Shaheen Campaign Kicks Off "A Senator New Hampshire Women Can Trust" Tour

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen's campaign is today launching "A Senator New Hampshire Women Can Trust" Tour across the state where she will highlight the stark contrast between her record and Scott Brown's on women's healthcare and economic issues.

"I have always supported a woman's right to choose because I know women should be making health care decisions in consultation with their doctors and their families, not their employer. And in the Senate, I am working to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to strengthen equal pay protections because I know that when women make less than men for doing the same job, our entire economy suffers," said Senator Shaheen.

"Scott Brown's record is clear: when it counts, he doesn't stand up for women's reproductive rights and economic security. He co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for birth control or even mammograms. He had two opportunities to vote for equal pay laws and both times he voted no. New Hampshire women can't trust Scott Brown, and his record is move evidence that he is wrong for New Hampshire," Shaheen added.

When Scott Brown was in the Senate, he cosponsored the Blunt Amendment, which would have allowed employers to deny women access to basic health services including contraception and mammograms. Brown recently defended the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision, which allows employers to stand between women and their doctors. And as a Senator from Massachusetts, Scott Brown also repeatedly voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would provide women with protections from pay discrimination.

Senator Shaheen stood strongly opposed the Blunt Amendment and recently cosponsored the Not My Boss's Business Act to reverse the Supreme Court's disastrous Hobby Lobby decision because she knows women should be making their healthcare decisions with their doctors, not their employers. Jeanne Shaheen is also an original cosponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act and has been working to fight pay discrimination since she was Governor when she successfully strengthened the state's equal pay protections.

Events highlighting the difference between Jeanne Shaheen and Scott Brown on each of these issues will take place throughout the week and across New Hampshire.

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