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June 20, 2017
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The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) was pleased to welcome back Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and new additions Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) to its membership in May. This brings the total number of coalition members to fifty-three.
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June 13, 2017
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today released the following statement after voting for the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017:
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June 12, 2017
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) released the following statement regarding today’s House passage of H.R.627, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017, a bill she co-introduced in January:
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June 12, 2017
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and over 150 Members of Congress sent a letter today to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos highlighting concerns surrounding the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to make changes to the student loan servicing contract procurement process and remove key requirements that were intended to support and protect student loan borrowers and help them repay their loans. The Members of Congress also cited concerns with Secretary DeVos’ decision to give all $880 million in annual federal student loan servicing contract funding to a single company, a move that could create unresponsive and “too big to fail” student loan system that would produce poorer results for both borrowers and taxpayers.
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June 8, 2017
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As a Member of Congress during the 2008 financial crisis, I was proud to vote for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill, which outlawed the predatory behavior that threw us into recession, created the highest unemployment rate in a generation, and tanked the economy. Now, House Republicans and their Wall Street backers are trying to pull one over on the American people by repealing these protections.
June 8, 2017
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) released the following statement regarding former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee:
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June 7, 2017
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Today, New Hampshire’s Congressional Delegation wrote to Governor Chris Sununu to express their support for New Hampshire joining the United States Climate Alliance. The Alliance, which has grown to include 12 states, governed by both Republicans and Democrats, is committed to upholding the goals of the Paris Climate Accord. In the letter, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) highlighted the importance of striving to meet the ideals of the Paris Climate Accord for the benefit of both the environment and economy in New Hampshire. Yesterday, Governor Sununu said that New Hampshire would not join the U.S. Climate Alliance.
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June 7, 2017
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) released the following statement regarding Governor Sununu’s announcement that New Hampshire will not join the United States Climate Alliance:
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