Jeanne Shaheen

November 17, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) -The U.S. Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations spending bill which includes more than $9 million for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

This funding, which was supported by Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), and Susan Collins (R-ME), includes $7.1 million to be used for security improvements at Gate 2.    » read more »

November 13, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced today that the City of Manchester has been awarded a $1,049,400 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

"Investing in energy efficiency and conservation will create jobs, bring down energy costs for consumers, and help communities take control of their energy use," said Shaheen. "This money will help Manchester become more energy efficient and create jobs, both of which are essential for economic recovery."    » read more »

November 12, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced today that Itaconix of Hampton Falls as been awarded $1,861,488 by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy to research and develop technologies to produce clean, renewable energy. Itaconix will use the funding to develop a chemical compound derived from biomass wood pellets that will replace the petroleum-based chemicals used in products such as detergents and diapers.    » read more »

Legislation includes homebuyer tax credit extension, help for struggling American businesses

November 4, 2009 -- (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a leader in the fight to extend unemployment benefits to jobless workers in all 50 states and co-author of the Senate compromise amendment, today applauded Senate passage of a fair extension of unemployment insurance to jobless workers in New Hampshire and across the country.    » read more »

November 2, 2009 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) today announced that significant federal funding for three important land conservation initiatives in New Hampshire has secured final approval. The measure includes $2.5 million for the Silvo O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge, $2.4 million for Cardigan Highlands and $1.375 million for the Mahoosuc Gateway/Success Township Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project.    » read more »

"Bills would close a loophole used by brand name drug companies to delay market introduction of affordable generic drugs "

October 14, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and David Vitter (R-LA) today introduced legislation to provide patients with faster access to affordable prescription drugs. The bipartisan Access to Affordable Medicines Act would close a loophole some brand name drug companies exploit that needlessly and unfairly delays the entry of safe, lower-cost generic drugs to the consumer market.    » read more »

"Bills would reduce overuse of emergency rooms, close a loophole used by brand name drug companies to delay market introduction of affordable generic drugs "

October 14, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen today introduced two bills to help control health care costs and provide patients with better care and access to affordable prescription drugs.    » read more »

October 9, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen applauded the passage of the FY2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which included over $350 million in aid for dairy farmers who are struggling from historically low prices. Shaheen helped fight for an amendment in August to provide this funding for direct assistance to dairy farmers and to raise the amount they are paid for their milk.

"We must preserve the nation's small and mid-sized dairy farms, and to do that we must provide them with assistance and increase the price of milk paid to farmers," said Shaheen. "I'm glad Congress acted to offer these farmers relief, and we will continue to look for long-term ways to reduce volatility in the market so that our dairy farms can survive."    » read more »

October 8, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced a comprehensive proposal to extend unemployment insurance by up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. Nearly two million out-of-work Americans face expiring benefits by the end of the year.

The legislation would also extend benefits for six additional weeks in states with unemployment levels over eight and a half percent. The proposal is fully paid for by extending the Federal Unemployment Tax through June 30, 2011.    » read more »

October 6, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen today announced details of an amendment to the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3548) that would extend unemployment for workers in all 50 states by 17 weeks. The Shaheen amendment, which she plans to introduce later this week, would lower the unemployment trigger so that eligible workers in every state would receive a much-needed unemployment benefit extension.    » read more »

October 5, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen today met with Nashua-area business owners to discuss the rewards and challenges of exporting New Hampshire-made products overseas. The discussion took place at Sky-Skan, Inc., a manufacturer of digital planetarium and digital theater instruments that has successfully expanded its business and workforce by tapping into overseas markets.

"Exporting products and services to international markets will help New Hampshire's economy grow during the economic crisis," said Shaheen. "Small and medium sized businesses will benefit greatly from exporting their products overseas, and we must continue to help these businesses access the resources and financing necessary for them to succeed."    » read more »

October 2, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - As our nation's unemployment rate today reached a 26-year high, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen called for a robust and fair solution to help the more than 15 million unemployed workers across the country. Next week, Shaheen plans to introduce an amendment that would offer a realistic extension, at least 13 weeks, of unemployment benefits to workers in all 50 states.    » read more »

September 30, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen led 16 Senate colleagues to call on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Charles Grassley to extend unemployment benefits to every state. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed unemployment insurance legislation that does not provide benefits to unemployed workers in all states.    » read more »

September 14, 2009 -- WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill. The measure includes $64 million for programs being undertaken by New Hampshire companies. The bill is now ready for consideration by the full Senate. The funding is included within the Committee allocation set out for the Fiscal Year 2010 spending measures. A breakdown of the projects is listed below.    » read more »

"Senators were urged to eliminate references to reproductive health"

June 18, 2009 -- (Washington, DC) - Following the recent tragic shooting death of Dr. George Tiller, a reproductive health care provider in Kansas, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) authored a non-controversial resolution condemning the use of violence against providers of women's health care services.

The resolution faced objection by some colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and the Senators were urged to eliminate references to women's reproductive health care in order to unanimously pass the resolution. Shaheen, Boxer, and Klobuchar introduced their original resolution, which was co-sponsored by an additional 43 Senators.    » read more »