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bettencourt endorses tucker

New Hampshire House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt in 2012 on Deputy House Speaker Pam Tucker’s bid for RNC Committeewoman:

“As deputy majority leader, Pam has the experience necessary to promote our Republican principles,” said Bettencourt, R-Salem. “She has been a uniting influence in the House and is effective in bringing all different outlooks to the table. Pam is well-respected by her colleagues and would make an excellent national committeewoman.”

New Hampshire House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt in 2011 on Rep. Mike Brunelle, then Executive Director of NHDP:

After the vote, Greazzo, House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt of Salem and Rep. Paul Mirski, the House majority policy adviser from Enfield, said Brunelle acted improperly under a clause in the New Hampshire Constitution that prohibits lawmakers from taking fees or acting as an advocate for a cause before the Legislature.

They said Brunelle filed legislation that benefited his position. For example, Bettencourt said, Brunelle filed legislation to increase the minimum wage, which relates to the Democratic Party platform. Other bills Brunelle sponsored include limiting the expense payments made to legislators, supporting federal earmarks for public safety and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and establishing a job creation tax credit for small businesses.

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Bettencourt said the new Legislature will be different.

“I don’t know how things have been run in the past, but I can tell you this is how we’re going to be run,” Bettencourt said. “The Constitution is going to be followed. Ethics are going to be followed with a zero-tolerance policy.”

Bettencourt added, “Unlike other representatives, a direct line can be made between (Brunelle’s) behavior filing legislation to his position in that organization.”

All Granite Staters should demand to know what legislation Deputy Speaker Tucker has filed to benefit her candidacy for a position at the RNC and how it relates to the Republican Party platform.

All those who cherish the rule of law should likewise demand that Majority Leader Bettencourt  follow the constitution and the ethics of the New Hampshire House.

24 January 2012 ·