New Hampshire October 2022

About me, mag & contact info

I m Lisa Vallone. I have been involved with politics & government since my pre-teen years. The majority of my involvement centered around my role as a consultant to help various Party Chairs learn how to run more effective campaigns based on issues as well as training candidates on how to communicate constructively with those in their district. This led me to running for office myself, winning and proudly becoming the voice of my constituents. All of my experience has led me to this platform as I believe it is time we all more extensively educate ourselves on what bills are being considered for law on the State and Federal level. Afterall, we Americans need more than broad stroke concepts with no real meat of the issue for us to digest. We value the efforts of those elected officials and candidates who reach out with Town meetings and other measures to let us know what they are doing or plan to do in office. And we believe they are in the majority. But, we must seek out every avenue to let our Representatives hear our voice so they can better represent us in government.

Based on my background in government, teaching and communications I believe in 3 pillars as the foundation for any discussion (1) Educate yourself, (2) Communicate with others, and (3) Reciprocate respectfully. If we follow these pillars - if we educate ourselves, let our voices be heard in an environment of mutual respect for those in office, those seeking office or those with differing opinions, then we can make a more perfect union.

A couple of notes . . . In this magazine I intentionally leave off the name/ Party affiliation of the person who introduced the bill as we are more than our Party we are Americans looking for responsible government that represents us. Too often when we hear legislation has been proposed by the opposite Party we close our ears or immediately discount it. I do not want that to happen. Only during my podcast will this information be revealed. Here is to the power of people to have the knowledge to know how hard their representatives work to represent them in government.

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Presidents, VPs & Congressional members

trivia quiz?

1. Which Presidential candidate ran for office while in jail: a. Eugene V Debs b. Richard M Nixon

2. The first Native American Congressman was: a. Charles Brent Curtis b. Thomas Ellicott

3. Which President named the “White House” the “White House”? a. Theodore Roosevelt b. Barack Obama

4. In Presidential elections having a height advantage seems to help a candidate as the taller candidate usually wins a. true b. false

5. This Congressman is the only Congressman to have a #1 hit on the Billboards Hot 100 a. Joe Walsh b. Sono Bono

6. Two archrival Presidents died on the same day. Were they a. Adams and Jefferson b. Adams and Washington

7. Glover Cleveland’s first name was actually “Stephen” before he changed it.

a. true b. false

FOod allergies

Are you one of the 32 million people in the United States that suffers from food allergies? If you are, or if you know of someone who has food allergies you will want to read on.

HOUSE BILL 65 is legislation also called “Rachel’s Law” which mandates that each food service establishment licensed by the state or by the municipality in which it operates shall: (a) Include on all menus and menu boards a notice to customers of the customer's obligation to inform the server of his or her food allergies.

(b) Have a person in charge during all hours of operation trained and certified as a food protection manager by a program approved by the department which includes training regardingfood allergens. Such person shall ensure that employees are properly informed of food safety issues, including awareness of food allergies, as it is related to the employees' assigned duties.

II. A food service establishment that violates this section shall be subject to enforcement in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 143-A:9, XI, or local ordinance relative to food service licensure.

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Cleveland Clinic, University of Colorado Hospital and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospitals are just 3 of a host of hospitals denying organ transplants to patients who have not had the COVID vaccine. Congressional bill S3985 was introduced to prohibit denying an individual from donating or receive an organ because of their COVID-19 vaccination status. It would also prevent Medicare and Medicaid providers from denying services to individuals based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.

The bill is called the Give Life Act (Doss’s Bill - named after a “teenage Texan who was denied a kidney transplant because had had not been vaccinated against COVID-19.” Of note the same Senator who introduced this bill also introduced S3974 to end discrimination in Covid-19 treatments in determining eligibility for monoclonal antibody doses distributed by the Federal Government.

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Should Patients be mandated to receive the COVID vaccine in order to receive or give an organ transplant?

What does and for other purposes

mean in the bills I read

If you have seen the title of a bill in Congress you may have noticed most say and for other purposes . For example, HR6549 reads To provide debt relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt, and for other purposes. The phrase means all of the title could not fit so they shortened it. It should alert you to the fact that you should always read the entire bill to understand it completely. In this bill for example the and for other purposes includes such elements as standards for equitable burden sharing among all creditors with material claims on each participating debtor; robust debt disclosure; expanded eligibility criteria to include all countries with unsustainable levels of sovereign debt; standards for comprehensive creditor participation consistent with robust application of the policies of the International Monetary Funds relating to lending into arrears; and consistent enforcement and improvement of the policies of multilateral institutions relating to asset-based and revenue-based borrowing by participating debtors, and coordinated standards on restructuring collateralized debt. And that is just a small part of the and for other purposes . So it is important when discussing a bill take the time to read it all.

HR to address the misuse of opioids

by students and student athletes

According to the HHS.gov site in 2019, an estimated 10.1 million people aged 12 or older misused opioids in the past year. And according to the JAMA Network “prescription opioids were implicated in 6561 deaths (73.0%), and the mortality rate increased by 131.3%; methadone alone was implicated in 2358 (35.9%) prescription opioid deaths between 1999 and 2006”.

