| Call a Republican House Representative! The State Budget for the next two years will be voted on at the full House floor voting session on Thursday, April 10th. The state is experiencing revenue shortfalls and the budget put forth by Governor Ayotte and modified by Republican legislators includes many harmful cuts, ones which will most significantly impact New Hampshire’s neediest. However, budget woes have not stopped Republican legislators from including expensive universal vouchers into the budget, along with other non-germane items that are priorities for the Republicans, yet harmful to Granite Staters. Many of the items will erode local control and could increase property taxes. So much for fiscal responsibility! A recent InDepthNH article outlines the budget bills. The budget is very likely to be amended further on the House floor on Thursday. (NH House Dem Office) There is a House Finance Committee Budget Briefing session on April 8 at 10 am, before the full House vote on April 10 at 10 am. Click links to stream on those dates and times. ACTION: Call a Republican House Representative and demand a better budget. Tell them you do not support the elimination of the small agencies; the Office of the Child Advocate, the Human Rights Commission, the State Council on the Arts or the Office of Early Childhood Education. Tell them you do not support funding cuts to DEI programs or cuts to the state’s family planning program. And you don’t approve of expanding costly and unaccountable school vouchers, increasing fees, cutting funds to universities and community colleges and reducing Medicaid reimbursement rates. Contact information for Grafton County Republican House Representatives and Finance Committee Republican House Representatives. Call them. Help our Democratic House Representatives keep up the pressure on the House Republicans. |
