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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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Mar 15, 2017

I am happy to join my colleagues, Senator McCain and Senator Cardin, in urging the Senate to approve Montenegro's accession into NATO. It is long overdue, as they have both said. This is something that has been approved by the Foreign…

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Mar 15, 2017

The best thing we can do in the United States in the Senate is to approve Montenegro's accession because that sends a very clear message to Russia that we are not going to put up with that kind of interference. What I don't understand is…

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Mar 14, 2017

We also ought to tell young women that they get paid more if they are in those STEM jobs, something that I think we don't often enough point out to students.

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Mar 14, 2017

I think for what we have seen in New Hampshire is that there are many school districts who if they just had a little bit of grant money could attract those private companies to help them support those kinds of programs.

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Mar 13, 2017

I would argue that one of the challenges is that people are not being held accountable in a way that sends a very strong message to others that they serve with that this is unacceptable behavior.

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Mar 9, 2017

I think that is a huge problem. New Hampshire has a population that is one of the fastest aging in the country. As Senator Wyden points out, not only does the TrumpCare legislation change how people on Medicare are charged for their health…

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Mar 9, 2017

I appreciate the eloquent comments from the Senator from Oregon and all of his efforts to make sure we don't take away healthcare for so many people who desperately need it. That is why I came to the floor today, because I spent the week…

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Mar 9, 2017

I thank the Senator, and thank the Senator for his fight to help as we try to prevent people across this country from losing their healthcare.

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Mar 9, 2017

That is absolutely correct. I remember meeting one young man early in the fall, in the middle of the campaign early last year. He came up to me in Manchester and said: I am so worried about what is going to happen in this election because…

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Mar 9, 2017

before my colleague from Oregon leaves, I want to ask him a question. I am reminded, in 2009 and 2010, as we were working on the Affordable Care Act, that the HELP Committee held 14 bipartisan roundtables, 13 bipartisan hearings, 20…

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Mar 8, 2017

One of the things that I think the military has done an excellent job of is research into alternative ways to make us less dependent on those fuel lines.

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Mar 8, 2017

How can we help encourage the private sector that we are relying on to come to the table?

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