WEBVTT ADAM: WELCOME BACK.THIS IS OUR EXTENDED INTERVIEWWITH SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN.THIS LAST WEEK, NEW HAMPSHIRELOST A LINE OF THE DEMOCRATICPARTY.A WOMAN WHO WAS A STATE SENATOR.SOMEWHAT FADED FROM THE PUBLICCONSCIOUSNESS BUT PLAYED A MAJORROLE IN A NUMBER OF CAREERS.TELL US WHAT THE LEGACY WISE?SEN. SHAHEEN SHE WAS AN AMAZINGWOMAN.ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN I MET INDEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN THESTATE.WE HELPED TO ELECT THE GOVERNORIN THE 1970'S.SHE WAS A STATE SENATOR AT THETIME.THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTEDSTATE SENATOR IN CONCORD.SHE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINALENVIRONMENTALISTS IN NEWHAMPSHIRE.SHE HAD UP THE OFFICE OF STATEPLANNING FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES.AND WHAT WE ARE STILLAPPRECIATING IN THE STATES.AND WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'TREALIZE IS THAT SHE HAD ALL --IS THAT SHE HAD POLIO AT AGETHREE AND WAS ON CRUTCHES BUTNOBODY THOUGHT OF ANY -- NOBODYTHOUGHT OF HER HAVING ANYTHINGTHAT WAS AN OBSTACLE TO HER TOWHAT SHE WANTED TO DO AND HAVINGAN INFLUENCE.SHE WAS THE PERSON YOU ALWAYSWENT TO TO GET ADVICE FOR HOW TORUN.ADAM: SHE WAS A FORCE.SEN. SHAHEEN: ABSOLUTELY AFORCE.AND SHE WAS OFF SO A WARM,THOUGHTFUL AND AMAZING WOMAN.SHE CARED ABOUT PEOPLE.AND THAT IS WHY HER LEGACY WILLBE SO INJURING.ADAM: SPEAKING OF CARING FOR OURSTATE, LET'S TOUCH ON THE OPIOIDEPIDEMIC.A REMINDER OF THE TERRIBLE TOLLOF THE DISEASE.THE FACE OF HOPE ON HAVEN HILL,THE TREATMENT CENTER FORPREGNANT WOMEN, SHE DIED FROM ANOVERDOSE.WILL THERE BE MORE FUNDING TOCOME HERE?A CONTINUED PUSH TO GET MORERESOURCES FROM THE STATE?SEN. SHAHEEN I WILL CONTINUE TOFIGHT FOR THAT AS A MEMBER OFTHE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.WE HAVEN'T LOCKED IN ALL OF THEBUDGET FOR 2018.WE SHOULD HAVE $500 MILLIONCOMING FROM THE CURES ACT.AND I AM ALSO STILL FIGHTING TOCHANGE THE FORMULA FOR HOW MONEYGETS TO THE STATES.WE HAD A HEARING THIS WEEK WHENWE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEWOMAN WHO IS THE HEAD OF THESUBSTANCE ABU AGENCY WITHINTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES ABOUT THE FORMULAAND THE NEED TO CHANGE IT TOHELP STATES LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE.AND SHE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEYWERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOKAT IT AND LINE-UP LEGISLATIONWITH MY COLLEAGUES TO ACTUALLYCHANGE THE FORMULA AND INCREASETHE AMOUNT THAT STATES THAT AREMOST AFFECTED WILL GET.WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FORTHAT.ADAM: THE WHITE HOUSE ANDPRESIDENT TRUMP ARE BIG ONPRESIDENT PROMISES MADE ANDPROMISES KEPT.IS THIS PART OF THE ARGUMENTTHAT YOU MAKE WHEN YOU SPEAK TOWHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS?SEN. SHAHEEN: ABSOLUTELY.I SUPPORT THE COMMISSION THAT HEFOUNDED.THEY CAME OUT WITH GOODRECOGNITIONS AND WE NEED TOIMPLEMENT THOSE.THE FACT IS, WE ALSO NEEDRESOURCES.WE NEED MONEY.OUR COMMUNITIES NEED MONEY FORLAW ENFORCEMENT AND TREATMENTAND RECOVERY AND PREVENTION.ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGSIS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURETHAT PEOPLE CAN GET HEALTH CARE.THE BEST CHANGE WE HAVE SEEN INTERMS OF HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVESUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IS MAKINGSURE THEY CAN GET TREATMENT.AND THAT IS WHY THE EXPANSION OFMEDICAID HAS BEEN SO IMPORTANTHERE.WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HEREWHO CAN GET TREATMENT BECAUSE OFTHE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THATDOESN'T GO AWAY.ADAM: THE PASSAGE INCLUDES ANAMENDMENT YOU PUT IN THERE TOINCLUDE A NATIONWIDE STUDY OFTHE MUGGLES IN DRINKING WATER.THIS CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO ISSUESWE SEE ON THE SEACOAST AND THEMERRIMACK VALLEY.SEN. SHAHEEN: I THINK WE WILLLEARN WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OFTHE DRINKING WATER HAS THECHEMICALS IN IT?THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEWEMERGING CONTAMINANT.WE DON'T HAVE LONG-TERM HEALTHSTUDIES THAT SHOW US WHAT THEIMPACT IS.AND IT IS CROPPING UP ALL ACROSSTHE COUNTRY.AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, FROMPRIVATE