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So yeah session today... I am kinda dreading it... #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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how much of a suck-up do you have to be to be a kid holding a "pro-parent" sign at a pair of dueling protests where the other side is the pro-kid side?Permalink On twitter.com
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First time I've seen this door open; turns out the NH House has a pretty nice server rack provided by @IRCVoting right by Reps Hall!Permalink On twitter.com
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ok time for everyone to take their seatsPermalink On twitter.com
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Pastor Bob starting his prayer with a moment of silence for those lost to gun violence; we need more than that, IMOPermalink On twitter.com
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National Anthem: uh... it sounded like "Brandon Statesman" but there are four of them (barbershop quartet), so shouldn't it be "Statesmen" instead? Did I mishear, or did Speaker Packard mispronounce, or...?Permalink On twitter.com
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Starting off with SB200, the redistricting billPermalink On twitter.com
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(these are Committee of Conference reports we're voting on btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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Can't say "Weare" without someone quipping "Where?" (groan)Permalink On twitter.com
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huh, John Burt actually opposes the map in SB200, apparently...Permalink On twitter.com
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Max Abramson is flip-flopping; he *was* going to oppose the current map, but is now supporting itPermalink On twitter.com
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Paul Bergeron speaking against SB200 nowPermalink On twitter.com
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the last time we considered this bill was on the 5th; the map has changed since then, though: @cooljeanius/1522265604413087744Permalink On twitter.com
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reminder that my main problem with the current map is that it puts Concord and Manchester together, giving away Concord's control of #NH02 to Manchester: @cooljeanius/1525234620815626241Permalink On twitter.com
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New map passes 176-171; if we'd had better attendance from the Democrats we could have beaten it...Permalink On twitter.com
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Speaker Packard is letting Dean of the House Laura Pantelakos take over presiding for a few votesPermalink On twitter.com
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ok so she took a few voice votes and is now handing the gavel back to the SpeakerPermalink On twitter.com
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we're offering a resolution commemorating her retirementPermalink On twitter.com
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back to voting on Committee of Conference reports (on voice vote)Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Altschiller moving to suspend the rules so we can try the background checks bill againPermalink On twitter.com
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Thank you @DebrasATeam for your efforts to stop gun violence! #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Roy is accusing us of politicizing a tragedy even though political decisions led to itPermalink On twitter.com
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Thank you Rep. Altschiller for saying what needs to be said!Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to suspend rules fails; Republicans continue to stymie any attempts to do anything about gun violencePermalink On twitter.com
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ah I see there's a bill restoring the commission on demographic trends coming up (HB1106); that is relevant to my interestsPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Sylvia gave his PI about Medicare even though HB103 is actually about MedicaidPermalink On twitter.com
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Yeah we passed HB103! One more step towards Medicaid dental benefits!Permalink On twitter.com
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Also thank you Marjorie Smith for pointing out the difference between Medicaid and Medicare!Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to print remarks from rules suspension debate in the permanent journal nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Well we passed the "print remarks" motion at leastPermalink On twitter.com
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stuff going by on voice vote againPermalink On twitter.com
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we managed to defeat HB1333 on a division votePermalink On twitter.com
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we seem to be putting off some of the more controversial votesPermalink On twitter.com
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I hate it when we get "Listen to Debate" bills that don't actually get any debatePermalink On twitter.com
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hm apparently the reason we can't vote on the controversial bills yet is because the Senate hasn't sent them to us yetPermalink On twitter.com
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Looks like Tim Lang has shaved... and apparently the Dems won the House softball game, 16-3! (I didn't attend)Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Maggiore accepts an antler trophy on behalf of the Dem softball team from Rep. LangPermalink On twitter.com
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We're doing the "Unanimous Consent" speeches now while we wait for the Senate to send us remaining bills (those quotes are scare quotes)Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien giving a unanimous consent speech on the foster care systemPermalink On twitter.com
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my fiancée's sister is a foster parent in New Jersey (which results in my fiancée having to help her care for her fosters), and they both would probably have a few things to say on this topicPermalink On twitter.com
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oh Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien is making this about abortion now...Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Labranche is giving a unanimous consent speech about Québéc nationalism now; giving it first in French and then will repeat it in EnglishPermalink On twitter.com
