Shaheen Highlights Record of Making a Difference for Sullivan County and Communities Throughout New Hampshire

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen continued her "GOTV New Hampshire Tour" this afternoon with a stop in Claremont, where she highlighted her decades long record of making a difference for middle class families and small businesses in Sullivan County and throughout New Hampshire. Shaheen's record and deep New Hampshire roots couldn't differ more starkly from Scott Brown's, who showed during last night's debate that he is completely clueless about Sullivan County and the important local issues it faces.

"Scott Brown might not know this because he just moved here, but local communities in Sullivan County have real issues and real concerns that deserve a voice," said Sen. Shaheen. "Whether it was helping to lower electric rates for struggling families and businesses when I was Governor, or securing funding in the Senate so River Valley Community College could partner with manufacturers and develop a skilled workforce needed to create new jobs, I have always fought to strengthen communities here in Claremont and throughout Sullivan County."

"It's bad enough that Scott Brown can't locate Sullivan County on a map," said Claremont Mayor James Neilsen. "It's worse that he's clueless about issues facing communities across New Hampshire. Last night's exchange underscored what people here in New Hampshire have known from day one of this campaign -- Scott Brown isn't going to put our interests first."

Jeanne Shaheen has deep roots in New Hampshire, raised her family here, and her record of looking out for New Hampshire families as Governor and in the Senate is clear. In Sullivan County, she worked to lower electric rates for struggling families and businesses when she was Governor and as Senator secured funding so that River Valley Community College could partner with local manufacturers and develop the skilled workforce needed to grow Sullivan County's economy.

Shaheen has made a difference for communities throughout New Hampshire. She led the fight to pass the bipartisan Small Business Jobs Act, which cut taxes for New Hampshire small businesses, increased businesses' access to credit, and helped New Hampshire companies export their products overseas. Shaheen fought the base closings that would have cut jobs at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, helped open the Berlin Prison, led efforts to rebuild the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth and widen I-93. This past year, she cosponsored legislation that would allow New Hampshire students to refinance their loans at lower rates and reached across the aisle to include a provision in the bipartisan veterans reform bill that allows New Hampshire veterans to have access to healthcare outside of the VA, closer to home, because New Hampshire lacks a full service VA hospital.

Scott Brown moved to New Hampshire after he lost his election in Massachusetts so he could try to get himself back to Washington and back to protecting the same tax breaks for Big Oil, Wall Street, and companies that outsource American jobs that he supported the last time he was in the Senate. Since his loss in 2012, Brown has made over a quarter million dollars as a board member of a company that touts outsourcing American jobs to China and Mexico as part of its business plan. Legal documents dated just two days before Brown entered the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire bear Brown's signature endorsing the company's outsourcing strategy.

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