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Sununu Thinks Raises Are Great For Him, Bad For Granite Staters

Sununu gave himself a $20,000 raise Raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour would directly affect 115,000 New Hampshire workers Today, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a bill that would have raised the state’s minimum wage. When he became governor, Sununu took a $20,000 raise. And he made sure his family and cronies…

Why Isn’t Chris Sununu Using His Office To Defend New Hampshire From Trump’s Health Care Sabotage?

Yesterday, former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu cheered on the reckless lawsuit that would gut the Affordable Care Act. Which got us thinking—why isn’t New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu joining a bipartisan group of attorneys general and governors who are suing to protect their states from this lawsuit’s devastating effects? Here are some of the…

DGA Statement On Chris Sununu Auctioning Off His Veto of Paid Family Leave

VIDEO: Chris Sununu: “Is this legal? I’m selling vetoes. I don’t care.” At a Republican fundraiser in Wolfeboro on July 4, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was featured as the auctioneer. At the event, Sununu literally auctioned off a copy of his veto of Senate Bill 1—a bill that would have enacted paid family and…

Pence Heads to New Hampshire To Visit Trump Sellout Chris Sununu

DGA Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding Mike Pence’s visit to New Hampshire: “As Mike Pence visits New Hampshire, Granite Staters won’t forget Chris Sununu’s loyalty to Mike Pence and Donald Trump comes at their expense. Sununu stood by Trump even after he insulted New Hampshire by calling the state a ‘drug-infested…

DGA Statement on Sununu Vetoing Budget Benefitting Working Granite Staters

DGA Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoing a budget benefitting hardworking Granite Staters: “With this budget veto, Sununu once again shows he is the only thing standing in the way of progress for hardworking Granite Staters. Sununu is holding hostage a real investment in education, critical…

Govs Get It Done: Democratic Governors Continue to Pass Wide-Sweeping Paid Leave Policies

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak becomes the sixth Democratic governor this year to sign paid leave policies into law Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak became the sixth Democratic governor in 2019 to sign wide-sweeping paid leave policy into law. Nevada’s new law requires all businesses with over 50 employees to guarantee paid leave that can be used…

DGA Statement on Sununu Gubernatorial Campaign Announcement

DGA Communications Director David Turner released the following statement Tuesday regarding Gov. Chris Sununu’s announcement that he is running for re-election: “Chris Sununu won’t be able to run from his record of putting special interests and partisan politics ahead of the people he represents,” said DGA Communications Director David Turner. “From calling paid family leave…

Spineless Sununu Vetoes Paid Family Leave Bill, Betraying Granite State Families

Sununu breaks campaign promise to Granite Staters, showing his true colors Today, Gov. Chris Sununu broke a signature campaign promise and betrayed Granite State families by vetoing SB1, which would guarantee New Hampshire families access to paid family and medical leave. Instead of admitting he opposes this overwhelmingly popular policy, Spineless Sununu misled Granite Staters…

Chris Sununu AGAIN Calls Paid Family Leave a “Vacation”

Sununu doubles down on opposition to paid family leave Today, at a Concord Monitor editorial board meeting, Chris Sununu doubled down and once again called paid family and medical leave time off a “vacation.” Sununu uniquely thinks the issue he campaigned on in 2016 is a “terrible idea.” Sununu remains opposed to paid family and medical…

Say What?!? Chris Sununu Calls Bipartisan Paid Family Leave “Terrible Idea”

After previously calling paid family and medical leave a “vacation,” New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu put his foot in his mouth yet again yesterday when he referred to a bipartisan family leave plan as a “terrible idea.” Sununu had campaigned on the issue of paid family leave in his 2016 race, but he has failed to…

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