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Jeanne Shaheen

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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.

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Jul 31, 2012

If you want to cause a sovereign debt crisis for France, the best thing you can do is have an enormous fiscal fight on Capitol Hill in January and February of next year.

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Jul 31, 2012

The most important thing we could do is to get our own fiscal house in order here.

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Jul 31, 2012

Chancellor Merkel's call for more Europe and a fiscal and political union indicate German interest in moving toward further European integration.

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Jul 31, 2012

At the end of the day, the bottom line is that America needs a strong Europe and vice versa.

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Jul 31, 2012

First we have to get our own house in order in order to be credible in this discussion.

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Jul 31, 2012

We need to coordinate where we can to support our European partners as they do what's necessary to put these crises behind them and resume creating growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Jul 31, 2012

Austerity alone can't solve the complex series of problems. Long-term growth, competitiveness, and structural reform all need to play a role in the solution.

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Jul 31, 2012

How Europe responds to this crisis and the lessons we draw from these events will have dramatic implications.

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Jul 31, 2012

With wealth and power shifting away from the North Atlantic, this crisis can either divide the United States and Europe, leaving us both with reduced influence in the world, or it can be an opportunity for reforming and strengthening our…

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Jul 31, 2012

The eurozone crisis will change the transatlantic relationship, but it should not define that relationship.

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Jul 31, 2012

Austerity-only will not work and can lead to steeper borrowing rates and lower revenues, making the longer term challenges even more difficult.

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Jul 30, 2012

The legitimacy of TIG's claim was validated by two final U.S. District Court judgments in 2001 and 2002.

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Jul 24, 2012

Those of us who have listened, certainly the 40 percent difference between supply and demand ought to get everybody's attention.

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Jul 24, 2012

So, how can we support leadership in the private sector to address these issues?

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Jul 24, 2012

So through an organization called the Water Resources Group 2030, which is an entity that started in the World Economic Forum and is now formally housed in the International Finance Corporation--the sole mission of the Water Resources…

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Jul 24, 2012

I think it is time to readdress that.

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Jul 24, 2012

But how can the Federal Government be a partner in these kinds of initiatives?

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Jul 24, 2012

One area where Government, I think, is beginning to recognize the importance of this nexus and address it is within the military.

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Jul 24, 2012

So the importance of data that you talked about in your testimony?

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Jul 24, 2012

I was just going to ask them if they support that idea.

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Jul 24, 2012

Directing the Department of Energy to include water in its deliberations would be a very significant development.

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Jul 24, 2012

We live in a world of constrained water supplies, with over 60 percent of counties across the country facing drought as we speak today.

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Jul 24, 2012

If we don't collaborate with governments, with the private sector, with NGO's, with academia, there is no way we are going to be able to hit that goal.

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Jul 24, 2012

So you agree with Mr. Green, that we need to collect the data?

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Jul 24, 2012

Do the rest of you have recommendations for one significant change that we can make?

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