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ok back at the State House for day 2 of Hell Week; I packed a bigger lunch today, so hopefully I'll last longer...Permalink On twitter.com
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Things I wish we had at the State House that I don't think we currently have: - Punching bags (like for training for boxing) - Beds - Pillows - Soundproof booths for screaming into - On-site therapists - Courtyard accessPermalink On twitter.com
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...oh and also, music! But anyways, enough daydreaming; session is starting...Permalink On twitter.com
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(reminder that I only include the #NHPolitics hashtag once per thread, to save on typing)Permalink On twitter.com
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Pastor Bob leading prayer again; neither of my seatmates are here yet today...Permalink On twitter.com
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National Anthem today: Lucius Parshall on acoustic guitarPermalink On twitter.com
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ok more people are starting to show up nowPermalink On twitter.com
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We left off in the middle of the education bills yesterday, so that's where we'll be picking up again todayPermalink On twitter.com
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some tech issues; short recess until IT gets things sorted out...Permalink On twitter.com
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reminder that we need #RightToRepair!Permalink On twitter.com
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Anyways tech issues seem to be sorted outPermalink On twitter.com
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current bill: HB1332, to try to undo some of the damage of the antivax stuff that Republicans have been passingPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1332 is tabled; a few more absences today it seems...Permalink On twitter.com
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reminder that I'll be skipping votes that go by too quickly on voice vote for me to write anything about, or ones where I just don't feel like itPermalink On twitter.com
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There's a crying baby in the House chamber today; reminds me that we've got a vote on a bill for a study committee on childcare for lawmakers among this week's bills...Permalink On twitter.com
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breaking my "skip reporting quick voice votes" for HB1381, which I cosponsored, and which just passed: @cooljeanius/1467945987557806080Permalink On twitter.com
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.@ArtSEllison speaking in favor of HB1564, requiring school breakfast programs. My elementary school provided breakfasts to other students when I was a kid, but I guess there's some schools that don't do so...Permalink On twitter.com
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(I support HB1564 btw; it's a shame Dem support for it on the committee wasn't unanimous!)Permalink On twitter.com
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all this talk of breakfast is making me hungry... (yes, I did already have breakfast before I left for session today, but, still...)Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1564 is ITL-ed along party lines; an improvement over the committee vote, but, still, disappointing...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1576 is tabled; oh well...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1607 is another bill to address discrimination and is tabled similarlyPermalink On twitter.com
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more tablingPermalink On twitter.com
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Now under discussion: HB1639, making the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) opt-in instead of opt-out. I... think I kinda remember taking this as a kid? Not really too sure, though; it wasn't too memorable... wasn't really too big of a deal to take...Permalink On twitter.com
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Person speaking is addressing objections that students don't take the survey seriously, which I do kinda remember being the case now... apparently there are fake questions on the survey to catch students who aren't taking it seriously and weed their results outPermalink On twitter.com
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(I'm pretty sure I took it seriously myself, though; I was kind of a suck-up to authority as a kid... very much a "teacher's pet"...)Permalink On twitter.com
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(just school authority, though; I opposed the authority of the Bush Administration as a kid while simultaneously sucking up to school authority)Permalink On twitter.com
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so now you get why people say things like "misinformation" and "falsehoods" instead of calling lies "lies"... (darn decorum rules)Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1639 is passed along party lines; so much for schools getting the data they need...Permalink On twitter.com
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"print remarks" motion on the preceding debate passes by a wide marginPermalink On twitter.com
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another recess to work out more tech issuesPermalink On twitter.com
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ok back now; current motion is to table HB1669, another bill to rein in EFAsPermalink On twitter.com
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So, speaking of things that Lincoln said: @Pasifik_97/1504056913788506113Permalink On twitter.com
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remaining Education bills are all EFA-relatedPermalink On twitter.com
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final Education bill: HB1683, to repeal EFAs entirely. Probably won't pass (given that the milder attempts to just pare them back a bit didn't pass, either), but it's worth taking a stand against them anyways.Permalink On twitter.com
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he's doing this again: @cooljeanius/1503842292255371272Permalink On twitter.com
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seems like intentionally calling EFAs "vouchers" is a pretty good way to troll Cordelli, given how mad he gets about itPermalink On twitter.com
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#CallEFAsVouchers #CallThemVouchersPermalink On twitter.com
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I need to add more education-related policies to @cooljeaniusbot's lists of policiesPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1683 is ITL-ed; GOP attempts to dismantle public education continue...Permalink On twitter.com
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motion to remove HB1072 from the table; that was from yesterday...Permalink On twitter.com
