Tenure Jeanne Shaheen

senator shaheen supreme court justice elena kagan

on january 6, 2009, shaheen sworn united states senate.

health care

in 2009, shaheen partnered u.s. senator susan collins introduce medicare transitional care act, provides follow-up care discharged hospital patients in order reduce need re-hospitalizations. bill passed in 2010, , research @ university of pennsylvania predicts measure lower cost of health care as $5,000 per medicare beneficiary while improving health care quality , reducing re-hospitalizations.

in december 2009, shaheen voted patient protection , affordable care act (ppaca; commonly called obamacare or affordable care act).

in advance of roll-out of ppaca, shaheen said people liked current health care plans keep them. when asked individuals losing health care plans due ppaca, shaheen said people keep health care plans if willing pay more.

shaheen has sponsored numerous bills relating diabetes, including gestational diabetes, would, among other things, improve , increase access diabetes education, increase access diabetes medicine, , increase funding diabetes research.

fiscal

on october 11, 2011, shaheen voted proceed proposed bill included $446 billion in spending on infrastructure , schools , provided funding state , local governments, extension of payroll tax deduction. spending have been paid 5.6 percent surtax on incomes above $1 million. bill failed obtain cloture.

shaheen used earmark in large appropriations bill restore funding federal prison in berlin, nh, despite $276 million recommended cut.

gun control

shaheen supports making illegal individuals on terrorist watchlist buy guns , voted in favor of bill proposing expand background checks gun purchases. in 2016, participated in chris murphy gun control filibuster in wake of orlando nightclub shooting. shaheen stated moments of sympathy not enough , common sense gun laws must enacted.

energy

following bp oil spill in gulf of mexico in 2010, shaheen proposed abolishing minerals management service, u.s. government agency tasked regulating offshore drilling, arguing reform had been insufficient , new agency needed. shaheen proposed legislation giving president s bipartisan bp oil spill commission subpoena power in investigation. has argued subpoena power necessary avoid such disaster, emphasizing spill s economic costs gulf coast region , economy whole.

on april 28, 2014, shaheen introduced energy savings , industrial competitiveness act of 2014 (s. 2262; 113th congress), bill intended improve efficient energy use in united states.

iraq war

in 2002, when shaheen narrowly lost sununu, both supported regime change iraq.

shaheen said came supporting policy of removing saddam hussein power after meeting former clinton-administration national security advisor sandy berger. according concord monitor , associated press, issue minor 1 in race.

shaheen later questioned george w. bush s handling of situation in iraq. in september 2004 said

“george (w.) bush has taken in wrong direction. misled war in iraq. war has not made safer , more secure @ home... know, have not stabilized afghanistan. have not stabilized iraq. there no plan win peace.”

on july 28, 2004, while serving chair of kerry-edwards campaign, gov. shaheen answered questions prior support of iraq war during interview on c-span.

george (w.) bush said reason needed go war in iraq, reason needed remove saddam hussein because had weapons of mass destruction, weapons used against country, because had ties al qaeda , terrorists responsible sept 11 tragedy.

what know , george bush , dick cheney have admitted in fact saddam hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction.... links al qaeda president talked not there.... while appreciate there effort make people in county think [there connection]... fact s not true.

lgbt rights

shaheen opposed same-sex marriage governor of new hampshire. in 2009, however, came out in favor of legislative enactment of marriage same-sex couples, , became sponsor of respect marriage act. voted in favor of repeal of don t ask, don t tell, , supports government recognition of same-sex spouses of military , other government personnel.