NH House speaker apologizes to UNH for lawmakers' beer-drinking, maskless behavior
DURHAM, N.H. (WCAX) - New Hampshire’s House Speaker is apologizing to the University of New Hampshire for how some lawmakers behaved on campus.
In a letter UNH officials, Rep. Steve Shurtleff, D-Merrimack, acknowledged that members were on campus drinking beer on Wednesday and not wearing masks, which is against UNH and the Town of Durham’s rules.
“It came to my attention that some of the members were drinking beer in the hall and that some members were outside of the Whittemore Center, without masks, against both UNH and Durham protocol and ordinances. Please know that the House takes decorum very seriously and the actions of a few do not represent the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a whole,” Shurtleff wrote.
No names were mentioned. Shurtleff also thanked the University for allowing them to meet on their campus since the Statehouse is too cramped for safe social-distancing.
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