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it was from Criminal Justice, despite being school-related: @cooljeanius/1503775921412661258Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1072 stays on the table! Good.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok onto bills from Election Law; first is CACR15, which I was originally a cosponsor on, but I'm hearing it's been amended to do the opposite of our intent with it?Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Labranche is speaking against the amendment; so yeah, this is almost as bad as what happened with the squirrel bill...Permalink On twitter.com
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Barb Griffin is being annoying about her right to destroy this CACR with an amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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This was originally supposed to be an amendment to allow 17-year-olds to vote in elections where they'd be 18 by the general: @cooljeanius/1467934122861637637Permalink On twitter.com
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...but now that the amendment to the amendment has passed, it's about some nonsense about citizenship instead. I'm pretty mad about that they ruined our amendment like this.Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR15 fails to reach the threshold necessary to pass... next is CACR19, requiring all elections be conducted by paper ballots.Permalink On twitter.com
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We already do elections by paper ballot here, so I don't get why this is necessary?Permalink On twitter.com
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So, CACR19 doesn't reach the necessary threshold either... next: HB1009, a bill to make voter registration more onerous for the supervisors of the checklistPermalink On twitter.com
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most dates of voter registration is already available, the only ones that aren't would be too much of a pain to go back and collectPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1009 passes; whatever. Last bill before lunch: HB1082, which would prevent candidates for secretary of state and state treasurer from forming PACs.Permalink On twitter.com
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hm, @tjsnh is still undecided apparently; I wonder if he found that answer to his question satisfactory...Permalink On twitter.com
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This seems kinda inspired by @cvo's attempt to unseat Bill Gardner a few years back...Permalink On twitter.com
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I supported Colin's attempt to unseat Gardner, but I did find it kinda weird how he formed a PAC for the race... but I also don't really think it's weird enough to pass a law against...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1082 passes by 1 vote! (Speaker Packard broke a tie, apparently...)Permalink On twitter.com
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Anyways, lunchtime...Permalink On twitter.com
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"I'm just trying to disrupt the flow here!" -Keith AmmonPermalink On twitter.com
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It's really nice out todayPermalink On twitter.com
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ok time to get back to businessPermalink On twitter.com
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First bill back from lunch: HB1153, about absentee ballot requests.Permalink On twitter.com
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missed the results for that; assuming it passed... next: HB1203, more "domicile" and "residency" stuffPermalink On twitter.com
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Vote totals aren't showing in the screens anymore; apparently the vote for HB1203 was 185-163Permalink On twitter.com
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Now: HB1247, relative to folded ballots. While it's true that folds were an issue uncovered by the Windham audit, this bill seems like kind of an overreaction to it?Permalink On twitter.com
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more vote display issues (HB1247 is ITL-ed 203-145)Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1264, a bill on #RCVPermalink On twitter.com
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I still think it's stupid that we have to make "gentlemen may remove their jackets" motions, but I'm always glad when they pass...Permalink On twitter.com
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GOP are trying to table HB1264Permalink On twitter.com
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hm there seems to be an internal GOP division on this onePermalink On twitter.com
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HB1264 is tabled; so much for getting #RCV passed in NH this term...Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1326, to level the playing field between businesses and unions when it comes to campaign donations. @ConnieLane4NH speaking for it.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1326 is ITL-ed; Republicans want to maintain the system's bias in favor of businesses and against unions. #1uPermalink On twitter.com
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Next: HB1394, to close the "LLC Loophole" that allows the rich to evade campaign contribution limits.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1394 is ITL-ed; Republicans want to continue to allow the rich to buy our elections.Permalink On twitter.com
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ah, apparently that was one of @mannyfornh's bills, to promote multilingualization... it's ITL-ed, though; oh well...Permalink On twitter.com
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last Election Law bill: HB1567, about removing election officials from office.Permalink On twitter.com
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Only bill from Environment & Agriculture: HB1454, about the siting of landfills... and it passes on voice vote! Applause for the "Save Forest Lake" guy, who spearheaded this effortPermalink On twitter.com
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Next: bills from ED&A, starting with HB1065, relative to the regulation of art therapists. My cousin is an art therapist in Massachusetts (at least that's where I think she still is; haven't heard from her in awhile...)Permalink On twitter.com
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oops I almost misvoted there! I *don't* want to table this; I want to pass itPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to table HB1065 succeeds; onto HB1135... even now that we're in ED&A, we still can't seem to avoid the education-related bills, it seems...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1135 passes, but with an amendment... next: HB1171, an occupational licensing reform billPermalink On twitter.com
