Judd Gregg

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 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 »

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 »

Gregg: Repayment Of Tarp Funds Show Program Worked; Money Will Now Pay Down Debt

June 10, 2009 --
Washington -- U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) today commented on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury that 10 banks would soon be repaying $68 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds, assistance that was allocated under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 to help stabilize the troubled financial markets and banking system

Senator Gregg, one of the key negotiators EESA, stated, “The announcement by Treasury that certain banks will soon be repaying $68 billion in TARP funds is a positive sign that the program worked exactly as intended, and that recovery has been faster than expected.    » read more »

June 2, 2009 -- Washington—In an effort to reduce the cost of health care and provide all of the uninsured with meaningful health insurance, U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) this week outlined his proposal for health care reform.

The proposal targets three key areas, coverage, prevention, and reform (CPR), to improve our nation’s health care system:
• Ensuring access to meaningful health insurance regardless of health or where you work with generous subsidies to guarantee affordability;
• Providing coverage for preventive measures and disease management with nominal co-payments; and
• Reducing costs and improving the quality of health care services to provide better care while at the same time saving hundreds of billions of dollars.    » read more »

May 26, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) today announced that the Manchester Community Health Center (MCHC) will receive $711,365 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health Centers serve patients in medically underserved areas and provide preventative care, as well as help treat those who are sick, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. These funds will help Manchester continue to make available these critical services to individuals and families without health insurance in the Manchester area.    » read more »

May 26, 2009 -- “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

"I congratulate Judge Sotomayor on her nomination and look forward to carefully reviewing her qualifications.

"One of the most constitutionally significant responsibilities of the Senate is to confirm the nomination of Supreme Court Justices.

"Therefore I expect the Senate will give this nomination a thorough, fair review.”

Source: Senator Judd Gregg

WASHINGTON (Friday, May 22, 2009) – The U.S. Senators from Vermont and New Hampshire have introduced the Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act of 2009, legislation that would help conserve the largest ecosystem in New England.    » read more »

May 19, 2009 -- Senator Judd Gregg last week released the following statement regarding the criminal charges filed against Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi by the ruling junta:

“The only thing criminal about Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been the abusive injustices she and her supporters have suffered under the State Peace and Development Council. Her transfer from house arrest to prison to face criminal charges is a serious matter that deserves the strongest condemnation from the world’s democracies – and from regional neighbors, including Thailand and China,” Senator Gregg stated.    » read more »

February 3rd, 2009 -- President Obama called Republican Senator Judd Gregg a "master of reaching across the aisle" in announcing him as his choice to lead the Commerce Department today.

"Clearly, Judd and I don't agree on every issue -- most notably who should have won the election," President Obama said. "But we agree on the urgent need to get American businesses and families back on their feet. We see eye to eye on conducting the nation's business in a responsible, transparent, and accountable manner. And we know the only way to solve the great challenges of our time is to put aside stale ideology and petty partisanship, and embrace what works."    » read more »

February 3rd, 2009 -- THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. By now, our economic crisis is well-known. Our economy is shrinking. Unemployment rolls are growing. Businesses and families can't get credit, and small businesses can't secure the loans they need to create jobs and get their products to market.    » read more »