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Back at the State House for Veto Day today; besides the Governor's vetoes, we'll also be considering suspending the rules for some emergency heating/electricity relief legislation. I'll be starting my usual livetweet thread from here once session starts at 1. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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...so... people realize that we're starting in just a few minutes, right? Not nearly enough representatives appear to have filtered their way in yet...Permalink On twitter.com
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Keith Ammon is using one of those walkers typically reserved for the elderly... isn't he, like, relatively young? Wonder if he broke a leg or something...Permalink On twitter.com
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Speaker Packard is making the "Members take your seats please" callPermalink On twitter.com
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Opening prayer by the same Pastor Bob who usually does the opening prayersPermalink On twitter.com
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Just realizing that I don't have to give my usual disclaimer about skipping voice votes that go by too quickly, since all veto override votes have to be by roll call...Permalink On twitter.com
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Pledge of Allegiance: Laura Pantelakos National Anthem: missed his name, but he's from New London... wonder if he's a Colby Sawyer student?Permalink On twitter.com
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anyways he has a very nice, Paul Robeson-like voicePermalink On twitter.com
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clerk is memorializing Mary Griffin currentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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oh that's why Bob Greene's webpage no longer works apparently; clerk just read his resignation letterPermalink On twitter.com
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Missed the name for the 2nd resignation letter; 3rd one was for Ray Howard; 4th was Tony Labranche; 5th sounded like... Andrew Bouldin? Couldn't quite tell...Permalink On twitter.com
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I think that 6th one was Hershel NunezPermalink On twitter.com
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7th (and final) resignation letter: Lisa BunkerPermalink On twitter.com
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Motion to suspend rules to introduce the emergency heating/electricity legislationPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Prout just spoke against the motion to suspend the rules; now Rep. Abramson (who lost his primary on Tuesday) is doing likewisePermalink On twitter.com
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surprise surprise: libertarians don't like government helping peoplePermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Steven Smith supports the motion to suspend the rules, so it sounds like there's internal GOP divisions on thisPermalink On twitter.com
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John Burt with his usual stupid mantra for his PI againstPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to suspend rules passes 259 to 66, which passes the 2/3rds thresholdPermalink On twitter.com
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discussing the actual underlying bill now; Steven Smith is telling us about how this is to close a hole above the threshold for LIHEAP eligibilityPermalink On twitter.com
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His point about the money going directly to the utilities instead of to people isn't really a point in favor of it, but whatever, it's still a form of help, even if it isn't how I'd prefer to do itPermalink On twitter.com
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.@KatMcGhee4NH speaking in favor of this emergency heating assistancePermalink On twitter.com
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yeah this isn't a perfect bill but whatever, it's still something at least, so let's pass it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Marjorie Smith speaking about how we need long-term solutions instead of short-term bandaids (but how she says we should still do the short-term bandaid in the meantime)Permalink On twitter.com
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Karen Umberger reminds us that people would need to apply for this money (which isn't really a point in favor of it, IMO; this risks possibly failing to help people who don't know to apply)Permalink On twitter.com
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She also reminds us that the state has a surplus, so we can afford this. Also she's rich, apparently, so she wouldn't qualify for this herselfPermalink On twitter.com
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OTP motion on the heating bill passes on voice vote; Speaker Packard clarifies to @tjsnh that we won't be accepting any amendments from the SenatePermalink On twitter.com
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onto the veto overridesPermalink On twitter.com
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first veto override: HB52, one of the redistricting bills. We're already going ahead with the court-drawn map for the current elections, so overriding this veto would just wreak major havoc on themPermalink On twitter.com
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Governor's veto of HB52 is sustained by a wide margin; current districts are staying in effect.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next veto: HB275, one of the GOP state of emergency bills. Everyone groans as Jess Edwards starts speakingPermalink On twitter.com
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you don't need to call for roll calls on veto overrides since these kinds of vote are all required to be done by roll call anywaysOn twitter.com
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veto of HB275 fails to be overridden, onto HB319, which was one of the bills requiring students take the US Citizenship Test (this one is for college students)... the problem is it's redundant and pointless.Permalink On twitter.com
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previous consideration of the bill: @cooljeanius/1380184838863532038Permalink On twitter.com
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the bill only passed by a single vote last time: @cooljeanius/1380190602902581250Permalink On twitter.com
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Max Abramson seems to think that the citizenship test will cause people to take his own particular views on the Constitution (and therefore he supports it)... which, as someone who has tutored for the test before, it doesn't actually do that.Permalink On twitter.com
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With a 143-181 vote, the veto override vote for HB319 failsPermalink On twitter.com
