“After taking a stand to oppose last week’s shutdown deal over Speaker Johnson’s unwillingness to ensure a vote in Congress to extend health care tax credits, Stefany Shaheen proposed action she’d take as a member of Congress to reduce the costs of health care for Granite Staters on WMUR TV.”
“I am turning anger into action and ready to fight to get every family in New Hampshire health care that actually works at a cost they can actually afford.”
“Stop big pharma from ripping us off by charging Americans more than people in other countries. Granite Staters are paying two, three or even four times more for medicine than people in Canada, the United Kingdom or Japan. That’s got to stop.”
“The second thing I would propose immediately is and I would sign on as a member of Congress to the bipartisan legislation that’s trying to bring down drug prices. The idea that in the United States of America, we’re paying sometimes four times the amount of money for the same prescription that our neighbors in Canada can get access to, that’s unacceptable. We got to change that.”
“Stopping big drug companies from ripping off Americans by charging more than they do in other countries for the same medicines. Granite Staters are paying two, three, or even four times more for medicine than Canadians.”
“Stop big drug companies from ripping us off by charging Americans more than people in other countries for the same medicines. Granite Staters are paying two, three, or even four times more for medicine than our Canadian neighbors. This must stop.”
Expand Medicare, such as to cover dental, vision and hearing
Stop AI from denying care to people on Medicare
“And prevent AI from coming between people and their doctors in response to the Trump Administration’s plan to launch a program where AI would decide on coverage and care for Medicare patients.”
“Stop AI from coming between people and their doctor. The Trump Administration is getting ready to launch a program to see how AI could deny coverage and care to people on Medicare – which would impact more than 350,000 Granite Staters. Doctors and nurses should be making decisions about health care, not computer algorithms.”
“Ahead of a candidate forum at the RiverWoods Retirement Community, Stefany Shaheen is calling for closing coverage gaps in Medicare and halting a Trump Administration plan to use AI to deny coverage and care to people on Medicare.”
“Pass legislation introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing – essential care that two thirds of seniors need.”
“Prevent AI from making decisions that should be made by doctors. The Trump Administration is getting ready to launch a program that would allow AI to deny coverage and care to people on Medicare – that would affect more than 350,000 Granite Staters. Doctors and nurses should be making decisions about health care, not computer algorithms.”
“We need a public option in this country, which means keeping every option to on the table to deliver necessary change. We have to fundamentally rebuild.”
“Stefany’s fight for affordable, accessible health care is her life’s work. Since her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Stefany has been a relentless advocate for better health care driven by the conviction that doctors should be determining care, not the insurance companies or politicians.”
“The relentless demands of this disease motivate Stefany’s fight for affordable, accessible health care. She’s driven by the conviction that doctors should be determining care, not the insurance companies or politicians or a person’s wealth.”
“Stefany Shaheen, a health care advocate and candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s First District, called out Republicans in Congress for refusing again to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for families.”
“After taking a stand to oppose last week’s shutdown deal over Speaker Johnson’s unwillingness to ensure a vote in Congress to extend health care tax credits, Stefany Shaheen proposed action she’d take as a member of Congress to reduce the costs of health care for Granite Staters on WMUR TV.”
“Surrounded by supporters, Stefany Shaheen filed to run for Congress in New Hampshire’s first district, vowing to take on Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and the insurance companies that are preventing Americans from getting health care.”
Stop insurers from denying or delaying care doctors say patients need
Bar AI from deciding whether patients get care
“I’ve seen the flaws up close and ensuring that doctors determine the care people receive – not the insurance companies – is what motivated me to get into this race.”
“And prevent AI from coming between people and their doctors in response to the Trump Administration’s plan to launch a program where AI would decide on coverage and care for Medicare patients.”
“Stop AI from coming between people and their doctor. The Trump Administration is getting ready to launch a program to see how AI could deny coverage and care to people on Medicare – which would impact more than 350,000 Granite Staters. Doctors and nurses should be making decisions about health care, not computer algorithms.”