This is a serious and rapidly growing problem in the United States. This bill, if passed, would award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for planning, establishing, or administering programs to prevent and address the misuse of opioids, related drugs, and other drugs commonly used in pain management or injury recovery, as well as the co-use of one or more such drugs with other substances, by students and student athletes. Included in this bill would be the ability to carry out school-based programs and community-based programs, concerning the dangers and misuse and addiction of opioids and related drugs that are commonly used in pain management or injury recovery.

It would also allow for a method for engaging youth, high school, or collegiate athletic and recreation programs and associations concerning these dangers and provide for the training and educating of State and local officials, youth athletics organizers, school administrators and staff, teachers, athletic directors, athletic trainers, coaches, collegiate administrators, directors of campus recreation, and campus-based medical providers, on the signs of misuse of opioids and the options for treatment, including holistic and comprehensive pain management solutions, and prevention of such misuse.

Protecting our

This legislation upped the offense for someone purposely or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a person 65 years of age or older where the victim is more than 10 years of age older than the actor. The offense will now be a Class A Felony.

At first glance I liked this legislation because I have been seeing more and more random and targeted assaults on our elderly . But, I believe this legislation needs some parameters.

For example, if someone 20 assaults a person 65 or older should they receive the same penality (a minimum of at least 7 and 1/2 years of incarceration but not more than 15 years) as a person who is 85 and assaults a 95 year old person? Does the mental state of the person play a factor in this charge. For example would a person who is 85 and suffering from dementia be able to understand the potential harm they had created to another? And without an upward age limit are we adding too much of a financial burden on our jails whereby we may be strapped with heavy medical bills by an elderly assailant?

I believe the intent of the bill is good; but I do believe it needs an upward number to make it more fair. For example if it stated that the victim is more than 10 years of age older than the actor, given that the actor is no more than 85 years of age whereby if the actor is 85 years of age or older the offense is dropped to a Class B Felony. This is my thought. I would like to hear yours. Please write me at knowtheissueswithlisavallone@gmail.com

Is sexual reassignment a form of child abuse?

HB 1651-FN was legislation that was crafted to add sexual reassignment to the definition of child abuse. It stated that sexual reassignment means subjecting a child to drug treatments or surgery in an attempt to alter the sex the child was assigned at birth. It does not include the rate cases of ambiguous genitalia, a medical condition in which a child's gender at birth is in question because the genitals do not appear clearly male or female.

How do you feel about this legislation? Let me know at knowtheissueswithlisavallone@gmail.com

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Answers to trivia quiz

1. Which President . . .:

a. Socialist candidate Eugene V Debs was in federal prison when he ran for office and although he lost he still received 900,000 votes (3.4% of the vote)

2. First Native American Congressman . . . .

a. Charles Brent Curtis starting in 1893. (Native American on his mother’s side) He was also the 1st and only Native American VP, having been on the winning ticket with Hoover. Interestingly enough Native Americans were not given the right to vote until the Snyder Act of 1924.

3. Which President named it the “White House” . . .

a. Theodore Roosevelt officially named it the White House. Prior to him taking office, the White House had different names including the “President’s Palace,” which sounded a bit like a throwback to England’s royalty, the “President’s House” and the “Executive Mansion.”

4. Taller candidate . . .

a. true. In the thirty-one presidential elections between 1900 and 2020, twenty-one of the 31 winning candidates have been taller than their opponents. In the JFK-Nixon televised debate voters are said to have thought JFK won the debate due to not only has tanned and relaxed look but also because of his height advantage.

5. This Congressman is the only Congressman to have a #1 hit on the Billboards Hot 100 b. Sonny Bono holds that title with his hit “I got you Babe” which stayed at #1 for 3 weeks.

6. Two archrival Presidents died on the same day. Were they a. Adams and Jefferson. The feud between these two Presidents is said to have begun over a disagreement regarding the Declaration of Independence. Adams thought the day to celebrate should be July 2nd as that is when the actual vote for Independence took place. Jefferson however argued that July 4th should be the date to celebrate as that is when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Jefferson won that argument. Oddly enough both Presidents died on July 4, 1826 - 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration.

7. Grover Cleveland’s 1st name was actually Stephen. . . a. True. Does Stephen Cleveland have the same ring to you?

Protect the hares

HB 1308 was introduced to prohibit the capture, possession, and propagation of hares and rabbits for hunting dog training and field trials. All snowshoe hares or rabbits held in captivity as of the effective date of this section shall be returned to the wild under the direction of executive director of fish and game. Any snowshoe hares or rabbits which cannot be released back into the wild shall be surrendered to a wildlife rehabilitator.

As of 2015 snow hares were listed as federally threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Their numbers have greatly decreased and with that pattern comes the habitat quality and the potential distribution of lynx in New Hampshire.

With this legislation I have the following questions and I welcome yours as well by writing me at knowtheissueswithlisavallone@gmail.com

1. If in 2015 snow hares were federally protected why did it take legislators in NH so long to introduce bill 1308?

2. What is penalty for still capturing, possessing or propogating snow hares for hunting dog training and field trials?

3. Why is this not considered animal cruelty long before the species became endangered?

4. Why does this bill not have an add on for resources to be used to help ensure the safety of snow hares and creation of safe environments for them to populate.