On Equal Pay Day, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) took to the Senate floor to renew her call for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would address the gender pay gap that continues to put female workers and their families at an economic disadvantage. Read more here: http://1.usa.gov/1S82p6m
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Senator Shaheen held a press conference, on the steps of the U.S. Courthouse in Concord, where she called on Republican leadership in the Senate to maintain the longstanding bipartisan tradition of considering Supreme Court nominees and schedule a hearing and a vote on Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination. Shaheen was joined by former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick, and UNH Law professor Erin Corcoran.
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At a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the national heroin and opioid epidemic, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered testimony urging immediate action by Congress to provide additional resources to law enforcement and public health officials. More here: http://1.usa.gov/1RY9HMa
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On the Senate floor, Shaheen defends Planned Parenthood against partisan attacks.
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