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.
The Clean Water Act, we've talked about it for years. It needs to be overhauled eventually.
Are there areas, either in the United States or around the world, where you're working with governments to address specific water challenges, where you've seen success?
I rise today in support of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, the critical piece of legislation we are now working on that will strengthen our national security, provide for our troops and their families, and improve oversight of…
I rise today to express my disappointment that the Senate was not able to reach agreement to consider an important amendment on the Defense authorization bill that would allow women in the military access to the same health care coverage…
I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up amendment No. 1120. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Hampshire…
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To exclude cases in which pregnancy is the result of an act of…
I share many of the concerns that you've all raised about the effort to combine these 2 agencies.
I understand that that may be the motivation behind this legislation, even though I think it may be ill-conceived.
I think that has put in place a pretty good deal for the mining industry, but something that I think we ought to reexamine.





