As questions abound as to just how much Kelly Ayotte exerted political pressure to obstruct progress on the New Hampshire state budget for political purposes, her GOP allies in the state are going to bat for her and refusing to release records about the matter.
From WMUR:
The legal counsel for the Republican-controlled state Senate declined Tuesday to turn over to the state Democratic Party individual lawmakers’ and legislative staffers’ emails, citing an opinion by the state attorney general.
Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley last week submitted a right-to-know request to state Senate President Chuck Morse seeking “all communications records of yours, your staff or the Senator Leadership Office” with U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, her official staff, campaign staff and any paid consultants.
Buckley charged that Ayotte’s “political operation” meddled in the state budget process in an attempt to cause gridlock at the State House “with the goal of scoring political points” against Gov. Maggie Hassan, who has been mentioned as a possible Ayotte opponent in her 2016 re-election bid.
“It’s clear that Kelly Ayotte’s Republican friends in New Hampshire are willing to go to great lengths to cover up her hyper-partisan actions, but they won’t be able to hide Ayotte’s record from voters forever,” said Sadie Weiner, DSCC National Press Secretary. “Kelly Ayotte has previously shown she will do just about anything for her own political gain, and now, as she and her allies panic about her re-election chances, it’s clear that she’s up to the same type of partisan game playing.”
