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SHAHEEN: BUDGET RESOLUTION RESPONSIBLY REINS IN SPENDING, PROTECTS ECONOMIC INTERESTS
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted for a responsible budget resolution that reins in the country's debt and deficit and sets us on a more sustainable, long-term fiscal path. The Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 8) cleared the Senate by a vote of 50-49. "American families and businesses have dealt with too many manufactured budget crises, so I'm pleased to have passed legislation that promotes our economic interests in a long-term fashion," Shaheen said. "This bud… Continue Reading
March 22, 2013
SHAHEEN, ISAKSON PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF BIENNIAL BUDGETING AMENDMENT
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) today praised Senate passage of their amendment that would reform the current budget and appropriations system by converting it from an annual process to a two-year cycle. The amendment was adopted into the budget resolution being debated on the floor. Shaheen and Isakson's amendment, S.Amdt.138, was agreed to by a vote of 68 to 31. Since the budget resolution is a non-binding blueprint, Shaheen an… Continue Reading
March 22, 2013
SENATOR SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON FAA'S DECISION TO CLOSE NASHUA AIRPORT TOWER
(Washington, DC) - Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement responding to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) decision to close the Nashua Airport tower due to automatic budget cuts that have been implemented at the federal level: "I'm disappointed by FAA's decision to close Nashua Airport's tower, not only because of the potential economic consequences but also because this decision comes after the FAA recently spent $24 million to upgrade the runway. The decisio… Continue Reading
March 22, 2013
SENATE PASSES SHAHEEN BUDGET AMENDMENT PROTECTING WOMENS HEALTH CARE ACCESS
(Washington, DC) - This afternoon the U.S. Senate passed Senator Jeanne's (D-NH) budget amendment (#438) that would protect women's access to primary, preventative and reproductive health care by a vote of 56-43. Shaheen's amendment would establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect a woman's access to health care, including primary and preventive health care, family planning and birth control, and employer-provided contraceptive coverage, such as the access that is provided under the Af… Continue Reading
March 22, 2013
SHAHEEN, PATRIOTS DEFENSIVE LINEMAN VINCE WILFORK TO RAISE DIABETES AWARENESS AT DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and New England Patriots All-Pro Defensive Lineman Vince Wilfork will team up on Diabetes Alert Day this Tuesday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m. at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School in Derry to promote diabetes awareness and encourage healthy living. Shaheen and Wilfork will speak at a school-wide assembly with approximately 750 students before holding a joint press availability to highlight their efforts to support diabetes research and education. Diabetes Alert Day is s… Continue Reading
March 21, 2013
PHOTO RELEASE: SHAHEEN, AYOTTE MEET WITH OPIC LEADERSHIP
(Washington, DC. March 21, 2013. L-R Senator Jeanne Shaheen, OPIC Board Member Jim Demers, Senator Kelly Ayotte, OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield) (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) this afternoon met with leadership from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to discuss the organization's ongoing efforts to encourage U.S. private sector investment in emerging markets. Shaheen and Ayotte met with OPIC Board Member and New Hamps… Continue Reading
March 21, 2013
SENATOR SHAHEEN RESPONDS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNOUNCING DECISION TO DELAY FURLOUGH NOTICES
(Washington, DC) - Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement responding to the Defense Department announcing that it has decided to delay sending furlough notices to civilian employees by two weeks: "I'm encouraged by this news and am hopeful that the Pentagon now has the flexibility in its budget to blunt at least some of the impact the automatic budget cuts will have on civilian employees. Ultimately, we still need a long term, balanced plan to address our debt and def… Continue Reading
March 21, 2013
BIPARTISAN SENATE AND HOUSE GROUP TACKLES DUPLICATIVE AND WASTEFUL CATFISH INSPECTION PROGRAM
(Washington, DC) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the Senate and House are taking on a particularly wasteful use of taxpayer dollars today by introducing legislation to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (2008 Farm Bill). The new legislation would repeal a redundant program tasked with inspecting and grading catfish. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and John McCain (R-AZ), along with 8 other senators, introduced S. 362 today to abolish this duplicative program that wastes… Continue Reading
March 20, 2013
SHAHEEN MEETS WITH TOP U.S. TRAVEL REPRESENTATIVES, PROMOTES NEW HAMPSHIRE TOURISM
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) met with CEO's of major travel companies today at a Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee meeting to promote travel and tourism in the United States and New Hampshire. Shaheen has long been a champion of nontraditional and rural travel destinations and the USTA's efforts in building Brand USA, a public-private partnership established to increase foreign travel to the United States. Brand USA was established in 2010 through the Travel … Continue Reading
March 20, 2013
SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPON USE
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement in response to reports that chemical weapons have been utilized in Syria. "The reports of chemical weapon use in Syria raise grave concerns over the security of this extremely unstable region and the safety of the people of Syria and our allies in the Middle East," said Shaheen. "There is no question that Syria holds significant chemica… Continue Reading
