Jeanne Shaheen Quotations

What we really need to do is move this process back, ... As much as we all support diversity . . . the more states in a window, the more it will contribute to the frontloading of the process.

Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.

Let's create jobs by bringing the Shaheen-Portman bipartisan energy efficiency bill to the floor.

One important finding among the students is that 39 percent identified Iraq as their number one concern, which is higher than the country as a whole.

There is no better way to honor Dr. King than to spend Monday giving back to our communities in his memory. He encouraged us to work together to build better, stronger and more united communities and he showed us that we can make a difference,

We're only going to be able to compete in the world if we continue to be innovative.

I think we need to get the measurements that Congress has mandated from the White House on how we're going to determine progress in Afghanistan.

Well, we think the convention is a great opportunity for people to learn more about John Kerry and John Edwards,

We need to invest in a way that makes sure we've got the workforce we need in the future.

Those of us who have participated believe it's important to have a process where candidates have to interact with voters one-on-one. In New Hampshire, as in Iowa, there is a very engaged electorate that is involved, looks at all the candidates and questions them about what their vision is for running for president. That's important for the process.

We have given the power to the secretary of state to protect New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary status, and we must live with his decision.

We will never go back to an unfair system of unequal schools, ... We can do it and we will do it.

We should be working together with Iowa as we have in the past to protect the status and relevance of the first-in-the-nation caucus and the first-in-the-nation primary,

We think that the issue he tried to raisehow politics was shaped to some extent by pop cultureis an important one.

And, you know, we're looking at some broad themes for the convention, stronger at home, respected in the world, and looking at -- at how John Kerry's career and life experiences play into those themes.

Any Democratic statement of core beliefs about the importance of families must include all our families, gay and straight. Our party has a long tradition of leading the charge on important questions of justice.

However, under New Hampshire law, Secretary Gardner has the authority to set the date of the primary. Secretary Gardner's decision will stand, and we must now focus our efforts on protecting our primary.

Too much of our political debate...has become a race to the bottom. An exchange of insults and slanders more appropriate to reality television than a legislature.

There's definitely a world view among college students that appreciates the need to act in the international community.

Religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.

You can't replace these guys. You can't overstate what they mean to the party, politically and policy-wise.