“Ahead of a candidate forum at the RiverWoods Retirement Community, Stefany Shaheen is calling for closing coverage gaps in Medicare and halting a Trump Administration plan to use AI to deny coverage and care to people on Medicare.”
“Prevent AI from making decisions that should be made by doctors. The Trump Administration is getting ready to launch a program that would allow AI to deny coverage and care to people on Medicare – that would affect more than 350,000 Granite Staters. Doctors and nurses should be making decisions about health care, not computer algorithms.”
“For more than 15 years, I have been a fierce fighter for medical research and innovation to help people like my daughter, Elle, and millions like her who are battling chronic, life-threatening diseases.”
“Today, AI, insurance companies, Wall Street investors, and Republican politicians are all trying to get between people and their health care providers. They want to put profits first, not patients. That’s unacceptable.”
“Dedicated to finding cures as well as improving treatments for the most costly diseases, Stefany has helped raise millions of dollars to advance medical research.”
“Health care in America is fundamentally broken. And Donald Trump is only making it worse. We need change, and the people I am hearing from everyday can’t afford to wait.”
“I am running to fight back against Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and the insurance companies and billionaires cutting our health care, endangering our kids, and threatening our communities.”
“Stefany Shaheen, a health care advocate and entrepreneur, today announced she will be a candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s First District, vowing to stand up for New Hampshire families against the assault on their health care by Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Republicans in Congress.”
“For 15 years I’ve been a fierce fighter for medical research and innovation in health care to help people like my daughter, Elle, battling chronic, life-threatening diseases, like diabetes.”
“Fixing America’s broken health care system is personal for Shaheen, and in the ad she vows to fight for every New Hampshire family’s health care as hard as she has fought for her own.”
“Break up the Wall Street monopolies taking over the entire health care system. Big Wall Street banks and investment firms, insurance companies are buying up hospitals, doctor’s offices, pharmacies. They’re taking a cut at every stop, raising costs for everyone.”
“The first is we had to break up the Wall Street monopolies that currently control the entire health care system. You’re seeing insurance companies buy up pharmaceutical companies, buy up hospitals, and buy other health insurance companies. We got to break up those monopolies.”
“Breaking up the corporate monopolies taking over the entire health care system, buying up hospitals, primary care practices, pharmacies, everything, and taking a cut at every stop, raising costs for all of us.”
“In the same way I have fought insurance companies to get the health care my daughter needs to survive after her diagnosis with type 1 diabetes, I’m running for Congress to fight for all our families’ health.”
“Dedicated to finding cures as well as improving treatments for the most costly diseases, Stefany has helped raise millions of dollars for medical research.”
“A member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Stefany worked to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity and access to healthy food.”
“Break up the corporate monopolies taking over the entire health care system, buying up hospitals, primary care practices, pharmacies, everything, and taking a cut at every stop, raising costs for all of us. I’ll fight to stop big Wall Street banks and investment firms building these monopolies and getting richer by raising costs for everyone.”
“In place of these reckless and irrational cuts, we must restore investments in life-saving medical research and stop the brain drain that has our brightest scientists leaving to work in other countries. Millions of Americans have seen their lives fundamentally changed for the better as a result of medical innovation in this country.”
“For their sake and countless others we have to get doctors and medical experts back in charge of care. No more conspiracy theorists in trusted leadership roles at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration or the National Institutes of Health.”
“And let’s double investment in medical research to speed the development of the next generation of treatments for cancer, Alzheimer’s and so many other chronic, deadly illnesses.”
“Ban Insider Trading: Prohibit members of Congress, their families, Supreme Court Justices, and senior Executive Branch officials from owning, buying, and selling individual stocks and certain other financial assets.”
“Lock the Revolving Door: Stop politicians from using their elected office as a stepping stone to a career lobbying, with a lifetime ban on lobbying by former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, federal judges, and Cabinet Secretaries.”
“We need tough criminal penalties for profiteering off the Presidency. And when a President takes the oath of office, they should also take an oath to serve the people — not line their own pockets.”