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I'm not necessarily against occupational licensing reform, I mostly just don't trust Republicans to implement it in a way that addresses everyone's concerns and avoids harmPermalink On twitter.com
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dunno why Republicans are bothering with a roll call on thisPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1171 passes; whatever. Next: HB1173... somehow snuck by on voice vote? I thought that would be a controversial one... (topic was Indigenous People's Day)Permalink On twitter.com
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multiple amendments here; this is a complicated bill...Permalink On twitter.com
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stuff going by on voice vote nowPermalink On twitter.com
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meh, we've run into a procedural messPermalink On twitter.com
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well at least I'm doing a better job focusing today... (internal screaming is mostly just due to procedural dilatoriness)Permalink On twitter.com
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so yeah the bill currently under debate is HB1357, relative to land acknowledgments.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@GroteJacinthe speaking in favor of HB1357Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1357 = ITL-ed; finished up the ED&A bills on voice vote... 2 bills from Finance are nextPermalink On twitter.com
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HB103 (Medicaid dental benefits) keeps coming back before us; apparently it needed to go before multiple committees before we can pass it for real: @cooljeanius/1479164931190792195Permalink On twitter.com
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huh, Ken Weyler is actually supporting this; that's a pleasant surprise!Permalink On twitter.com
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HB103 passes; yay for Medicaid dental benefits!Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1677, about settling claims of abuse at the Sununu Youth Development Center. This is something that's been in the news...Permalink On twitter.com
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a few separate amendments to this onePermalink On twitter.com
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ok we're out of Finance; onto Fish & Game (committees go in alphabetical order for anyone wondering how far along we are, so, "F" is still pretty early...)Permalink On twitter.com
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lobster bill! There was some theater production I was in (in middle school) where we did this "lobster crossing" skit based on a t-shirt hadPermalink On twitter.com
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on display here is... well, you can kinda see the divide between lobsters being perceived as "poor people food" here in New England and "rich people food" everywhere else going on with this billPermalink On twitter.com
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next up: HB1356, the squirrel bill. Hey @Safigirl17 you watching?Permalink On twitter.com
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(Republicans amended this bill to make it do the exact opposite of its original intent)Permalink On twitter.com
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there's some backstory about Jim Spillane here that people ought to know; don't really feel like typing it up, though...Permalink On twitter.com
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I was a cosponsor on the original version of the bill: @cooljeanius/1467945074059264009Permalink On twitter.com
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Tim Lang thinks he's so funny, but he really isn'tPermalink On twitter.com
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blehPermalink On twitter.com
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onto HHS bills... oh man, the first one here is an ivermectin bill... good griefPermalink On twitter.com
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(this is HB1022 btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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let's do a forsythia bill next @noelvpascual/1378148090813669376Permalink On twitter.com
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sighPermalink On twitter.com
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ok so next is HB1044; Republicans are trying to deregulate the health care industry. For all this talk of Republicans possibly giving up their free-market fundamentalism, it sure doesn't seem to have reached New Hampshire...Permalink On twitter.com
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one-vote margin!Permalink On twitter.com
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ok next is HB1077, the conversion therapy bill that's been causing all the controversyPermalink On twitter.com
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I oppose HB1077: @cooljeanius/1503548196676591623Permalink On twitter.com
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motion is to table (from a Republican!); apparently some of them want to avoid the controversyPermalink On twitter.com
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.@JoeAlexanderNH did the PI on the motion to table HB1077; it's Republican vs. RepublicanPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1077 is tabled; phew!Permalink On twitter.com
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Current bill: HB1080Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1080 passes; next is HB1180, another one of those controversial gender discrimination bills that I've committed to constituents to opposePermalink On twitter.com
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huh I thought I quote-tweeted this earlier in the thread, but I'm not seeing it as having any quote tweets? @cooljeanius/1503548196676591623Permalink On twitter.com
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.@GerriCannon doing the PI to table HB1180Permalink On twitter.com
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motion to table fails by 2 votes; darn...Permalink On twitter.com
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amendment to it is a tie vote... attendance is so important...Permalink On twitter.com
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ANOTHER motion to table; apparently we can do that due to there having been intervening business (the amendment)Permalink On twitter.com
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Since the amendment didn't pass, the bill is now worse than it might have been (people were thinking the amendment *would* pass), so maybe now people will be more willing to table?Permalink On twitter.com
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(well, to be clear, the amendment didn't pass when we voted on it as the full House just now, but it *had* passed the committee, so that's why we were assuming it'd pass here, too)Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1180 is tabled *this* time; phew! Time for a dinner break...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok back from dinner; 2 or 3 more hours to go tonight...Permalink On twitter.com
