Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheenis an American politician and the senior United States senator from New Hampshire, a position she has held since 2009. Shaheen, a member of the Democratic Party, is the first female U.S. senator in New Hampshire's history, was the first woman to be elected governor of New Hampshire and she is the first woman to be elected as both a U.S. governor and a U.S. senator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 January 1947
CitySaint Charles, MO
CountryUnited States of America
We will never go back to an unfair system of unequal schools, ... We can do it and we will do it.
And, you know, we're looking at some broad themes for the convention, stronger at home, respected in the world, and looking at -- at how John Kerry's career and life experiences play into those themes.
We should be working together with Iowa as we have in the past to protect the status and relevance of the first-in-the-nation caucus and the first-in-the-nation primary,
We think that the issue he tried to raisehow politics was shaped to some extent by pop cultureis an important one.
Well, we think the convention is a great opportunity for people to learn more about John Kerry and John Edwards,
We need to invest in a way that makes sure we've got the workforce we need in the future.
Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.
Let's create jobs by bringing the Shaheen-Portman bipartisan energy efficiency bill to the floor.
One important finding among the students is that 39 percent identified Iraq as their number one concern, which is higher than the country as a whole.
We have given the power to the secretary of state to protect New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary status, and we must live with his decision.
What we really need to do is move this process back, ... As much as we all support diversity . . . the more states in a window, the more it will contribute to the frontloading of the process.
Those of us who have participated believe it's important to have a process where candidates have to interact with voters one-on-one. In New Hampshire, as in Iowa, there is a very engaged electorate that is involved, looks at all the candidates and questions them about what their vision is for running for president. That's important for the process.
Any Democratic statement of core beliefs about the importance of families must include all our families, gay and straight. Our party has a long tradition of leading the charge on important questions of justice.
I think we need to get the measurements that Congress has mandated from the White House on how we're going to determine progress in Afghanistan.