Democratic candidate for Congress criticizes deal to end shutdown – which her mother voted to advance
Stefany Shaheen omitted to mention that her mother, Jeanne Shaheen, was among party’s rebel senators who voted to approve billUS politics live – latest updatesA Democratic congressional candidate who posted to social media criticism of the bipartisan deal that looks set to end the government...
<p>Stefany Shaheen omitted to mention that her mother, Jeanne Shaheen, was among party’s rebel senators who voted to approve bill</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/10/us-government-shutdown-record-donald-trump-syria-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-rudy-giuliani-pardon-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A Democratic congressional candidate who posted to social media criticism of the bipartisan deal that looks set to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/senate-democrats-government-shutdown-vote">end the government shutdown</a> omitted to mention that her mother was among the party’s rebel senators who voted to approve it.</p><p>Stefany Shaheen, who is seeking to represent New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives, said in the <a href="https://x.com/Stefany4NH/status/1987747821169078452">post to X</a> that she “cannot support this deal when [House] Speaker [Mike] Johnson refuses to even allow a vote to extend health care tax credits”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/democrat-candidate-congress-criticizes-deal-end-shutdown-mother">Continue reading...</a>
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