Jeanne Shaheen Quotes

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Jeanne Shaheen

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 28, 1947

If Ambassador Grenell is unwilling to refrain from political statements, he should be recalled immediately.

Jeanne Shaheen

When I got involved in politics and started running, there were questions about whether a woman could take care of her kids and serve in office. And that was never an issue when I ran.

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When I had a group of undergraduates in the room, I would say to them, 'How many of you want to run for office someday?' And almost every male hand in the room would go up. And very few of the young women.

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We need to get young people excited about politics, excited about government.

Jeanne Shaheen

For me, getting young people engaged in politics and public service is really one of the most fun things that I get to do.

Jeanne Shaheen

If we really care about impacting countries around the world and their economic futures, then what we need to do is empower women.

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We know that over a billion people live in poverty around the world, and most of them are women and girls. If we can improve their lives, that has a positive effect on their communities, on their families, on their countries.

Jeanne Shaheen

I think everybody in Washington could use a curfew, to be honest.

Jeanne Shaheen

The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance. It's one reason why it's important to have insurance when you're healthy, so that when you get sick, you won't go sign up just when you get sick, because that increases the cost for everyone.

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We need to get answers to who in the Trump campaign was talking to the Russians throughout that campaign effort and what Donald Trump knew about any conversations that happened.

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I think there are a lot of Republicans who recognize that investment in adolescent girls and empowering them is good for our foreign policy. When they're educated, they tend to give back more to their communities, to rise out of poverty in a way that is good for their families and their communities and, ultimately, their countries.

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New Hampshire is different than Massachusetts. We have - well, we're the Live Free or Die state. We are independent.

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