House and Senate Finance Ad Hoc Committee on the Budget met
at 10 AM in Concord. I went down mostly to lend morale support to
the Republican side. We heard testimony
from representatives of Claremont,
Senate Ed and Workforce Development committee, New Hampshire Judicial Council,
Office of Chip Advocacy, Nursing Home Family Council, NH Legal Affairs, DES,
American Cancer Society, NH Dept of Safety, and the NH Dept of Revenue. Everyone complained about spending plans put
on hold by the Governor’s veto of the budget.
None of the complaints sounded all that desperate to me. The committee chairperson repeatedly stated
that the purpose of the hearing was to chastise Governor Sununu for vetoing the
budget.
Nearly everyone
mumbled and spoke too softly. We need to
have a public speaking requirement in New Hampshire
high schools. At my old high school,
public speaking was required of all seniors, and was taught by the school
headmaster. Class was in the school
theater, we had to speak from the stage.
The headmaster sat in the last row of seats. Occasionally some unlucky senior would hear
“I can’t hear you!” shouted from the back row.
I repressed the urge to do the same today. We learned quickly under that
threat. Debate and testimony in Concord
would be vastly improved if New Hampshire
required public speaking in the public schools.
I left the house at
8:45 AM and didn’t get home until 3 PM.
Cat was pleased to see me when I got home.
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