House Republicans and Friends Across New Hampshire, House Democrats are completely off the rails.  In case you missed it, the House Education committee heard SB341 this week, a bill that I proudly co-sponsored. This common-sense legislation would clarify that school teachers and employees are required to tell parents the truth about their children when they are asked about them. However, one House Democrat went so far as to ramble about his thoughts on sexuality, stating that, “‘B’ stands for bisexual, and everybody is at least somewhat bisexual. No straight person is completely straight, no gay person is 100 percent gay.” Personally, I would prefer for children to learn reading and writing at school, not have their sexualities scrutinized. It didn’t stop there. Amidst our country being invaded by illegal aliens and drugs flowing freely through our southern border, another House Democrat stated that Granite Staters should not be concerned and that, “We are being ginned up to be concerned about one or two mass murderers.” I speak for our entire caucus when I ask in reply, “how about we secure our state and our border and have zero mass murderers in our state?” These are just two more examples of how New Hampshire House Democrats continue to push a dangerous and democracy-threatening agenda. Going into this next election, Republican State Representatives will need your help to ensure we keep a majority and we will not have to be subjected to the schemes that Democrats continue to push.

All the best, Jason Osborne, House Majority Leader

Child Care Bills Highlight Differences Between Two Sides

Concord, NH – House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) and Special Committee on Childcare Chairman Ross Berry (R-Manchester) released the following statement after the House passed HB1584, relative to home day care licensing requirements and defeated HB1611, relative to establishing a child care workforce fund.

Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn)

“HB1584 and HB1611 are a perfect example of how differently Republicans and Democrats approach tackling our state’s problems. Rather than address the root causes of the issues in childcare, House Democrats’ solution in HB1611 is to create a massive government subsidy with no plan for funding and minimal guardrails.”

“This half-baked legislation ultimately puts the taxpayers on the hook for a staggering amount of money that will only exacerbate existing problems, rather than provide meaningful solutions. However, HB1611 would accomplish the Democrats’ goal of making the entire population dependent on government assistance.”

Special Committee on Childcare Chairman Ross Berry (R-Manchester)

“HB1584 offers the more prudent strategy of addressing the excessive government regulatory burden plaguing the childcare industry. This legislation makes a modest increase in the number of allowable children using at-home childcare providers. Rural towns see the worst effects of the lack of child care providers and this bill helps alleviate that problem.”

“The problems facing childcare are not going to be solved overnight. I thank my colleagues for passing this legislation and look forward to continuing our work on the Special Committee on Childcare.”

House Deputy Majority Leader Jim Kofalt (R-Wilton) released the following statement after the House voted to pass HB1660-FN, relative to coverage of certain procedures for minor children under the state’s Medicaid program, on a vote of 193-169.

“Earlier this year, a strong bipartisan majority spoke loud and clear by voting to protect minors from irreversible gender transition surgeries. HB 1660 clarifies this by ensuring that these permanent surgeries will not be covered for children in the taxpayer-funded Medicaid program.”

“The long-term consequences of these irreversible surgeries are still unknown. After repeated requests, healthcare providers testifying in front of our committee have yet to produce any scientific studies supporting the efficacy of these procedures on minors. This is yet another example of just how extreme House Democrats are when it comes to this issue. Asking our constituents to foot the bill for the controversial practice of permanently transitioning children is unconscionable.”

MESSAGE FROM THE MAJORITY LEADER  House Republicans and Friends Across New Hampshire, House Democrats’ extremism was once again on full display this week. They voted as usual against educational opportunities for children, while also voting to continue providing those same children access to inappropriate obscene material in school. In a possibly unprecedented move, though, they supported two bills to put themselves on the public dole. Democrats persist in their crusade to keep parents in the dark and without input on what is happening with their children when they are dropped off each day. They stonewall every Republican initiative to bring transparency and accountability to public schools. Evidently, the material that Democrats voted to endorse as suitable for elementary and middle school children, when read on the House floor to adults, becomes so offensive and so objectionable that they demand a vote to prevent a member from speaking.  Until the next election, parents must unfortunately continue to accept that school is a mysterious and secretive black box where Democrats expect them to deposit their children to become virtual wards of the state. Meanwhile, they are left with little choice but to avail themselves of the wildly successful EFA program which we just voted last week to expand, giving their children opportunities to learn outside of the opaque walls of the one-size-doesn’t-fit-all system. The icing on the cake was provided when Democrats inexplicably voted themselves student loan forgiveness and access to assistance reserved for state employees and funded by your tax dollars. While Republicans fight to help you protect and educate your children, Democrats fight to help themselves to your wallet.

All the best,