chamber of commerce. The BIA scorecard ranks legislators on how their 2009 votes promoted job creation and healthy businesses in New Hampshire. The average grade for Republican state [...]

Statement from NHGOP Chairman Gov. John H. Sununu
“It’s not surprising that the court did the right thing and blocked Governor Lynch’s attempted theft of the JUA surplus funds. The court’s decision confirms that the Democrats’ budget is a real disaster for the State of New Hampshire.”
Statement from NH Senate  Republican Leader Sen. Peter Bragdon:
SENATE REPUBLICAN [...]

Have you heard the latest spin by the tax-and-spenders who control state government these days? The Democrats say the new budget passed by the House and Senate and signed by Governor Lynch is “lean.” They say we are doing more with less. And they say spending is reduced.
Don’t believe a word of [...]

Today, Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon released the following statement on Monday’s court-ordered freeze of Governor Lynch’s plan to seize $110 million from the private Joint Underwriting Association.

“I call on Governor Lynch to veto the budget and immediately bring the legislature back into session to deal with this $110 million hole in the state [...]

Today, leaders of the Republican Party held a press conference urging Governor Lynch to veto the gay-marriage bill and move on to more pressing issues facing the state.
Former House Speaker and current House assistant minority leader, Rep. Gene Chandler said that
“The House spoke yesterday and refused to accede to the governor’s demands and the only [...]

Regarding the failure of the House to accept Governor Lynch’s same-sex marriage proposal, Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon (R-Milford) released the following statement:
“The legislature is clearly divided on this issue. Now is the time to call for a referendum on same-sex marriage to allow New Hampshire voters to voice their opinion. This [...]