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Current bill: HB1369, about COVID procedures for performing arts venuesPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1369 is tabled; oh well...Permalink On twitter.com
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going back to see if we can print remarks from HB1180Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1379... more vax debates...Permalink On twitter.com
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my motivation to continue livetweeting everything is waningPermalink On twitter.com
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oh wait HB1409 is a good one, though; it's a mental health bill that I meant to testify in favor of, but didn't manage toPermalink On twitter.com
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the anti-therapist views that some Republicans are espousing are really sickeningPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1409 is tabled; Republicans continue to be bad for mental healthPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to remove HB1264 from the tablePermalink On twitter.com
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I really ought to write that mental health op-ed that I've been meaning to write one of these days, some time when I can focus...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1264 stays on the table; I think this was a worse margin than the previous vote on it...Permalink On twitter.com
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next bill: HB1439, relative to hospital visitation policiesPermalink On twitter.com
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2 separate amendments on this onePermalink On twitter.com
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uh oh, be careful with words like "trepidation" Jerry; the Republicans might not know itPermalink On twitter.com
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(we're on HB1495 now, btw, another one of those anti-vax GOP bills)Permalink On twitter.com
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(all the remaining HHS bills are vax-related)Permalink On twitter.com
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that's not even what the word "blackmail" meansPermalink On twitter.com
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I'm losing the vocal strength to participate in voice votes againPermalink On twitter.com
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Done with the HHS bills; Republicans continue to show their disdain for the public health. Next: bills from JudiciaryPermalink On twitter.com
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CACR18Permalink On twitter.com
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I don't really get why the Judiciary Committee is called "Judiciary"; the bills from it don't really seem related to the judicial system... in fact, the bills from it don't seem to fit any sort of theme whatsoever; I guess it's just a catchall for bills that don't fit elsewhere?Permalink On twitter.com
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like, it's got bills about abortion, housing, lawyering, policing, vaccines, religion...Permalink On twitter.com
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wow people are getting rude herePermalink On twitter.com
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If we had mute people as state reps, how would they supposed to be able to participate in voice votes? Like, imagine if Stephen Hawking were a legislator...Permalink On twitter.com
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(I'm trying to get my voice back here for the voice votes on these landlord-tenant relations bills, since housing is important to me, but...)Permalink On twitter.com
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Roll call on HB1291, prohibiting discrimination against tenants who have Section 8 vouchers. This is a good bill and I hope we can pass it over the veto of the landlord lobby. Down with landlords!Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1291 is ITL-ed; Republicans want to allow landlords to continue oppressing tenantsPermalink On twitter.com
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current bill: HB1477, a fetal heartbeat bill.Permalink On twitter.com
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The viability standard set forth in Roe is fine as-is; no need to go second-guessing it.Permalink On twitter.com
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GOP speaker in favor of the bill seemed to be trying to intentionally violate Roe in order to get sued and set up a SCOTUS fight to try to repeal it, and, well, that's not going to happen here. New Hampshire's not going to be that state. That's not us.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1477 is tabled; Marjorie Smith seemed to be intending just to be having it be a temporary tabling, though, so I wonder if it'll come off the table tomorrow?Permalink On twitter.com
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Petition to change the spelling of the exclamation "welp" to be "wuelp" instead in honor of Kurt Wuelper, who quite commonly causes the phrase to be saidPermalink On twitter.com
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public health is public, not private, Mike! public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is public public health is publicPermalink On twitter.com
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wow we managed to kill HB1490! Nice!Permalink On twitter.com
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Current bill: HB1673, to repeal the abortion clinic buffer zone law. The current GOP speaker is correct that the existing law doesn't currently get used, but the solution to that is to use it, not to repeal itPermalink On twitter.com
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I live across the street from the @EqualityHC and boy do I wish they had an actually-enforced buffer zone on the sidewalk in front of them sometimes when trying to walk past themPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1625 passed; onto HB1673, an ultrasound billPermalink On twitter.com
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"first time in history" try learning some historyPermalink On twitter.com
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good grief, this speaker...Permalink On twitter.com
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(referring to the previous guy btw; Marjorie Smith doesn't make me say "good grief" like he did)Permalink On twitter.com
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one last bill from Judiciary; hopefully we get out for the night after this...Permalink On twitter.com
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third reading motion! Finally!Permalink On twitter.com
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