A the New Hampshire Union Leader column reports that House Speaker Sherman Packard and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne quietly reshuffled leadership on the powerful House Finance Committee. The move signals that any extra revenue in an election year should go to tax cuts before new spending. The shifts elevated fiscal hawks across the committee divisions.
The Dome confirmed the changes were deliberate and emphatic, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
House Speaker Sherman Packard , R-Londonderry, and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne , R-Auburn, have recalibrated leadership on the powerful House Finance Committee.
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Leaders made their fiscal priorities unmistakable, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
The message: If there’s extra money lying around in an election year, let’s cut more taxes before we even talk about more spending.
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The reshuffle followed a budget that carried a major Osborne-brokered win, the New Hampshire Union Leader notes.
He brokered the last-minute add-on items that won over the House Freedom Caucus including the total repeal of annual automobile inspections.
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Leaders made their priorities plain, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
Gary Daniels , R-Milford: This former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee moves up to take Mooney’s spot as vice chair of Division 3, a big W for fiscal hawks in the GOP caucus.
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The column reports that leaders moved fiscal hawks into key posts across the committee divisions, signaling a preference for tax cuts over new spending if revenue comes in strong. The shifts followed a narrowly passed budget that included the total repeal of annual automobile inspections, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
The reshuffle moved fiscal hawks into pivotal roles and signaled that leaders want any new revenue directed toward tax relief first. The changes followed a budget Osborne helped rescue with last-minute additions that won over the House Freedom Caucus, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
The realignment positioned the committee to favor further tax relief as the next revenue picture comes into focus, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. The moves set the stage for a committee inclined to prioritize tax relief as the revenue picture comes into view.
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