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Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire, a position she has held since January 3, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to be elected governor of New Hampshire, serving from 1997 to 2003. During her tenure in the Senate, Shaheen has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and national security, often advocating for policies that support working families and promote economic growth.
I come to the floor this afternoon with a number of my colleagues because we are very concerned about the lack of legislating that is happening here in the Senate, particularly on the issue of climate change. As this poster shows, it has…
Let me just show everyone this. This was made by the mothers who came to our office. What they have written is: ``Please protect the families of New Hampshire from air pollution and climate change. Moms Clean Air Force.'' You are able to…
I knew my colleague from Wyoming was going to object. I am disappointed in his objection, and I know he is a doctor. I believe he cares about his former patients. I believe he cares about providing healthcare to his constituents, as I…
in Nansie's letter, she writes: The ACA saved my son's life. It was due to ObamaCare that we were able to get him insured so that he could get the proper help he needed and get into a Suboxone program that assisted him. Now, if the courts…
on Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Texas v. United States case to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, although the Affordable Care Act is currently the law of the land, the Department of…
I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Jenny Tsao, and Pearson fellow, Anthony Pirnot, be given floor privileges for the remainder of the first session of the 116th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
I am here today with my colleague Senator Graham to express my profound concern about the humanitarian tragedy that is currently unfolding in Idlib and northern Hama in Syria. It is hard to imagine that after 8 years of war, the greatest…
I thank my neighbor and friend, Senator Collins, and Senator Feinstein--the two of them for organizing this afternoon's conversation on the floor in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. I also begin by…
I am here to join my colleagues. I was going to say I am pleased, but I am not pleased. I am disappointed that we are here on the floor today talking about something that should be an issue that is decided by women with their families and…
I come to the floor this afternoon to join my colleagues in raising concerns about the unrelenting attacks that this administration has waged on the health of women in New Hampshire and across the country. With Mother's Day just around the…
I come to the floor today following our colleague Senator Tillis to join him in talking about the importance of NATO and expressing our deep appreciation for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Senator Tillis and I are the cochairs of…
I am here this afternoon to support the resolution that would terminate the President's unconstitutional emergency declaration. It is a declaration that would take money away from critical military construction projects to fund a costly…
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