March 19, 2013
SHAHEEN, COLLINS, AYOTTE, KING STATEMENT ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH NOTICES
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement responding to reports that indicate the Defense Department plans to issue furlough notices to civilian employees, including those at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, later this week: "These furloughs are a product of an entirely avoidable situation and it's disappointing that Congress and the President failed to replace the automatic cuts known as… Continue Reading
March 19, 2013
SHAHEEN, COLLINS, AYOTTE, KING STATEMENT ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH NOTICES
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement responding to reports that indicate the Defense Department plans to issue furlough notices to civilian employees, including those at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, later this week: "These furloughs are a product of an entirely avoidable situation and it's disappointing that Congress and the President failed to replace the automatic cuts known as '… Continue Reading
March 14, 2013
ISAKSON, SHAHEEN INTRODUCE BIENNIAL BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS ACT
WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the bipartisan Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act (S. 554) today on Capitol Hill in an effort to reform Congress' broken budgeting process. The legislation, which Isakson has filed as an amendment to the Continuing Resolution, would convert the annual spending process to a two-year budget cycle. This commonsense reform would force Congress to become better stewards of the taxpayers' money by placing Co… Continue Reading
March 14, 2013
SHAHEEN AND COLLINS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT DIABETES PREVENTION AND CARE
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, have introduced new legislation to establish a commission of health care experts to advance diabetes care and prevention. The bill, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Care Act, would bring together public and private sector experts in diabetes research and treatment to offer insight improving clinical care for diabetes patients. "Every 17 seconds, people of eve… Continue Reading
March 13, 2013
SHAHEEN RENEWS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY, PROTECTING VICTIMS
(Washington, DC) - Senator Jeanne Shaheen renewed her commitment to addressing sexual assault in the military at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this morning which was called to further examine the epidemic. The hearing featured extensive testimony from sexual assault victims and at the hearing, Shaheen questioned the witnesses on their personal experiences in the military. Shaheen also asked the witnesses to offer their input on ways to implement reforms that will make sure survivors … Continue Reading
March 13, 2013
DELEGATION MAKES CASE FOR NASHUA AIRPORT IN LETTER TO TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
(Washington, DC) - As the U.S. Department of Transportation makes decisions about how to implement across-the-board, automatic sequestration cuts, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) along with Representatives Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) and Annie Kuster (NH-2) urged Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to continue air traffic control services at the Nashua Municipal Airport. Nashua Municipal Airport was recently placed on a preliminary list of air traffic control … Continue Reading
March 12, 2013
SHAHEEN, AYOTTE ASK DOE TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES ON NORTHERN PASS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - New Hampshire U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte are asking the Department of Energy to clarify procedures that are being used to prepare for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to Northern Pass Transmission's proposal to construct energy lines across the US-Canadian border into northern New Hampshire. The Senators made this request yesterday in a letter sent to the Department of Energy. In the letter, Shaheen and Ayotte specifically cite concerns fr… Continue Reading
March 12, 2013
SHAHEEN, COLLINS HELP PASS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY RESOLUTION
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today hailed the final passage of a Senate resolution commemorating the 102nd International Women's Day, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future while also recognizing the obstacles women continue to face in the struggle for equal rights and opportunities. International Women's Day takes place annually on March 8. "I am proud that the Senate came together… Continue Reading
March 12, 2013
SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON PASSING OF JIM FINNEGAN
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement today on the passing of retired Union Leader editorial writer Jim Finnegan: "Jim Finnegan was a strong and colorful advocate for the Union Leader's editorial positions and conservative causes. Agree with him or not, he was an influential and important voice in New Hampshire for decades. My thoughts and prayers go out to Jim's entire family." ###… Continue Reading
March 11, 2013
SHAHEEN ENCOURAGED BY HAGEL RESPONSE ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today welcomed a letter from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel responding to her concerns over the decision by the Air Force to overturn the sexual assault conviction of Lieutenant Colonel James Wilkerson. Senator Shaheen and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) wrote to Hagel last week calling for detailed information on the case and an immediate review of the authority of commanders to unilaterally dismiss charges against convicted offenders. In his… Continue Reading
