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Shaheen, Collins Introduce Bill to Expand Access to National Parks for Disabled Veterans
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Wounded Veterans Recreation Act to amend the 2004 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) and make all veterans with a service-connected disability eligible for a free, lifetime pass allowing entry to National Parks and other recreational lands and waters held by the United States. Under the 2004 law, individuals must be permanently disabled in order to be eligible for a free National Parks an… Continue Reading
February 13, 2017
Shaheen Statement on Dr. David Shulkin, Nominee to Lead Veterans Affairs
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on her support for Dr. David Shulkin, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate is expected to vote on Dr. Shulkin's confirmation tonight. "After reviewing his record, I intend to support Dr. Shulkin's nomination," said Senator Shaheen. "Dr. Shulkin has a broad range of experience at the VA and running hospitals around the country. If approved, he has a daunting… Continue Reading
February 09, 2017
On Senate floor, Shaheen Says Price is “Wrong Person” for the Role of Secretary of Health & Human Services
**Shaheen cited her deep concerns on Price's record of support for repealing the Affordable Care Act, defunding Planned Parenthood and making cuts to the Medicaid program** **SHAHEEN: "The policies advocated by Representative Price would have profoundly negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of the people in my Watch Here (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke on the Senate floor today in opposition of President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Se… Continue Reading
February 09, 2017
Shaheen Statement on Reuters Report that President Trump Denounced New START Treaty During Call with President Putin
(Washington, DC)-Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after Reuters reported that President Trump denounced the New START nuclear arms treaty in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin after interrupting the call to ask aides what the treaty was: "It's impossible to overstate the negligence of the President of the United States not knowing basic facts about nuclear policy and arms control," said Shaheen. "If this report is true, President Trump should immediately re… Continue Reading
February 09, 2017
Shaheen to Oppose Steve Mnuchin's Nomination for Treasury Secretary
(Washington, DC)-Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement opposing Steve Mnuchin's nomination to serve as Treasury Secretary: "After reviewing his record, I cannot support Steve Mnuchin's nomination for Treasury Secretary," said Shaheen. "I do not have confidence that he would act in the best interests of America's middle class. His record in the private sector is very troubling, particularly his leadership of financial institutions that exacerbated the national foreclosur… Continue Reading
February 08, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan Demand Answers about Outrageous Price Hike for Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Drug
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of thirty-one Senators demanding answers from a leading pharmaceutical company about the dramatic price hike for a life-saving medication used to respond to opioid overdoses. Recent reports revealed that drug maker Kaléo Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures an easy-to-use injector device containing the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, raised its price from $690 in 2014, to $4,500 currently. Whil… Continue Reading
February 07, 2017
On Senate Floor, Shaheen Cites Deep Concerns with Sessions’ Record, Says “Senate Should Not Confirm Him”
**Shaheen voiced her concerns with Sessions' record on voting rights, civil rights, women's equality, LGBT rights, and immigration"** **SHAHEEN: "We need an Attorney General who will not only insist on equal enforcement of the laws, but who has a passion for pursuing justice and fairness for all Americans, as well as for those who want to visit or immigrate to our country. In my view, Senator Sessions has failed to demonstrate that commitment." ** Watch Here (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator … Continue Reading
February 07, 2017
Preview of Shaheen Remarks: "For the first time in generations, Europeans look west and do not see a partner"
(Washington, DC)-This evening, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will be a featured speaker to an audience including new Members of Congress. The event will be hosted by the German Marshall Fund whose mission is to strengthen transatlantic cooperation. In her remarks, Senator Shaheen will deliver a stark warning about the "existential threats" to the Transatlantic Alliance, NATO and the Eu… Continue Reading
February 07, 2017
Shaheen on Senator Cotton's Anti-Legal Immigration Bill: “Senseless” and a “Job Killer” that “Runs Counter to Our Values”
(Washington, DC)-Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced legislation that would reduce the amount of legal immigration to the United States by eliminating the Diversity Visa Program, reducing the number of family-sponsored immigrants, and by other means. "This legislation sends a terrible message to the rest of the world and is unquestionably a job killer," said Shaheen. "As a nation of immigrants, this b… Continue Reading
February 06, 2017
On Senate Floor, Shaheen Reads Letters from Granite State Parents and Educators Who Oppose Betsy DeVos’ Nomination
**SHAHEEN: "Because Betsy DeVos does not understand these basic truths about education in America, because she is driven by an ideological hostility to our public schools, she is the wrong person to serve as our Secretary of Education." **Shaheen's office has received more than 4,000 letters and emails, nearly all opposing DeVos, and 1,405 calls in opposition to her nomination** Watch Here (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke on the Senate floor today in opposition o… Continue Reading
February 06, 2017
