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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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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

The fact is, this is not about antisemitism, which I abhor. And the United States' position is against antisemitism, and we need to do everything we can to prevent it.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

But the reality 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
Aug 24, 2025

This is not about antisemitism, which I abhor.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

The world needs to speak out. 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 very important that we allow that humanitarian aid in to the people who are starving.

cbsnews.com
Aug 1, 2025

I agree with Senator Hoeven. This amendment really would undermine the serious bipartisan work that went into crafting a strong bill within the confines of our allocation, and I think Senator Hoeven made that point very well. It would…

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Aug 1, 2025

I want to agree with Chairman Hoeven. This amendment would apply an indiscriminate cut across a carefully negotiated bipartisan bill. It would create a funding shortfall for the WIC Program, threaten the ability of the FDA to collect user…

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Jul 30, 2025

on Friday, we may be facing the next escalation in the President's trade war. The tariffs that the President announced in April on virtually every country in the world are set to go into full effect tomorrow night at 12:01 a.m. Those…

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Jul 29, 2025

At a moment when the Trump administration has made devastating cuts to foreign assistance it is disappointing that the State Department would sign off on spending money to actually destroy paid-for commodities that would save lives and are…

cnn.com
Jul 29, 2025

The more we learn about this deal, the more disturbing it becomes.

msnbc.com
Jul 29, 2025

this administration is diverting funds from the nuclear modernization budget to finance costly renovations to this plane.

msnbc.com
Jul 24, 2025

In a Situation Room filled with people like Vice President Vance and Under Secretary Colby, who want to retreat from the world, and like Secretary Hegseth, I think we’re better off having someone like Mike Waltz present.

nypost.com
Jul 16, 2025

maybe we should not be continuing that.

breitbart.com
Jul 16, 2025

And, listen, I’m not advocating that we should continue programs that aren’t working.

breitbart.com
Jul 16, 2025

I rise to propose an amendment to strike the rescission of funds to Ukraine. With Russian attacks intensifying against Ukraine, now is not the time to cut funds that have rebuilt Ukraine's energy grid, sustained Ukraine's ability to export…

govinfo.gov
Jul 16, 2025

But taking a chainsaw to all of our foreign assistance programs over a weekend and eliminating 84% of them is not a strategic and thoughtful approach.

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

Well, I think it’s an important step forward.

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

The fact is, I am pleased to see the turnaround in President Trump’s language.

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

I don’t. And, in fact, what we have done today as a minority report from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is to release a report…on the impact that is happening because of America’s retreat across the world and the opening that that…

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

He went a ways towards agreeing with that. I would like to explore some of his answers a little more.

cnn.com
Jun 28, 2025

I am really here on this floor to oppose the reconciliation bill that we are considering today. It would be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single bill in our history. This legislation would take away…

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Jun 24, 2025

I think we need to pass the tough sanctions bill that we have in the Senate that has 82 sponsors.

cbsnews.com
Jun 21, 2025

We are still waiting to understand the extent to which that action has deterred Iran’s nuclear threat.

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