That is something I think members are losing sight of, or because they can be so easily targeted and bludgeoned that they just simply don't make the investment anymore. For Shaheen, the decision was less about political pressure than time. By the end of my term, I will have served in the Senate for 18 years, three terms. I will have been in elective office for 30 years, and I'm going to turn 80 the same month I leave office age. (03:01–03:05)
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Asserts that Jeanne Shaheen will have served 18 years in the Senate by the end of her term.
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