Carol Shea-Porter

In a phone interview with PolitickerNH.com, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) sought to temper rumors that she is considering running for the United States Senate.

"If you could see the smile on my face I think you'd probably know," Shea-Porter said when asked about a possible 2010 Senate campaign. "I don't know how that story started, but I will tell you one thing, I have a lot of work to do in the House."

U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) told PolitickerNH.com that a potential stimulus bill should include a way to track the money that will be spent.

"We're still talking about what will actually be in that bill, but my main emphasis is obviously it needs to stimulate the economy," Shea-Porter said. "We need to have tough accountability for the dollars because this is a tremendous expenditure, and I will absolutely insist on the accountability part of it. And I want to make sure that it does what it's intended to do, to alleviate a lot of the suffering throughout our communities in the state and country."

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

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Shea-Porter Continues Standing Up For New Hampshire Businesses & Jobs

Shea-Porter Reintroduces Critical Legislation to Protect Goss Workers

Washington, DC –The first day of the 111th Congress, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter demonstrated her strong commitment to protecting American businesses and jobs.  Yesterday, Shea-Porter reintroduced legislation that would help protect workers from unfair trade practices. Goss International, a printing press producer with 1,000 employees in New Hampshire, is currently engaged in an anti-dumping case against a Japanese printing press company that violated U.S. trade laws with the intent to gain an unfair advantage over American industry.

U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) said that it was an honor to be sworn in for a second congressional term but added that the ceremony was marked "with a kind of soberness" because of the problems the country is facing.

"There was a lot of joy, naturally, but it was mixed in with a kind of soberness as well because we really do have quite a few problems on our plate, but the team's in place and the will to cooperate is there and I'm expecting that we're going to have a good two years," Shea-Porter said in an interview with PolitickerNH.com.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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Congresswoman Shea-Porter Continues Fight to Ensure New Hampshire Has Full Service VA Hospital

Washington, DC— Today, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter reintroduced legislation requiring the Veterans Administration to provide New Hampshire veterans with the same services veterans in other states receive at their full service hospitals.  Congresswoman Shea-Porter’s bill, “The Veterans Health Equity Act,” will requires that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous states have access to at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration or receive comparable services provided by contract.  The Veterans Equity Health Act was the first piece of legislation Shea-Porter introduced in the new Congress. 

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Carol Shea-Porter's First Votes Hit Hypocrisy High Note
Just After Being Sworn-In, Shea-Porter Voted to Change House Rules Cementing Rangel’s Chairmanship, Making it Easier to Raise Taxes

Washington- Carol Shea-Porter(D-NH) may have promised to change the way that business is done in Washington, but apparently she didn’t specify exactly how she would change it.  Shea-Porter quickly abandoned her campaign promises to foster the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history when she joined the ranks of the Democrat-led Congress, and in short order toed the party line to enact the Democrats’ new House Rules for the 111th Congress.  Shea-Porter helped her fellow Democrats pass the rules package which includes eliminating term limits for committee chairmen and making it easier to raise taxes on the American people. (House Roll Call 4)

In 2008, Granite Staters saw a presidential candidate cry on television, the defeat of an incumbent United States senator and Democrats become the majority party in a state that was once considered a bedrock of Republicanism.

All of these stories and more help make up PolitickerNH.com's top ten political stories of 2008.

U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) has emailed supporters inviting them to an open house at her Washington, D.C. office after her swearing-in.

Shea-Porter will be hosting the party on Jan. 6 at her congressional office in the Longworth Building from 11am until 3pm. Shea-Porter will be sworn-in for her second term on Jan. 6 at noon.

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Monday, December 22, 2008

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Jamie Radice (202) 225-5456

Shea-Porter Opposes Wall Street Misuse of Taxpayer Funds

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that she has joined with twenty-two of her colleagues in sending a letter to the CEOs of eight major banks receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds.  The letter urges these CEOs to renounce bonuses for their top executives.