“Let’s start by strengthening ethics laws for the President and Vice President with tough new criminal penalties that prohibit profiteering.
NO gifts from foreign governments.
NO trading of securities, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and other similar assets.
NO trading on insider knowledge.
NO collecting settlements or payments for damages from the US government”
“And we need to empower an independent Office of Government Ethics, transforming the current office hollowed out by President Trump into an effective watchdog that no President can manipulate or destroy.
Authorize subpoena power and grant investigative authority to this new ethics office.
Allow this office to order divestiture, and the creation of qualified blind trusts and other actions to stop profiteering.
Empower this office to bring criminal charges against anyone profiteering.”
“Get Dark Money Out: Overturn Citizens United and demand that anyone who wants to spend money on political ads or contribute to political candidates must do it in their own name, just like the rest of us.”
“No Pardons For Sale: If you give more than the federal contribution limit in support of a presidential candidate you and your immediate family are not eligible for a pardon of any kind.”
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“Appointed by Governor John Lynch, she also chaired the State’s Commission on the Status of Women, ultimately helping transition the unfunded state agency to become part of a vibrant nonprofit.”
“It’s time to put the housing market back in the hands of the American people. Otherwise, millions of Americans today in their teens and twenties won’t be able to afford a home in their 40s or even their 50s.”
Cut red tape and speed up permits for home building
Train more skilled trade workers to build homes
“Cut red tape that’s preventing construction of new affordable housing and get serious about federal investment in the skilled trades so we can build new homes faster.”
“Here’s the problem: one third of all the homes sold in the United States last year were bought by investors. Hedge funds and private equity firms can claim tax breaks when buying homes that aren’t available to the rest of us. The tax code is helping Wall Street buy up Main Street and turn the middle class into forever renters. This needs to change now!”
“It’s time to put the housing market back in the hands of the American people. Otherwise, millions of Americans today in their teens and twenties won’t be able to afford a home in their 40s or even their 50s.”
Cut red tape and rules that make homes slower and costlier to build
“Cut red tape that’s preventing construction of new affordable housing and get serious about federal investment in the skilled trades so we can build new homes faster.”
“Increase local clean energy production: New Hampshire is already home to a number of solar, wind, hydro, and bio fuel companies. We need a lot more. It’s a win-win, creating good paying jobs while simultaneously reducing our dependence on big oil companies and foreign countries.”
“Upgrade our electric grid: To deliver meaningful energy savings we need to address the costs of transmission and distribution, as well as production. Upgrading our grid to allow local storage will help reduce overall grid strain, especially during peak hours saving money for all of us.”
“Eliminate home utility bills: The cheapest kilowatt is the one we never use. New housing developments in New Hampshire are already offering homes where families won’t pay a monthly electric bill. You shouldn’t need a new house to make it happen. Retrofitting homes, businesses and other buildings and adding onsite generation reduces costs and our environmental impact at the same time.”
Make the U.S. energy independent by producing more at home
Expand clean and renewable energy production at home
“Increase local clean energy production: New Hampshire is already home to a number of solar, wind, hydro, and bio fuel companies. We need a lot more. It’s a win-win, creating good paying jobs while simultaneously reducing our dependence on big oil companies and foreign countries.”
“Increase local clean energy production: New Hampshire is already home to a number of solar, wind, hydro, and bio fuel companies. We need a lot more. It’s a win-win, creating good paying jobs while simultaneously reducing our dependence on big oil companies and foreign countries.”
Invest in upgrading and modernizing the power grid
Lower the cost of transmission
“Upgrade our electric grid: To deliver meaningful energy savings we need to address the costs of transmission and distribution, as well as production. Upgrading our grid to allow local storage will help reduce overall grid strain, especially during peak hours saving money for all of us.”
“Eliminate home utility bills: The cheapest kilowatt is the one we never use. New housing developments in New Hampshire are already offering homes where families won’t pay a monthly electric bill. You shouldn’t need a new house to make it happen. Retrofitting homes, businesses and other buildings and adding onsite generation reduces costs and our environmental impact at the same time.”
