Shaheen Speaks To Delegates

DENVER — Former IOP director Jeanne Shaheen gave a brief speech to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver Wednesday evening.

Shaheen, who is running for senate in New Hampshire, covered a number of domestic and foreign issues in her speech, including the economy and national security.

"We need a new economic direction," Shaheen said, whose speech followed NY Sen. Charles Schumer ‘71. "No more country-club economics at the expense of working families and no more tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."

Shaheen said that a Barack Obama Administration and Democrat-led Congress should cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses to jumpstart the economy.

Shaheen also called for a change in the direction of America"s energy policy.

"No more billion-dollar subsidies for oil companies," Shaheen said. "Instead, we'll invest in clean, homegrown energy that will make us energy independent, create jobs, and combat global warming."

As for foreign policy, Shaheen repeated Democratic calls for withdrawing troops from Iraq and devoting more time to building relationships with allies.

Shaheen, who was the first female governor of New Hampshire, left the IOP last fall after announcing her decision to run against incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu.

The race sets up a rematch of the 2002 Senate race, in which Sununu beat Shaheen to take his current post. If Shaheen were to win, she would become the first-ever female senator from New Hampshire.

—Staff writer Prateek Kumar can be reached at kumar@fas.harvard.edu.