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		<title>House Leaders Statement on Resolution Protecting Against ObamaCare Attacks on Religious Liberties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following statement on the passage of House Resolution 29, which would instruct Congress to protect churches from being forced to purchase services, such as health insurance policies, that offend religious faith. The resolution passed 227 to 121. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Congratulates Rep. on Majority Leadership Role Promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today congratulated Rep. Beverly Ferrante (R-Derry) on her promotion from Chairman of the Municipal and County Government Committee to a policy leadership role in the Majority Office as Assistant Majority Policy Adviser. She joins Majority Policy Adviser Paul Mirski and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Commerce Committee Votes to Prohibit ObamaCare Exchanges in NH</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien, House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt, and Rep. Andrew Manuse offered the following statement on their cosponsored House Bill 1297, which would prohibit the implementation of healthcare exchanges in New Hampshire. The House Commerce and Consumers Affairs Committee voted 10-6 to recommend passage of the bill when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker Comments on Passage of Bill to Put State Contracts Online</title>
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		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/speaker-comments-on-passage-of-bill-to-put-state-contracts-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following statement on the passage of House Bill 1686, which requires that all state contracts awarded by RFP’s to be posted on the state website after the bid is awarded. The bill passed on a voice vote. House Speaker William O’Brien “This legislation will bring transparency to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker Comments on Passage of HB 1666</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/speaker-comments-on-passage-of-hb-1666</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/speaker-comments-on-passage-of-hb-1666#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following statement on the passage of House Bill 1666, which would require legislative approval of any collective bargaining contract entered into by the state. HB 1666 passed 232 to 119. House Speaker William O’Brien “Oversight by elected officials in the collective bargaining process for the public sector [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Speaker Comments on Passage of Legislative Oversight Committee of Department of Environmental Services</title>
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		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-speaker-comments-on-passage-of-legislative-oversight-committee-of-department-of-environmental-services#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following comments on the passage of House Bill 1435, which establishes a committee to oversee the Department of Environmental Services (DES). House Speaker William O’Brien “This bill provides an avenue for legislative oversight and will ensure that the agency carefully considers the impact the Department of Environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Press Conference on HR29, Resolution Addressing ObamaCare Contraception Mandate</title>
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		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/video-press-conference-on-hr29-resolution-addressing-obamacare-contraception-mandate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House leadership Monday held a press conference to release a resolution calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to rescind the rule mandating contraception coverage. The resolution will have a public hearing in the House on Thursday, February 16 at 8:15am. Joining Speaker O&#8217;Brien and Majority Leader DJ Bettencourt were Bishop Peter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op-Ed: Jobs Remain the Focus in Concord</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/op-ed-jobs-remain-the-focus-in-concord</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/op-ed-jobs-remain-the-focus-in-concord#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rep. D.J. Bettencourt 2011 was a year of extraordinary achievements for this Legislature. We committed to voters to live within our means and balance our budget without raising taxes and did an uncommon thing for elected officials — we kept our promises. The over 100 tax and fee increases of the four years prior to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Speaker Comments on Passage of Domicile Bill</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-speaker-comments-on-passage-of-domicile-bill</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-speaker-comments-on-passage-of-domicile-bill#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following comments on the passage of House Bill 1354, which would standardizes the definition of domicile for voting purposes to the definition of domicile for other purposes, such as registering a car. The bill passed 248 to 101. House Speaker William O’Brien “This bill is a first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on Vote to Dissolve Chancellor’s Office of USNH</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-vote-to-dissolve-chancellors-office-of-usnh</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-vote-to-dissolve-chancellors-office-of-usnh#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) offered the following comments on the passage of House Bill 1692, which would make changes to the administration of the university system of New Hampshire (USNH) by dissolving the Chancellor’s office. The bill passed 247 to 105. House Speaker William [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comments on January Revenues Exceeding Forecast by Over $14 Million</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comments-on-january-revenues-exceeding-forecast-by-over-14-million</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comments-on-january-revenues-exceeding-forecast-by-over-14-million#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following comments in response to news that state revenues for the month of January exceeded expectations by $14.3 million.  