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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 7, 2016

And do you expect additional costs in the budget as the result of these activities?

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Mar 7, 2016

Sure, but it does not get us to the bottom line that we are trying to achieve.

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Mar 7, 2016

I would say, though, I would echo what Senator Tester said because in northern New Hampshire where we have a point of entry, those jobs, there is a lot of interest in those jobs.

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Mar 7, 2016

It is hard to have conversations with some of the countries that we are calling upon who come back and say, well, the United States is accepting a very small number of refugees.

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Mar 7, 2016

I want to go back to my initial comments in my opening statement about the challenge that States throughout the country are facing with respect to the heroin crisis.

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Mar 7, 2016

I hope they would look at the science and recognize that this is a very important issue.

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Mar 7, 2016

We are certainly putting our efforts on the heroin problem.

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Mar 7, 2016

I would urge that we should be increasing those budgets, rather than decreasing them.

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Mar 7, 2016

So do we have any recent success stories that we can speak to, or specifics about how this is actually getting it done?

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Mar 7, 2016

I know that the Broadcasting Board of Governors is designated as an independent agency, but clearly, they are doing work that is very important to this effort.

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Mar 7, 2016

what we have seen in 2014 is 47,000 Americans died from opiod and heroin overdoses.

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Mar 7, 2016

I did see the nightly news program that showed the use of forces on the southern border, which I thought was a very positive view of CBP and its efforts to be creative, so I do applaud that.

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