Jeanne Shaheen Continues "New Hampshire Jobs First" Tour at White Mountain Lumber in Berlin

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Shaheen Highlights Contrast Between Her Record of Supporting North Country Jobs And Scott Brown's Record Supporting Companies that Outsource

Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen visited White Mountain Lumber in Berlin, where she continued her "New Hampshire Jobs First" tour highlighting her work supporting North Country jobs in contrast with Scott Brown's support for outsourcing policies and companies that ship jobs overseas. White Mountain Lumber has created good paying jobs in New Hampshire's North Country and epitomizes the types of New Hampshire businesses Jeanne Shaheen has always stood up for in the Senate.

"Scott Brown and I have very different records when it comes to supporting job creation and standing up for local businesses here in New Hampshire," said Senator Shaheen. "Scott Brown voted against the Small Business Jobs Act -- against tax cuts for the New Hampshire small businesses that create jobs here. But Scott Brown did vote for tax breaks for companies shipping jobs overseas to places like China and Mexico, and now he's cashing in by serving on the board of company that outsourced jobs to increase its bottom line. That's wrong."

"For me, New Hampshire always comes first. For the North Country, I've worked across the aisle to promote job creation -- including when I worked to get the Berlin Prison open, which has created jobs and helped the economy. I've worked hard to protect our state's natural beauty and promote our tourism industry, which is our state's second largest. And I'll always support smart policies like the Small Business Jobs Act which helped countless New Hampshire small businesses grow and create jobs."

In the Senate, Scott Brown opposed the Small Business Jobs Act but supported special tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. Brown continues to serve on the board of the company Kadant Inc., which offshored American jobs to China and Mexico to increase its bottom line. As a Kadant board member, Brown has made more than a quarter million dollars since February of 2013 and signed documents endorsing the company's outsourcing strategy just two days before he declared his run for the Senate in New Hampshire. Meanwhile, New Hampshire has lost the highest percentage of jobs to China than any other state in the nation.

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