Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]

NH analysts: focus on economy helps Democrats

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

...wisdom in having the treasury pay for the bailout, and that Republican candidates including John McCain and John Sununu are being lumped into the insecurity voters feel about the economy. But others say Sununu's challenger, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, will

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Shaheen's leadership: It's nowhere to be found

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

...opponent in a steady flow of misleading attacks, many of them downright false. For instance, she accuses her opponent, Sen. John Sununu, of opposing sensible regulations that would have prevented the mortgage meltdown. But Sununu co-wrote and co-sponsor

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NH poll gives Shaheen lead over Sununu

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College shows Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen leading Republican Sen. John Sununu by a healthy margin. Forty-nine percent of the 832 likely voters surveyed said the prefer Shaheen. Thirty-five p

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Gerald H. Little: The bailout bill will rescue all of us

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...financial rescue plan that New Hampshire's Sen. Judd Gregg helped craft and Sen. John Sununu and a bipartisan majority of their U.S. Senate colleagues supported on Wednesday needs to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives today. It is not a proposal

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Sununu Pulls Ahead in NH Senate Race

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...The close race in New Hampshire between incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu and Democratic challenger, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, is a key contest to watch in the fight for the U.S. Senate majority and its looking better and better for the GOP. Curr

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NH Senate candidates go after each other's records

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...N.H.—The first debate between Republican Sen. John Sununu and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was as much about the candidates' pasts as their plans for the future. The candidates certainly have a shared past -- they ran against each other in 2002, with Sunun

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Gov. Lynch Calls On Congress To Act On Financial Mess

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...to stay here to get this done because we have to," he said. "That's our responsibility as members of the government." Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., said earlier in the day that he was inclined to support the bill because, he said, it protects taxpayers. Cop

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In New Hampshire, Sen. Sununu makes up for lost polling ground

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...year is when people start paying attention to the election. After a summer of trailing his opponent by double digits, Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) is making up lost ground. A University of New Hampshire poll, taken Sept.14-21, shows Sununu trailing forme

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Astronaut Melroy to visit planetarium

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...New Hampshire school children will hear from an astronaut and a senator Monday at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. Sen. John Sununu is hosting astronaut Pam Melroy's visit to the planetarium, where she will give presentations to school groups about NA

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Shaheen vs. consumers: A tale of corruption

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...bank that was a big campaign donor even though it had a history of deceptive lending practices. According to Shaheen, Sen. John Sununu is in the pocket of financial institutions, though in reality he has spent years pressing for substantial reforms and

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3,500 more NH families likely to get help with heating bills

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...might need to be tapped initially to pay bills but the increased federal money would reimburse the state. Yesterday, Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., said heating oil prices will "put tremendous pressure on family budgets" this year. "I think it's important th

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NH will be $34m warmer this winter

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...In Fiscal Year '08, the state received $15.6 million in block grants and $9.9 million in contingency funding. New Hampshire Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg made the announcement about the latest funding Saturday. The funding will make a difference for

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John Sununu: Reform takes leadership, not partisanship

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...the books were being cooked, the companies were protected by Democrats, who stalled -- for two years -- efforts by Sen. John Sununu, R- New Hampshire, to reform the lenders." Just six months ago in this newspaper, Jeanne Shaheen was calling for us to le

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Firm stand from Horn and Gregg

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Paul Hodes and Sen. John Sununu but hard to get them to say they'd vote for or against the Paulson plan. Not that caution isn't understandable when you're ...

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NH expected to get $34 million-plus in heat money

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

...Year '08, the state received $15.6 million in block grants and $9.9 million in contingency funding. New Hampshire Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg made the announcement about the latest funding Saturday. The funding will make a difference for families i

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> State House Dome: Same-sex marriage bill returns

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Democrats had already complained about the Daniel Webster PAC that US Sen. John Sununu runs, saying it has improperly failed to register in the state. ...

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NH expected to get $34 million-plus in heat money

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

John Sununu and Judd Gregg made the announcement about the latest funding Saturday. The funding will make a difference for families in New Hampshire, ...

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Hillary effort launches in NH

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) defeat US Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) in November. "We especially need to have Jeanne Shaheen in the Senate and we are ...

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Check Sununu's vote on minimum wage

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

... our senator voted against increasing the minimum wage eight times. I need every penny of my check and John Sununu doesn't understand that. ...

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NH workers fear job loss after bailout

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

...of dollars and CEOs are getting bailed out, and that's not fair," Shaheen said. Shaheen, a former governor who lost to Sen. John Sununu in 2002, said she is hopeful the final package will include protections for taxpayers and tough accountability and ov

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