WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, delivered remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday to raise her concerns about President Trump’s “harmful actions that will raise energy prices, threaten jobs and hurt our global economic competitiveness.
“The remarks came during consideration of a resolution Shaheen has cosponsored to terminate President Trump’s misguided national energy emergency, which has been used to bypass Congress to advance policies that benefit Big Oil at the expense of Granite Staters and working Americans,” according to a news release from her office.
“In her remarks, Shaheen shared the stories of Granite Staters and small businesses that will see their energy costs increase as a result of President Trump’s policies. You can view her remarks in full here.
Another news release Wednesday said Shaheen led colleagues in the Senate in calling on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “undo drastic cuts to critical health care assistance program.”
The Navigator program has helped support historic health care enrollment in recent years, she said.
Besides Shaheen, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a group of colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to reverse drastic funding cuts to the Affordable Care Act Navigator program, which helps Americans access quality, affordable health insurance coverage, including for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
“The nearly 90 percent funding cut threatens to leave millions of Americans without critical assistance to access the insurance they need and would lead to a reduction in health care enrollment,” the release said.
The Senators wrote, in part: “Since its inception, Navigators have become a critical resource for individuals and families, especially those living in rural and underserved areas, by helping them purchase health coverage that meets their needs.”
“…Cutting these vital resources will only create more barriers for individuals and families seeking coverage, ultimately increasing the number of uninsured Americans,” the letter said.
Read the full text of the letter here.