Shaheen Reintroduces Bill to Shake Up Washington Budget Process
(Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) reintroduced their bipartisan budget reform legislation that would shake up the way Congress budgets federal tax dollars and allow for greater oversight of government spending. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) co-sponsored the legislation, which would convert Congress' annual appropriations process to a two-year budget cycle. The Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S.306, would force Congress to become a b… Continue Reading
February 03, 2017
SHAHEEN, SENATORS TO MATTIS: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MUSLIM BAN DEGRADES OUR ABILITY TO DEFEAT ISIS, UNDERMINES OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
(Washington, DC) - As Secretary of Defense James Mattis begins a thirty-day, government-wide review of the United States' existing strategy to defeat ISIS, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) pressed him to assess the impact of President Trump's Muslim ban on the U.S. strategy to defeat ISIS and our broader national security interests. Prior to this executive order, the sixty-six nation coalition dedicated to defeat… Continue Reading
February 03, 2017
SHAHEEN, HASSAN TO TRUMP: DON’T PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER STATES FIGHTING OPIOID CRISIS
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today wrote to President Donald Trump warning that repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with no replacement would pull the rug out from under local communities working to combat the opioid epidemic and could endanger millions of Americans just as they are getting treatment. Repeal threatens to cut $5.5 billion from states battling opioid addiction. A recent report from Harvard Medical School and New York Universi… Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan Announce that Portsmouth Naval Shipyard & All Public Shipyards Will Be Exempt from Federal Hiring Freeze
**Department of Defense issues clarification in response to calls from Shaheen, Hassan to exempt civilian shipyard employees, who are critical to our national security** **The recent executive order signed by President Trump caused the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to suspend hiring** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced today that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and all Navy public shipyards will be exempt from President Trump's federal hiring … Continue Reading
February 02, 2017
Shaheen Statement on the Number of Opioid-Related Overdoses in Manchester & Nashua
(Washington, DC)-Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after reviewing the number of opioid-related overdoses reported in Manchester and Nashua: "The significant drop in overdoses reported in Manchester and Nashua this month is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our police officers, firefighters, emergency responders, and treatment and recovery providers," said Shaheen. "New Hampshire owes them a great debt and I want to thank them for their tireless efforts… Continue Reading
February 01, 2017
On Senate Floor, Shaheen Calls Trump’s “Destructive” Muslim Ban “Offensive to Our Nation’s Core Values and Ideals”
**SHAHEEN: "Trump's ill-advised words and actions, including this Executive Order, have damaged America's standing in the world and harmed our national security" **Shaheen pointed to the story of Dr. Omid Moghimi, a U.S. citizen and an internist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, whose Iranian wife is awaiting an immigrant visa and who fears he will have to leave the U.S. to live with his wife** Watch Here (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke on the Senate floor t… Continue Reading
January 31, 2017
Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Judge Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: "The independence of the Supreme Court is of utmost importance," said Shaheen. "Judge Gorsuch must demonstrate that he will rule independently of political influence or pressure, and defend the Constitution. I will thoroughly review Gorsuch's record and his testimony during the nomination process. However, I will not sup… Continue Reading
January 31, 2017
Shaheen Statement on New Muslim Ban Exemption for Selected Iraqi Interpreters and Support Staff
(Washington, DC)-Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will exempt certain Iraqi interpreters and support staff from President Trump's Muslim ban executive order. This directive will allow Iraqis who have or will receive a Special Immigrant Visa for their service to the United States and the threats they face as a result, to come to the United States. "I'm relieved that this exemption has been made," said Shaheen… Continue Reading
January 31, 2017
Shaheen, Hassan Introduce Legislation to Exempt Portsmouth Naval Shipyard & Navy Shipyards Around the Country From Federal Hiring Freeze
(Washington, DC)- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation with Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) that would exempt the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and all Navy public shipyards, from President Trump's federal hiring freeze. The Trump administration's blanket hiring freeze prevents shipyards across the country from hiring engineers, acquisition workforce personnel, trade mechanics, radiological and emergency personnel, regulat… Continue Reading
January 31, 2017
Shaheen Statement in Opposition to Sen. Sessions' Nomination to Serve as U.S. Attorney General
(Washington, DC)-Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered the following statement on the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to serve as U.S. Attorney General: "After reviewing Senator Sessions' extensive record, I cannot in good conscience support his nomination to serve as Attorney General," said Shaheen. "His history of obstructing protections for minority voting rights, LGTBQ individuals, women, and criminal justice reform efforts, is very troubling. It is clear this President… Continue Reading