“New Hampshire families and small businesses pay some of the highest annual utility costs in the country. We can’t afford four years of inaction while climate change accelerates and energy prices continue to rise simply because Donald Trump is in the White House.”
Hold polluters accountable and enforce environmental laws
Keep and strengthen environmental protections
“I will hold the federal government and corporate polluters accountable for the damage they’re causing to our water and our health, and enact stronger safeguards to prevent PFAS chemicals from leaching into our drinking water.”
Keep, strengthen and enforce drinking water safety rules
Clean up PFAS and other chemicals in drinking water
Hold polluters accountable for contaminating water
Test drinking water and make the results public
“When PFAS contamination was discovered in the local water supply, she helped to ensure screening for those exposed to the dangerous forever chemicals and served on the Community Taskforce providing oversight of the clean-up.”
“As a City Councilor, I fought alongside local families to make sure that anyone who was exposed to contaminated water had access to blood testing. As a City Councilor and later as a community member, I continued the fight to clean and restore the water supply.”
“I will hold the federal government and corporate polluters accountable for the damage they’re causing to our water and our health, and enact stronger safeguards to prevent PFAS chemicals from leaching into our drinking water.”
“We fought to get screening for those exposed to the dangerous forever chemicals and I served on the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) advocating for clean up of the water and long-term health studies.”
Expand VA care close to home, including rural areas and telehealth
“In Congress, Stefany will fight to get veterans quality health care close to home, Anthony DiLorenzo has said he backs the Trump Administration’s cuts to veterans health care directed by Elon Musk and DOGE.”
“Undoing the damage this Administration has done to health care and other critical services for veterans isn’t enough. Our country owes a debt to all those who serve, in Congress I will make sure we honor it.”
“Undoing the damage this Administration has done to health care and other critical services for veterans isn’t enough. Our country owes a debt to all those who serve, in Congress I will make sure we honor it.”
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“We need to repair the damage that was done—and ensure that the men and women who serve our country in uniform can live safe, healthy and prosperous lives. I am honored to have earned support from more than 100 veterans from across New Hampshire, and in Congress, I will always stand up for those who served.”
“It’s critical that the small businesses on Main Streets across New Hampshire, not just the large corporations get their money back. Small businesses are the backbone of New Hampshire’s economy. They employ the majority of our work force.”
“Revlon, Costco, FedEx and other large companies are in court now demanding a refund. I believe Jim, Marty and countless others, as well as the customers who stuck with them through this chaos deserve to get their money back just as much as those giant corporations and I will fight to get them the refunds they are owed.”
“The Supreme Court said clearly: Trump’s tariffs are illegal. Worse, they’re increasing the price of everything, straining family budgets already stretched thin, crushing small businesses, alienating our allies, and disrupting tourism and trade.”
“Stefany also chaired the Portsmouth Police Commission, where she advocated for resources to ensure public safety, including additional support for the statewide Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce.”
“As a Portsmouth Police Commissioner in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, I worked with our police department and community members to secure the necessary resources, including de-escalation training, mental health support for our officers, and a re-commitment to community policing practices rooted in accountability and transparency to build trust.”
“ICE must be completely overhauled. Agents must adhere to the same basic standards we demand from our local police departments here in New Hampshire. This includes requiring body cameras, banning masks, stopping warrantless searches and ending ICE raids in schools, churches and hospitals. And there will be no ICE warehouses anywhere in New Hampshire.”
“Working families are getting hammered while billionaires and big corporate special interests are getting tax breaks and backroom deals that they don’t need”
“Working families are getting hammered while billionaires and big corporate special interests are getting tax breaks and backroom deals that they don’t need”
“Small businesses are the heartbeat of New Hampshire’s economy and facing serious challenges from Donald Trump’s war and tariffs that are driving up the cost of everything”
“Small businesses are the heartbeat of New Hampshire’s economy and facing serious challenges from Donald Trump’s war and tariffs that are driving up the cost of everything”
“Cut red tape that’s preventing construction of new affordable housing and get serious about federal investment in the skilled trades so we can build new homes faster.”
