New Hampshire families deserve a Senator who makes a difference for them. In the Senate, I have taken on both parties to increase opioid response funding, securing a tenfold increase to help our response to the addiction crisis, and to make sure our veterans can get health care outside the VA and closer to home. I know we can do so much more, and I will work to expand health care access and lower costs, combat climate change, and boost our economy by creating new, green-energy jobs.
My top priority is ensuring that during this pandemic, New Hampshire has the resources to support small businesses, towns, families, and health care providers that are most affected.
I raised the alarm about the coronavirus weeks before the Trump administration was willing to take it seriously, and my focus has remained on making a difference for Granite Staters during this difficult time. I negotiated a bipartisan small business relief plan that has delivered more than $2.5 billion to New Hampshire and kept tens of thousands of local businesses open and their employees on the payroll. I will keep working across the aisle to support them because more help is needed.
We need more testing and an America-based supply chain for protective equipment and medical supplies to stop the spread of COVID-19, and to make sure our health care providers and hospitals have what they need, so we can help us get our economy moving and make sure this never happens again.
By Jeanne Shaheen