In The News
A More Perfect European Union
by Senator Jeanne Shaheen
European leaders are gathering in Brussels on Dec. 8 to organize a collective response to the growing debt crisis -- but it's not only the euro that endangers European unity. Lost in the headlines is the possibility of renewed violence in the western Balkans, which threatens to roll back the significant progress we have made in the region over the past 15 years. The deteriorating security situation in northern Kosovo requires an urgent, united, and focused transatlantic response that re-commits … Continue Reading
December 05, 2011
Ayotte, Shaheen praise passage of defense spending bill they helped craft
by Ted Siefer
New Hampshire's U.S. senators are praising the passage of a $662 billion defense spending bill, which includes a controversial provision that would mandate the military detention of suspected terrorists captured abroad and on U.S. soil. Both Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen are members of the Armed Services Committee, and they played important roles in drafting the National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed by the Senate on Thursday by a vote of … Continue Reading
November 11, 2011
About our veterans and jobs
by Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Commemorating Veterans Day is a humbling experience. As we take the day to thank those who have served, it is often difficult to comprehend the struggles many of our veterans have endured. I have met so many of our veterans, and each one of their stories is unique. Many are harrowing, others heart-rending. The truth is, we may never fully understand the sacrifices they've made-we can only thank them and their families from the bottom of our hearts. I'm proud that our country comes together to… Continue Reading
April 29, 2011
SHAHEEN AT CONVAL: Senator touts technology to give students an edge
by Abby Spegman
PETERBOROUGH - U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was at Conval Regional High School on Thursday to meet with engineering students and the school's robotics team as part of a campaign to promote science and technology education. Talking to a group of students, staff and parents, Shaheen discussed legislation she is co-sponsoring that would fund STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - programs in high schools. Schools would compete for grants for such programs. She hopes the legislation… Continue Reading
April 04, 2011
An army of robots descends on Capitol Hill (well, kinda)
by Shawna Thomas and Carrie Dann
A policy goal of one member of the United States Senate got a boost this afternoon from one nearly-universal fact about modern American culture: Almost everyone thinks robots are way cool. Sen. Jean Shaheen (D-N.H.) was aided by a small army of robots (and by the teams of students who built them) on Monday in unveiling legislation to help high schoolers gain more access to programs furthering science, technology, engineering and math education. In a presentation tied to the legislation's intr… Continue Reading
March 31, 2011
U.S. DOT delivers $20m for Memorial Bridge project
by Scott E. Kinney
PORTSMOUTH - The U. S. Department of Transportation has obligated $20 million in funding for the replacement of the Memorial Bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined together last Congress to fight for the bridge funding and were successful in helping secure a Tiger II grant in October 2010. That funding was called into question in February as Congress began budget discussions. Since the news came ou… Continue Reading
March 02, 2011
Shaheen listens to local concerns
by Katherine Burt
LITTLETON- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen has spent the last few months trying to answer the question of how to get the economy working again, and last Friday's North Country tour was an opportunity to focus on the needs of small businesses - to determine where the federal government can help, and where it needs to step back and give the private sector room to grow, Shaheen said. A stop in Littleton to hear concerns and answer questions from local business and political leaders was part of that mis… Continue Reading
March 01, 2011
Buyer of Gorham mill plans major investment in facility
by Barbara Tetreault
February 15, 2011
Shaheen: Sugar bill is sweet
by Hattie Perkins
February 01, 2011
Shaheen sees huge potential for exports from N.H.
by Charles McMahon
January 14, 2011
Congress to classroom
by Marisa Novello
January 14, 2011
In Somersworth: Shaheen lauds local business as federal money at work
by Kyle Stucker
January 14, 2011
Purple Hearts will honor dead POWs
by Al McKeon
December 07, 2010
Shaheen presses case for START II
by Kevin Landrigan
December 05, 2010
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: New START treaty will enhance our security
by Jeanne Shaheen
One year ago today, the most dramatic and comprehensive arms-control agreement in history -- known as the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (or "START") -- expired. The 1991 treaty, signed by President George H.W. Bush and ratified by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 93-6, was the culmination of President Ronald Reagan's vision and a demonstration of his constant appeal to "trust, but verify" when dealing with Russia. The United States benefitted significantly under the old START agreement, whi… Continue Reading
November 22, 2010
A welcomed move
November 19, 2010
Sen. Shaheen advocates for more heating aid
by Jason Claffey
November 18, 2010
Shaheen co-sponsors 1099 expansion repeal
by Cindy Kibbe
November 18, 2010
Democrats express confidence on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
by David M. Herszenhorn
November 16, 2010