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onto HB1022, the Ivermectin bill that some Japanese ネット右翼 bot in my ニューハンプシャー Tweetdeck column keeps lying to about the bill becoming law. Yes, it passed the legislature here, but then Governor Sununu vetoed it. Which is why we're having this floor debate now.Permalink On twitter.com
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previous consideration of this bill: @cooljeanius/1504192135343583238Permalink On twitter.com
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Why does Max Abramson keep citing the GOP party platform as if it's authoritative in any sort of way? There are Democrats here, too, you know.Permalink On twitter.com
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Al Baldasaro believes random stuff he just Googled apparently... so glad he's retiring...Permalink On twitter.com
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Governor's veto of HB1022 is sustained by a vote of 144 yeas to 170 nays (with "yea" being "yes, do override" and "nay" being "no, don't override")Permalink On twitter.com
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Ken Weyler (Mr. "squid-like creatures in vaccines") is giving an anti-masking speech (current bill is HB1131)Permalink On twitter.com
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hm I can't find any past tweets from myself on this bill? Was it on the consent calendar or something? Or did I type it wrong?Permalink On twitter.com
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governor's veto of HB1131 is sustained, 150-170... I'm kinda surprised that we're winning these votes outright, instead of just having them fail to reach the 2/3rds threshold, tbh? Like, these bills passed originally, so which reps are changing their votes due to the vetoes?Permalink On twitter.com
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Time for the veto override of HB1454, which is the big one that everyone's here for (landfill siting). @EdithMTucker is speaking in favor of overriding it. Most of the vetoes today we want to sustain, but this one we actually want to override.Permalink On twitter.com
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Wow @Walt_Stapleton says "water is life"... I wonder if he knows the history of it? Amazing to see the phrase making its way from the lefty activism world over to Republicans... anyways, glad to have his support on this override!Permalink On twitter.com
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pretty amazing to have 3 Republicans speaking in support of this override, tbh... anyways, this has me feeling optimistic that we'll pull it off!Permalink On twitter.com
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previous consideration of this bill: @cooljeanius/1504161415040536578Permalink On twitter.com
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Applause breaks out as veto of HB1454 is overridden, 256-65!Permalink On twitter.com
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final veto for today: HB1625, the buffer zone bill for abortion clinicsPermalink On twitter.com
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so glad Max Abramson lost his primary; his speeches are always groanersPermalink On twitter.com
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to convince people about stuff, you're supposed to cite sources that *they'll* find convincing, not ones that only you find convincing. A good portion of us find the NH Liberty Alliance's positions to be countersignals.Permalink On twitter.com
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Veto overrides of HB1625 fails 145-175... wtf is Abramson doing now?Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently he wants to suspend the rules to bring back HB1067... which... what exactly happened to it? Please follow Speaker Packard's direction to speak to the need to suspend the rules rather than the content of the bill, Max.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok so there's the real reason: "I lost my primary on Tuesday and won't have a chance to reintroduce it"Permalink On twitter.com
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thank you @tjsnh for reminding us why procedural rules existPermalink On twitter.com
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ok Max's motion fails; time to adjourn (well, after announcements and unanimous consent speeches)Permalink On twitter.com
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really frustrating to hear that the "other body" sustained the governor's veto on HB1454...Permalink On twitter.com
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like, I don't get why there's such a huge difference between chambers here? Normally differences in the legislature fall along partisan lines rather than chamber-based ones, so why's this case an exception?Permalink On twitter.com
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Al Baldasaro giving his retirement speechPermalink On twitter.com
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I wonder if that comment Al just made about Twittering was directed at mePermalink On twitter.com
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nope, not standing to clap for him, sorryPermalink On twitter.com
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Jackie Cali-Pitts giving her farewell speech now (@VogtForNH beat her in the primary on Tuesday)Permalink On twitter.com
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.@KrisSchultzNH giving a unanimous consent speech to recognize @WazirNh's service now (Safiya might be retiring from the House, but she's still going to stay involved; Concord City Dems elected her Vice Chair recently)Permalink On twitter.com
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.@WazirNh is going to be helping @ascentria resettle Afghani refugees here; some of them served as interpreters for the US while our military was over therePermalink On twitter.com
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.@mannyfornh is also going to be stepping down after this term; we'll miss him! Besides saying farewell, he's also marking Hispanic Heritage MonthPermalink On twitter.com
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John Burt has a unanimous consent speech to give; not quite sure if it's a farewell speech, or just a shout-out speech...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok so yeah this a farewell speechPermalink On twitter.com
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taking our recess for real nowPermalink On twitter.com
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I was thinking of stopping by OLS for filing bills on my way out, but now I don't know if I'll have time...Permalink On twitter.com
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update: I did in fact have time! Look forward to several new LSRs from me in the next few days!Permalink On twitter.com
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