Maine & New Hampshire Congressional Delegations Unite in Joint Effort to Create New Jobs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the entire Maine and New Hampshire congressional delegations united in a joint effort to create new, good-paying jobs at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. In a letter to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, the bipartisan group of lawmakers urged the Department of Navy to increase the permanent workforce at the Maine-based shipyard to help mitigate weakness in the regional labor market and increase overall employee productivi… Continue Reading

JEANNE SHAHEEN MEETS WITH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY-DESIGNATE CHU

(Washington, D.C.) - Senator Jeanne Shaheen met with Department of Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu today to discuss creating a new energy policy for America. As an incoming member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senator Shaheen will play a role in confirming Secretary-designate Chu to his new position. "It was a great pleasure to meet with Secretary-designate Chu this morning and to discuss with him the potential benefits for a new energy policy in America and… Continue Reading

Economic Benefits of Investing in Alternative Energy and Green Jobs

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the urgent need to address our nation's economic challenges and to suggest that a major part of our approach should be to invest in clean, alternative energy and energy efficiency. It has been a very exciting few days for me since being sworn in on Tuesday. As this is my first speech on the Senate floor, I'd like to thank Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, the Senior Senator from New Hampshire Judd Gregg, and our Senate leadership for their wa… Continue Reading

GREGG AND SHAHEEN: WE WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today pledged to work together in a cooperative bipartisan manner in the U.S. Senate to best serve the people of New Hampshire. As is tradition, Senator Gregg escorted Senator Shaheen to be sworn in by Vice President Cheney as the first female U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. Senator Gregg stated, "Today, I was honored to join Senator Shaheen for her historic swearing in as the first woman to represent the Granite State … Continue Reading

JEANNE SHAHEEN SWORN IN AS U.S. SENATOR, APPOINTED TO ENERGY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEES

(Washington, D.C.) - Today at 12pm, Jeanne Shaheen was sworn in as New Hampshire's first ever female U.S. Senator, and the first woman ever to be elected both Governor and Senator from any state. "I'm honored to join the U.S. Senate today and to get to work on the many challenges facing New Hampshire and our nation," said Senator Shaheen. "We need to get our economy back on track by creating jobs and putting middle class families first again. We must lay the foundation for long-term economic st… Continue Reading