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For Immediate Release
September 25, 2008

(Manchester, NH) - For the past eight years, John Sununu has helped George Bush run up the national debt to over $9.6 trillion, voting with Bush's budgets that expanded the deficit and voting against any oversight of contracting in Iraq, allowing no-bid contracts and rampant wasteful spending. Now that he's running for reelection, Sununu is changing his tune in an effort to cover over his record of voting 90% of the time with George Bush, and he's paying lip service to oversight on the Wall Street bailout package.

Commissioner Holden Is Taxpayer's Best Friend

To The Editor:

As a member of the Hillsborough County legislative delegation executive committee, I decided this past spring that it was important to attend the budget hearings on each and every county department.  I was the only Rep to do this but it was well worth the time and effort.  The number one thing I learned was that Commisssioner Carol Holden is best friend property taxpayers have in this county.  Since I'm from Manchester and she represents the towns, Carol is not my Commissioner, but I shudder to think how county taxpayers would suffer were she not on the job.  She is always on the lookout for more efficiencies in county spending, and I hope voters in the towns will give her the nod in the September 8 Republican primary.  Sadly her opponent, who is a current State Rep, was always voting for more and more unnecessary spending and bloated government, not in the Republican or New Hampshire tradition.  

For Immediate Release:

June 27, 2008

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SENATE PASSES GREGG-LEAHY PROVISION IN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL REQUIRING IRAQ TO MATCH U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ ON A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR BASIS

Provision will ensure equal buy-in by Government of Iraq in rebuilding efforts; provide stronger accountability for investment by U.S. taxpayers

WASHINGTON — Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (S/FOPs) Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member of the S/FOPs Subcommittee Judd Gregg (R-NH) today announced the Senate passed fiscal years 2008 and 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill that includes their provision requiring the Government of Iraq (GoI) to match U.S. foreign assistance on a dollar-for-dollar basis.   The provision excludes the matching requirement for programs to promote democracy, human rights, humanitarian demining, and assistance to civil society organizations, refugees, internally displaced persons and civilian victims of military conflict. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 92 to 6 late last night.

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