Jeanne Shaheen

If they had a little support they could go ahead and make that work.

I would like to see more support is with biomass and combined heat and power.

I just want to thank you for your support and for everybody up there did such an outstanding job.

Those programs have been very important.

I do want to focus first, though, on the White Mountain National Forest because it is part of the Northern Forest lands.

I want to echo my colleagues' thanks for all of your effective and hard-working service for our country around the world.

As you know, we have a really serious situation in Egypt.

I think it offers a tremendous opportunity for us to highlight the still critical economic and security ties of our transatlantic partnership.

I was pleased to work with some members of your staff after the oil spill in the Gulf to try and address the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011.

One of the things the Senator talked about so eloquently, as we talked about the ability of our financial systems to impact what is happening in Russia--one of the things we heard about at the hearing on the Magnitsky bill was from the…

I think they're very important and agree with your comments about the importance of continuing these investments in these markets.

I am also concerned about our four public shipyards and the fact that this year's military construction budget does not, again, contain much-needed dollars for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Thank you, Secretary Mabus, General Amos, and Admiral Greenert, for being here this morning.

We're actually seeing that on the ground?

Earlier last month, Senators Gillibrand, Collins, and I sent a letter to the administration to raise specific concerns about the threat of what happens to those conventional and chemical weapons.

I'm pleased to see that the Navy is considering enhancements to the Virginia-class subs.

I think they are very proud of their contribution. I know that we all appreciate it very much.

I do have some concerns that it not be used as an excuse to further reduce defense spending among our NATO allies.

The importance of the U.S.-European security relationship cannot be overstated, nor can America's commitment to our allies across the Atlantic.

The Chicago Summit is a chance to remind the world that NATO still represents the most capable military alliance the world has ever seen.

I would hope that even though enlargement is on hold for the Chicago Summit, that there will be an effort to make sure that countries like Georgia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and those countries who are interested in being part of NATO, have some…

This meeting presents a unique and timely opportunity to reiterate that the NATO alliance continues to wield unprecedented influence in our world.

A NATO that is relevant for the 21st century is flexible, adaptable, and able to transform itself--and is postured to make smart defense investments.

The Air National Guard represents only 6 percent of the Air Force budget, and yet it provides nearly 35 percent of its capabilities.

In New Hampshire we believe that under any objective criteria our strategic location in the Northeast... would result in a very cost-effective utilization of the placement of the KC-46s.