In December, Packard took over for the former state House Speaker Dick Hinch (R), who died of COVID-19 that month. Elise Amendola/Associated Press In this Dec. 2, 2020 photo, New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch speaks during an outdoor legislative session. “I believe in incremental change,” he said before highlighting his support for legislation that makes health care more accessible. “One of the ways I manage my life to keep myself sane is I don’t pay a whole lot of attention to federal stuff,” he said. I pay attention to the state of New Hampshire, because that’s where I’m serving in the legislature, and that’s where I do stuff.”

Source: Huffington Post September 16, 2021 23:37 UTC