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oh that was "Pierre ELLIOTT Trudeau" he said; in the French version it sounded like "Idiot Trudeau"Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Walsh? ...Welsh? is giving a retirement speechPermalink On twitter.com
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current speech: about Memorial DayPermalink On twitter.com
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Now @LathaMangipudi giving a speech on AAPI Heritage MonthPermalink On twitter.com
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looks like we're going to be putting the remaining votes off until after lunchPermalink On twitter.com
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A lunch break that lasts until 5:15 would be rather long! (it's actually until 1:15)Permalink On twitter.com
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hm, looks like someone left a flag unattended on this bench...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok we're returning from lunch now to vote on our last billsPermalink On twitter.com
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time for the HB1431 debatePermalink On twitter.com
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motion is to tablePermalink On twitter.com
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looks like this will be a GOP vs. GOP debatePermalink On twitter.com
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motion to table HB1431 fails 169-173Permalink On twitter.com
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your distinction about "oh we'll only out kids if there are school policies about it" doesn't really help, Rep. Blasek. Schools shouldn't have policies like that.Permalink On twitter.com
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Good grief Rep. Roy is ready making the "Teachers are groomers" argument from the well herePermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Roy is the (current) worstPermalink On twitter.com
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Finally, an "against" speaker... Sue Mullen is listing all the problems with the billPermalink On twitter.com
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If we're going to make teachers do all this extra reporting work, we could at least try to pay them better for it, but as far as I can tell, this bill doesn't provide for thatPermalink On twitter.com
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yeah some of my classmates in elementary school definitely had abusive parents that I wouldn't want teachers having to report toPermalink On twitter.com
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I really hate the way GOP characterize schools as "systems"; it's so dehumanizing to teachersPermalink On twitter.com
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Anyways we beat HB1431 171-176! Doing a motion to reconsider nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Motion to reconsider HB1431 fails 170-177; next is HB1567Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1567 is relative to consequences resulting from election official misconductPermalink On twitter.com
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HB1567 passes; time for a "print remarks" motion on the HB1431 debatePermalink On twitter.com
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Time for the HB1661; this GOP speaker against this bill is spreading FUD about the housing portions of itPermalink On twitter.com
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I had a constituent who wrote against the parking garage portion of this bill, but this GOP guy opposing the housing portions of it is making me want to support the bill overallPermalink On twitter.com
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Didn't quite catch it but it sounded like he said "This bill would bring more public housing, & nobody wants that" and, well, I live in public housing. Sure, it has issues (bedbugs), but I am glad it exists. Concord Housing had to close applications due to not having enough unitsPermalink On twitter.com
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Anyways we need more housing of all types: affordable, public, workforce, market-rate, whatever.Permalink On twitter.com
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Some tension between John Burt and Speaker Packard as Burt speculates about corruptionPermalink On twitter.com
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Reminder not to quote Rep. Burt when he makes that dumb quote about what he thinks about taxation; there's a retweet bot that retweets tweets with that phrase and will attract all sorts of idiots into your mentionPermalink On twitter.com
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Some Proudhonist needs to make a competing bot that does the same thing for tweets containing the phrase "Property is theft"Permalink On twitter.com
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all the worst GOP reps are speaking against this bill; we're going from Rep. Sylvia speculating he might be lead-poisoned, to Rep. Abramson complaining about the omnibus nature of this billPermalink On twitter.com
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some GOP Rep. moves to table HB1661 immediately after a question about what happens when the Storrs Street garage falls down (which could happen in the near future)Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1661 passes by a wide margin; time to adjournPermalink On twitter.com
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...why is Rep. Abramson speaking? I thought we already did the unanimous consent speeches...Permalink On twitter.com
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well I guess we're getting a second set of unanimous consent speechesPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Altschiller got as far as saying "on Tuesday" and Republicans have already objected to letting her speakPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Altschiller gets to continue! I guess a bunch of Republicans must have already leftPermalink On twitter.com
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This is a really good speech Rep. Altschiller is giving; I hope people are ready to trim this portion of the YouTube livestream for sharing purposesPermalink On twitter.com
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...well, except for the part where she praised police for running in, which didn't actually happen here. The police actually kept people out at Uvalde.Permalink On twitter.com
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...but anyways, except for the police part, that was a great speech overall. Time to adjourn for real now...Permalink On twitter.com
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I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate these really nice fungi growing on the dead tree stump across the street from my apartment that caught my eye on my walk home from session:Permalink On twitter.com
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