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One more day of hearings and stuff at the State House this week… why did I ever agree to do this…Permalink On twitter.com
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I'm sitting in on the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee for @WillisTGriffith; @Al_Baldasaro is introducing @T_RoyNHStateRep's HB1653, about educational and job opportunities for military families etc.Permalink On twitter.com
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He's deferring questions to someone else...Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Doug Thomas gave brief testimony in favor of HB1653. Now Chris Arnold of DoD is testifying; he's the one who will be taking questionsPermalink On twitter.com
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(DoD = @DeptofDefense btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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this guy's speech patterns are so military, lol... lots of "roger" and "copy"Permalink On twitter.com
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Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee also testified in favor of HB1653Permalink On twitter.com
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uh... separate questions are being asked "off the record"?Permalink On twitter.com
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ok hearing portion is over; time for a quick caucus before executive session...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok back for executive sessionPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1653 OTPs unanimously (21-0) and goes on the consent calendarPermalink On twitter.com
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Next: HR16, a nuclear waste resolutionPermalink On twitter.com
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Nuclear waste is like one of the few things that it's good to be NIMBY aboutPermalink On twitter.com
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HR16 OTPs unanimously and also goes on the consent calendarPermalink On twitter.com
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next: HR15, which @tonylabranche has an amendment for (he has a lot of these!)Permalink On twitter.com
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we're going to be voting against these international relations resolutions regardless of their contents, just on the grounds that international relations aren't our domainPermalink On twitter.com
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(sorry Tony)Permalink On twitter.com
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Tony's amendment to HR15 passes 11-10; time to vote on the resolution as a wholePermalink On twitter.com
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HR15 was the one about China... while I disapprove of certain things China is doing, I just don't think it's our place to be going passing resolutions criticizing them like thisPermalink On twitter.com
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next is HR17, which is a resolution opposing a carbon tax. I support a carbon tax and thus oppose this resolution.Permalink On twitter.com
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relevant here: my HB1250: @cooljeanius/1467943586234830850Permalink On twitter.com
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HR17 passes 11-10, along party lines... further proof that Republicans don't want to end climate change, or at least don't care enough to tryPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is HCR7, an Israel/Palestine resolution. Tony has an amendment to this one, too. His amendment makes it better by making it more neutral (i.e. less biased towards Israel), but we're still going to vote against the resolution even if the amendment passes...Permalink On twitter.com
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(just on the "no International Relations here" principle)Permalink On twitter.com
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(so, that's yes on the amendment, but no on the resolution as a whole, to be clear)Permalink On twitter.com
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amendment fails along party lines, 11-10Permalink On twitter.com
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thanks to @lwelkowi for distinguishing how anti-Semitism and support for Israel are separate issues!Permalink On twitter.com
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thanks to @TimothyHorrigan for rebutting the points brought up about Clinton and Obama supporting similar resolutions!Permalink On twitter.com
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HCR7 passes 12-9Permalink On twitter.com
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Next is HCR6, the Elgin Marbles one. I support the Elgin Marbles being returned to Greece, but am voting to ITL this resolution just on the "no international relations here" principle we've been expressing todayPermalink On twitter.com
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HCR6 is ITL-ed 20-1Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1411. Someone has an amendment to it (not Tony this time!)Permalink On twitter.com
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amendment just changes the date it takes effectPermalink On twitter.com
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ah, Tony has his own amendment to this one, too, lol...Permalink On twitter.com
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need a break for time to make more copies of the amendment to have enough to distribute to everyonePermalink On twitter.com
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HB1411 is a government transparency bill; Tony's amendment strikes the portion to track refugee resettlement numbers, to avoid making a political issue out of it.Permalink On twitter.com
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I can kind of go either way on the amendment... I generally support more data being available instead of less, but also understand the concerns that the numbers could be misunderstood... I'll follow the other Dems on thisPermalink On twitter.com
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amendment... passed 11-10, but now is being reconsidered? Apparently one of the Republicans made a mistake on how they voted...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok I guess this amendment failed 11-10 instead after the representative corrected her vote (the motion on the bill as a whole is still OTP/A anyways, though, since the previous date-change amendment still passed)Permalink On twitter.com
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I think I'll still vote for the bill as a whole anyways, though, as I support transparencyPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1411 passes 14-7Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HR18, a call for striking the prison loophole from the 13th Amendment (this is what @ava's @13THFilm was about)Permalink On twitter.com
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someone might want to clip this Al Baldasaro speech from the livestreamPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to ITL HR18 passes 12-10; Republicans want to keep enslaving prisonersPermalink On twitter.com
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voting on CACR32 now, the secession amendment... seems like Republicans on this committee might actually be joining us in rejecting their Free Stater colleagues on this one!Permalink On twitter.com
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Al Baldasaro is trying to have it both ways here...Permalink On twitter.com
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looks like I'm going to be missing the Bipartisan Disability Caucus in a few minutes due to this executive session running over; I thought this would be over by now...Permalink On twitter.com
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The Republicans seem like they *would* support secession if there were a better plan for it, but will just be voting against it due to not having a plan... while that's good short-term, it's worrying long-term... what if they come back with an actual plan next time?Permalink On twitter.com
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wait did I just hear right that Al won't be running again?!Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR32 is ITL-ed unanimously, 21-0, but it can't go on the consent calendar, since all CACRs have to get roll call votes from the whole housePermalink On twitter.com
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another minor break before more exec-ing...Permalink On twitter.com
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Jeannie Notter is going to go get us some cookiesPermalink On twitter.com
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ok we're back; motion to interim study on HB1353, a bill to rename a wing of a veteran's home after someone who... well, apparently there was some sort of controversy.Permalink On twitter.com
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motion to put HB1353 to interim study passes unanimously; next is HB1050Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1050 is about recognizing Veterans' Day as also being Armistice Day (or is it Remembrance Day?); motion is to put it to interim studyPermalink On twitter.com
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Baldasaro is a pedant about the difference between Veterans' Day and Memorial Day just like I am, lolPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to put HB1050 to interim study passes unanimouslyPermalink On twitter.com
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next is HB1284, an immigration bill... some confusion about an amendment...Permalink On twitter.com
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there is a difference between study committees and study commissions apparently! The difference is whether it's just legislators on it, or if there are other members of the public on it...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1284 is a bill to study the effect of deportation on taxpayers; some controversy as to whether it's about studying the effect on families or on public costs...Permalink On twitter.com
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sighPermalink On twitter.com
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The amendment passes, 15-6... next motion is to ITL it, though...Permalink On twitter.com
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Thankful for Linda Massimilla's leadership as ranking member on this committee; she does a good job ensuring all members of the caucus get a chance to give input!Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1284 is ITL-ed 13-8... oh well, hopefully we can fix the problems with it and come back with a better version of it next year...Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HCR8, to reaffirm states' rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Seems like some Free Stater neo-Confederate thing...Permalink On twitter.com
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HCR8 is ITL-ed unanimously, 21-0, and goes on the consent calendarPermalink On twitter.com
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ok looks like we're done nowPermalink On twitter.com
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