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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today introduced the Medicare You Can Opt Into Act of 2017, legislation that would allow Americans to buy Medicare coverage by creating a public option to compete alongside private insurers.
Sen. Shaheen: ‘On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, then-candidate Trump promised to address the opioid epidemic, however, he has supported policies that reflect a step backward on substance use disorder.’
In 2016, campaigns and PACs raised 32.2 percent of their funds — $1,564,345,434 — from donors giving $200 or less (the threshold at which campaigns must report the donor’s name, employer, and address to the FEC.)
Sen. Shaheen: During the confirmation hearing for UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, in response to a question from Shaheen, Haley said she would “absolutely support” the continuation of family planning programs by UNFPA.
In partnership with The New York Times and The Associated Press, we’re sharing financial disclosures for everyone to look through, including you.
On the same day the stockbroker for then-Georgia Congressman Tom Price bought him up to $90,000 of stock in six pharmaceutical companies last year, Price arranged to call a top U.S. health official, seeking to scuttle a controversial rule that could have hurt the firms’ profits and driven down their share prices, records obtained by ProPublica show.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act, legislation that would assist small- and medium-sized American manufacturers in adopting what’s known as “smart manufacturing technologies.”
DISTANT DOME: New Hampshire lawmakers always said “we are different, we’re not like Washington,” but these days the New Hampshire Legislature looks more and more like Congress.
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