The revenues were led by a surge in business taxes, which outperformed expectations by 77.4% and tobacco tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: House Republicans Press Conference on 2012 Agenda</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/video-house-republicans-press-conference-on-2012-agenda</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/video-house-republicans-press-conference-on-2012-agenda#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on Passage of Bill to Prohibit In-State Tuition Benefits for Illegal Immigrants</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-passage-of-bill-to-prohibit-in-state-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-passage-of-bill-to-prohibit-in-state-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) offered the following comments on the passage of House Bill 1383, which requires those receiving in-state tuition within the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) be legal residents of the United States. The bill passed 250 to 88. House Speaker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on Rebuilding Rainy Day Fund</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-rebuilding-rainy-day-fund</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-rebuilding-rainy-day-fund#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) offered the following comments on the passage of House Bill 1652, which would transfer a state surplus to the Rainy Day Fund. Last August, one of the top bond rating agencies, Standard and Poor’s, downgraded the United States credit rating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on Resolution to Support Arizona Immigration Law</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-resolution-to-support-arizona-immigration-law</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-resolution-to-support-arizona-immigration-law#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) offered the following comments on House Concurrent Resolution 2, which would express New Hampshire’s support of the legislation enacted by the State of Arizona in its efforts to reduce the number of illegal aliens in Arizona. The bill passed 243 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican State of the State Response</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/republican-state-of-the-state-reponse</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/republican-state-of-the-state-reponse#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just had the chance to hear Governor Lynch’s final State of the State address.  Our Governor has had an unprecedented four terms in office and I want to take the time to thank him for his service.  His willingness to take eight years out of his life to devote to state government in what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op-Ed: We must reject health exchange. New Hampshire Advantage at stake.</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/op-ed-we-must-reject-health-exchange-new-hampshire-advantage-at-stake</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/op-ed-we-must-reject-health-exchange-new-hampshire-advantage-at-stake#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Manuse and Reps. William O&#8217;brien, D.j. Bettencourt / For the Monitor January 31, 2012 The New Hampshire House will take up legislation soon that would prohibit a state health insurance exchange and force Washington to repeal, replace or amend Obamacare. A health insurance exchange is a bureaucratic set of state-regulated and standardized health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Statement on Gov Veto of Payday Loans</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-statement-on-gov-veto-of-payday-loans</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-statement-on-gov-veto-of-payday-loans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt today released the following statement on the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 160. House Speaker William O’Brien “The Governor once again incorrectly assumes that New Hampshire citizens aren’t mature enough to make their own financial decisions. By closing off a free market choice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on New Hampshire&#8217;s Improvement from Worst Business Tax Rank</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-new-hampshires-improvement-from-worst-business-tax-rank</link>
		<comments>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-new-hampshires-improvement-from-worst-business-tax-rank#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) offered the following comments in response to news that, based on a recent report from the non-partisan Tax Foundation, New Hampshire no longer holds the distinction of being ranked 50th for the state’s corporate tax rate, earning the rank of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Call on Vice President Biden to Use New Hampshire Model to Create Jobs, Not More Government Growth</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-call-on-vice-president-biden-to-use-new-hampshire-model-to-create-jobs-not-more-government-growth-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following statement in response to news that Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Rochester, New Hampshire on Thursday to discuss job creation. House Speaker William O’Brien “The Vice President should note that New Hampshire is shrinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Call on Vice President Biden to Use New Hampshire Model to Create Jobs, Not More Government Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following statement in response to news that Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Rochester, New Hampshire on Thursday to discuss job creation. House Speaker William O’Brien “The Vice President should note that New Hampshire is shrinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bettencourt Remarks on HB 1607, Education Tax Credits</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/bettencourt-remarks-on-hb-1607-education-tax-credits</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NH House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt gave the following remarks at a press conference January 23rd, highlighting school choice and HB 1607: In the last decade, eight states have launched education tax credit programs to expand educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of students acrossAmerica, particularly those from low and middle income families. These programs provide tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Comment on Drop of State Unemployment Rate, More Resident Working than since December 2008</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-comment-on-drop-of-state-unemployment-rate-more-resident-working-than-since-december-2008</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following comments regarding news that the state’s unemployment rate in December dropped to 5.1%, down from 5.2% in November.  According to state Employment Security Department and federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data, more New Hampshire residents are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Statement on Passage of Constitutional Amendment to Ban State Income Tax</title>
		<link>http://nhhousegop.com/house-leaders-statement-on-passage-of-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-state-income-tax</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt today offered the following statement on the passage of Constitutional Amendment 13, which would ban an income tax. Passage of a constitutional amendment requires 3/5 of the membership of the House, meaning with 397 current members, 239 must vote to support the measure. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Leaders Statement on Passage of Bill Barring DHHS from Contracting with Planned Parenthood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt (R-Salem) today offered the following statement on the passage of House Bill 228, which prohibits the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with any organization that provides abortion services and prohibiting the use of public funds [...]]]></description>
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