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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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Nov 11, 2025

I understand that not all of my Democratic colleagues are satisfied with this agreement, but waiting another week or another month wouldn’t deliver a better outcome.

theatlantic.com
Nov 11, 2025

I have serious concerns over whether, without appropriate oversight mechanisms and guardrails, a direct payment to Equatorial Guinea’s government could be used to facilitate human trafficking.

nytimes.com
Nov 9, 2025

we need another path forward

apnews.com
Nov 5, 2025

Nobody wants to invest because they don’t know what the president’s going to do tomorrow.

usatoday.com
Oct 31, 2025

If we want to win the competition with China, we need to think well beyond the next election and even the next decade.

nypost.com
Oct 21, 2025

So I am down here in a different place than I usually am to ask a question. But I want you to know how much I and all of your colleagues appreciate your standing up for democracy because we are in a pivotal moment, as you said, not just in…

govinfo.gov
Oct 16, 2025

It’s good progress, but it’s not what we need in order to open things back up again.

msnbc.com
Oct 14, 2025

While I recognize that President Milei and his government have demonstrated resolve in tackling Argentina’s endemic economic challenges, the American people expect and deserve answers about the use of such a staggering amount of their tax…

cnn.com
Oct 13, 2025

People are getting their premium increases right now, and it’s one more thing on top of the cost of food and electricity and rent and child care and all the other expenses that people are incurring.

nbcnews.com
Oct 4, 2025

I think it’s important, and it’s a message to not only our Republican colleagues, but to the White House.

nbcnews.com
Oct 1, 2025

I have been in intensive conversations with colleagues from both sides of the aisle on how to find a path forward and I’m eager to work with my Republican colleagues to find common ground.

apnews.com
Sep 18, 2025

while I voted No on S. Res. 377, which calls for an up or down vote on 48 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately: 1. Executive Calendar…

govinfo.gov
Sep 15, 2025

I’m glad that some of my Republican colleagues recognize the need to get something done to avoid the largest health insurance premium price increases in 15 years.

politico.com
Sep 15, 2025

Today I rise to join my constituents in New Hampshire, including those at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Manchester and the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Portsmouth, in welcoming His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…

govinfo.gov
Sep 9, 2025

I think there are a lot of options, and hopefully this will continue to be on the table.

nbcnews.com
Sep 3, 2025

Families are already struggling with high costs, and allowing these tax credits to expire would make things much worse for working Americans.

nbcnews.com
Sep 3, 2025

Both sides recognize that we need to get something done, and I sincerely hope my Republican colleagues don’t stand in the way.

nbcnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

I think it is a shameful black mark on humanity that the world has allowed this to happen and that Israel is allowing this to happen.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

We should be doing more, and we should have done more, absolutely.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

Prime Minister Netanyahu is the point at which obstruction is happening. He needs to look at what he is doing and change his position.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

The Israel blockade in Gaza is a shameful black mark on humanity that the world has allowed this to happen.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

I think it's very important that we allow that humanitarian aid in to the people who are starving.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

I think it's a shameful black mark on humanity that the world has allowed this to happen and that Israel is allowing this to happen.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

The fact is, we have people dying because they are systematically being starved to death because Israel is refusing to allow in the humanitarian aid that people need to keep alive.

cbsnews.com

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