Kelly Ayotte: “this is something that I think is a great tradition that is being devastated, basically eliminated.”

Before the Boston Tea Party, we had the Pine Tree Riots here in New Hampshire. That's because the British tried to come in and tax our pine trees and take them for their own, and we said no way.

This bill is nearly identical to the Senate bill I vetoed last month, as well as two other bills I have vetoed. These bills are overly broad, poorly drafted, and create the potential for substantial litigation.

New Hampshire is proud to have some of the best schools in the country.

As we have seen from recent risk pool failures, this is an important policy area to get right and these proposals need more work.