COMPANIES WHO HAVE USEDTHAT.WE HAV -- DRINK THE WATER ANDWE HAVE SOME GREAT MOMS WHO HAVEREALLY HELPED TO PUSH THIS ISSUEFORWARD.WE DO HAVE MONEY IN THEAPPROPRIATIONS BILL BECAUSE WENEED TO MAKE SURE WE CANAUTHORIZE IT AND FUND IT.SO THIS IS HAPPENING BUT WE ARENOT THROUGH THE PROCESS.WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THESUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LIKE THOSEMOMS TO MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE.ADAM: THE FACT THAT COME OUT OFTHE STUDY WILL BE IMPORTANTBECAUSE SPEAKING TO THE PEOPLEIN MERRIMACK SAID, I DON'T HAVEANYTHING WRONG WITH ME.THE IMPETUS ISN'T ALWAYS AS BIG.IS THIS AN ISSUE, MOVINGFORWARD?SEN. SHAHEEN: SO FAR, THEMILITARY HAS BEEN VERYRESPONSIVE.THE AIR FORCE HAS BEENRESPONSIVE.AS I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TOTALK TO MILITARY LEADERSHIP,THEY HAVE SAID THAT IF WE PUTTHE MONEY THERE, THEY WILL MAKESURE THAT THE STUDY GETS DONE SOWE NEED TO HOLD PEOPLE'S FEET TOTHE FIRE AND MAKE SURE ITHAPPENS SO WE CAN PROVIDEANSWERS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOTSURE WHAT THE FUTURES AREBECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIMPACT IS.WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT ISOF DRINKING THE WATER THAT HASPFCS IN IT.ADAM: CAN THE UNITED STATESEXCEPT A WORLD IN WHICH KIMJONG-UN HAS A MISSILE CAPABLE OFREACHING THE UNITED STATES?SEN. SHAHEEN: IT DEPENDS ON WHATTHAT MEANS.WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS THATYET.IT PRESENTS A REAL THREAT TO THEUNITED STATES.BUT TO SAY OUR OPTIONS ARELIMITED -- WE NEED TO LOOK ATNEGOTIATIONS.WE HAVE HEARD THE SECRETARY OFDEFENSE SAY THAT NEGOTIATIONSARE THE BEST THING WE CAN DO.WE HAVE MILITARY TACTICS THAT WECAN USE TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO KIMJONG-UN THAT WE ARE SERIOUSABOUT WHAT HE IS DOING AND WENEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.WE NEED TO HELP BUILD PRESSUREAROUND THE WORLD AND MAKE SURETHE SANCTIONS THAT WE PUT INPLACE ARE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTEDIN A WAY THAT CONTINUES TOTIGHTEN THE STRANGLEHOLD ONNORTH KOREA AND WE NEED TOCONTINUE TO PRESSURE CHINA.BECAUSE CHINA CAN DO MORE.EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE DECREASEDTHE COLD TRADE, THE FACT IS THATTHEY ARE STILL PROVIDINGPETROLEUM TO NORTH KOREA ANDTHEY ARE PROVIDING FOODSTUFFS.THE EXPORTS FROM CHINA TO NORTHKOREA HAVE INCREASED SINCE THEBEGINNING OF THIS YEAR SO WENEED TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGETHEM IN EVERY WAY WE CAN AND PUTAS MUCH PRESSURE ON THEM AS WECAN TO HELP US WITH NORTH KOREA.ADAM: THE PRESIDENT HASANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RECOGNIZINGJERUSALEM.IS THE PEACE PROCESS OVER?SEN. SHAHEEN: WE HAVE HEARD FROMTHE PALESTINIANS THAT THE PEACEIS DEAD.WE HAVE HEARD FROM ARAB ALLIESAND EUROPEAN ALLIES THAT THISWAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WASHELPFUL AS WE TRY AND LOOK FOR ATWO STATE SOLUTION.THERE IS REAL CONCERN ABOUTPOTENTIAL VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLEEAST AND IN OUR EMBASSIES.THE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUED MOREWARNINGS TO THE EMBASSYPERSONNEL THAN THEY HAVE AT ANYTIME SINCE THE IRAQ WAR.SO THERE ARE SERIOUSREPERCUSSIONS FOR THEPRESIDENT'S ACTIONS.HE HAS REVERSED SEVEN DECADES OFU.S. POLICY HERE.AND THERE ARE REAL QUESTIONSABOUT WHAT THAT WILL MEAN IN THEFUTURE.ADAM: CIRCLING BACK TO THE HOMEFRONT.2018 LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE AREAL YEAR FOR ACTIVISM AROUNDWOMEN.AND THE IMPETUS AND ENERGY THERE-- IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEMOCRATSMAY HAVE TWO OF THE SAMECANDIDATES WHO RAN LAST TIME WHOARE MEN, RUNNING.DOES THE NEW HAMPSHIREDEMOCRATIC PARTY NEED A WOMAN TORUN?SEN. SHAHEEN: I THINK EVERYONEWHO WANTS TO RUN TO THINK ABOUTRUNNING.WE HAVE A GREAT LEGACY HERE OFELECTING WOMEN FROM THE FEDERALDELEGATION AS GOVERNOR AND WEJUST ELECTED JOYCE CRAIG AS THEMAYOR OF MANCHESTER, THE LARGESTCITY TO HAVE THE FIRST WOMANMAYOR.I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO THINKABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE.IT'S EXCITING TO SEE SO MANYWOMEN WHO ARE REALLY THINKINGABOUT IT AND WHO ARE ENERGIZEDABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.