Urge Governor to Veto Bills that Increase Taxes House Republicans today sent a letter to Governor Hogan requesting he veto a package of bills that will massively increase state spending and raise taxes on Marylanders. They asked the Governor to veto: House Bill 1300 – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Implementation, known better as the […]
Democratic Bills Do Nothing to Address Violent Crime Crisis
House Minority Leader Kipke: “The General Assembly would do better to regulate knives and sharp objects which were used twice as often in city homicides than shotguns last year.” The House Minority Caucus today issued a statement regarding bills coming before the House of Delegates this week, purported to address the crisis of violent crime […]
House Minority Caucus Unanimously Reelects Kipke and Szeliga
The House Minority Caucus today unanimously reelected Delegate Nic Kipke as Minority Leader and Delegate Kathy Szeliga as Minority Whip. “We are so grateful for the ongoing show of confidence from our colleagues”, said Delegate Szeliga. “Our members are some of the most intelligent, hard-working legislators in Annapolis and we are honored by the trust […]
House Minority Celebrates Passage of Education Bills
House Minority Caucus Celebrates Passage of Meaningful Education Accountability and a Commitment to Expand P-Tech House Republicans today celebrate the passage of hard-fought legislation to increase accountability in education systems across the state. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (SB 1030) has been amended to include a statewide Inspector General who will be responsible for investigating […]
Minority Leader on Passing of House Speaker
House Minority Leader Issues Statement on the Passing of House Speaker Michael E. Busch Yesterday, House Minority Leader Nic Kipke released the following statement regarding the passing of Speaker of the House Michael E. Busch: “It is sad and surreal that Speaker Busch is gone. He was a good man and a dear friend. The […]
Minority Leadership on Legislation Passed at Crossover
House Minority Leader Nic Kipke and House Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga released the following statement regarding legislation that passed the House by the “Crossover Date” The “Crossover Date” is a legislative deadline by which bills must be passed and sent to the Senate. Bills that pass the House after this date face additional legislative hurdles […]
Statement on Hogan’s Plan to Hold Line on Taxes
House Minority Leadership Issues Statement on Governor Hogan’s Plan to Hold the Line on Taxes House Minority Leader Nic Kipke and Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga today issued the following statement regarding Governor Hogan’s plan to hold the line on taxes: “The information that came from the Comptroller’s Office this morning confirmed what we already knew […]
Republican Caucus Re-Elects Kipke and Szeliga
House Republican Caucus Unanimously Re-Elects Kipke and Szeliga House Republicans today unanimously re-elected Delegate Nic Kipke and Delegate Kathy Szeliga to serve as House Minority Leader and House Minority Whip. Delegates Kipke and Szeliga have served in these leadership rolls since 2013. “I am grateful to have the continued support of my colleagues,” said Kipke. […]