How does that benefit a policy that says we would like to get people to the table?
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.
I would encourage you to go. I think it would be very illuminating in terms of the difference that we have been able to make.
I rise today in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest. In 1911, Congress passed the Weeks Act, which authorized the Federal Government to purchase forest lands at the head of navigable streams to…
we can't afford to do that, I believe, in a unilateral way that causes an unnecessary trade war with our allies and puts American companies at a disadvantage.
Unfortunately, like Senator Moran, I am concerned that these tools are being used in a way that is hurting American businesses, antagonizing our allies, and letting other countries set the rules of the road for global trade.
I think if we were engaged in negotiations around TTIP, that would have significantly reduced tariffs.
But I guess the question that I'm asking is there wasn't anything--as I understood the announcement and the analysis that I heard, there wasn't anything specific that was agreed to yesterday except an agreement to talk further and to set…
This is a deal that would have doubled their output--and for a small business, that meant a lot--but what's happened, they've had to lay off employees, and they've also been hit by the increased cost of aluminum because of the tariffs on…
I've heard from a number of small businesses in my home State who have had deals canceled and market access shrink.
I appreciate that. I think that's very important because as we look at how our American workers are impacted by some of those agreements...





