Senator Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat  •  New Hampshire  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2009
Current Term 2009 - 2014
  • Votes with party 94%
  • Abstains: 1%

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11/06/09
NH's Shaheen to discuss unemployment insurance

...N.H.—New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is discussing the extension of unemployment benefits to jobless workers in Somersworth. Shaheen co-authored a compromise measure passed by the Senate on Wednesday that extends unemployment insurance to workers na

Source: Boston Globe
11/06/09
$3M in fed funds to aid Great Bay

Democratic US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican US Sen. Judd Gregg worked together to secure $3 million that will help the Great Bay Resource Protection ...

Source: Seacoastonline.com
11/06/09
Jobless in NH to get extended benefits

...they have already used up their federal aid or will do so by the end of the year. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch thanked Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for authoring the amendment extending the benefits in all 50 states. The White House has announced that President

Source: WCAX
11/06/09
President should get us out of Afghanistan

The recent debate in Massachusetts between the four candidates for senator acknowledged that our mission in Afghanistan is complete. ...

Source: Cabinet.com
11/06/09
NH's Shaheen to discuss unemployment insurance

AP - November 6, 2009 6:05 AM ET SOMERSWORTH, NH (AP) - New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is discussing the extension of unemployment benefits to jobless ...

Source: WCAX
11/05/09
Senate extends jobless benefits, tax breaks to homebuyers

...Obama for his signature. Harry Hamburg/The Associated PressSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., listen at a news conference following the pa

Source: NJ.com
11/05/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

Senator Jeanne Shaheen delivers remarks about legislation she and Sen. Jack Reed introduced that would extend unemployment benefits during a news conference ...

Source: Marketplace (blog)
11/05/09
Shaheen Key In Unemployment Benefit Extension

...Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen as one of the leaders behind the legislation. If the bill passes the House as expected, it will mean thousands of people with

11/04/09
Vote soon on bill to extend help for homebuyers, jobless

...tax breaks to businesses struck by the recession. "I'm pleased we're finally getting to vote on Thursday," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., "but I'm very disappointed that it's taken so long." After an overwhelming procedural vote on Monday that moved

11/04/09
NH senators hail passage of unemployment extension

...50 states. Workers in states with an unemployment rate at 8.5 percent or above would receive six weeks on top of that. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who helped negotiate the deal to extend the benefits, says the bill will help nearly 2 million America

Source: Boston Globe
11/04/09
Mont Vernon home invasion prompts bill

...the law to apply it to serial or multiple murder killers. The Senate killed that measure too. Former Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, now a U.S. senator, tried without success to convince the Legislature in 2001 to have murders of children younger than

11/04/09
NH senator hails passage of unemployment extension

...N.H. (AP) - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is hailing Senate passage of a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run out in the coming weeks. The bill, which passed the Senate on

Source: WCAX
11/04/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

... the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen as one of the leaders behind the legislation. ...

Source: WMUR
11/04/09
Senate acts to extend aid for jobless, homebuyers

...as a result of these delaying tactics approximately 200,000 workers have lost their benefits in this last month," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a chief proponent of the more expansive benefit extension. Judy Conti of the National Employment Law Proj

11/04/09
Democratic leaders gather at annual event

Chuck Henderson read a letter from Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the first Democrat and first woman elected to the Senate from New Hampshire in 30 years. ...

Source: Winnisquam Echo
11/04/09
Mont Vernon home invasion prompts bill

Jeanne Shaheen, now a US senator, tried without success to convince the Legislature in 2001 to have murders of children younger than 13 added to the capital ...

Source: Nashua Telegraph
11/04/09
NH senators hail passage of unemployment extension

...in all 50 states. Workers in states with an unemployment rate at 8.5 percent or above would receive six weeks on top of that. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who helped negotiate the deal to extend the benefits, says the bill will help nearly 2 million

Source: WCAX
11/03/09
Senate closer to voting on extending jobless benefits

...Employment Law Project. Without action, 1.3 million Americans will have cashed their last check by the end of the year. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who pushed the Senate to include additional benefits for all states, said, "unemployment ... is a hards

11/03/09
Stabenow Co-Sponsors Legislation to Protect Consumers from Unfair Credit Card ...

You can leave a response or trackback to this entry From the Desk of Debbie Stabenow US Sen. (D-MI) WASHINGTON DC – US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today ...

Source: The Michigan News
11/03/09
Revamped Spaulding High School newspaper hot off the presses

Here was a 12-page newspaper, complete with news on US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's tour of the school's energy-saving programs, a "Senior Spotlight" profile, ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
11/02/09
3 examples of innovative health care reform in New Hampshire, by Senator ...

Democrat Jeanne Shaheen represents New Hampshire in the United States Senate. This column is adapted from a floor speech in the Senate last week.

Source: The Keene Sentinel
11/02/09
Support new proposal to help working moms

Please call Senator Jeanne Shaheen at 603-622-7979 and tell her to stand with New Hampshire women and children and support the HELP plan.

Source: Nashua Telegraph
11/02/09
Senate votes to take up jobless benefit extension

... they would be outraged," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., a leader on the unemployment benefit issue. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., ...

Source: Elizabethton Star
11/01/09
New Hampshire Magazine > The essential guide to living in the Granite State

Yet when Gregg looks across the Senate chamber he sees his colleague Jeanne Shaheen, state history's most successful Democratic politician. ...

Source: New Hampshire Magazine
11/01/09
Unemployment benefits ending

US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the Senate will vote tomorrow on a 14-week extension for anyone who would lose benefits before the end of the year. ...

Source: Concord Monitor
11/01/09
Smart revival at GE: New meters, grid offer hope for plant's future growth

US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, and President Barack Obama both expressed their support for smart meters and smart grid technology in October. ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
11/01/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the Senate will vote tomorrow on a 14-week extension for anyone who would lose benefits before the end of the year. ...

Source: Concord Monitor
10/31/09
Unemployent benefits running out for some in NH

...up to 200 people will no longer get checks -- that means up to 1,600 people with no assistance by the end of this year. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the Senate will vote Monday on a 14-week extension for anyone who would lose benefits before the end of the

Source: Boston Globe
10/31/09
Pelosi vs. NH: Wrecking the state budget

...was on the stage with Nancy Pelosi, beaming with delight, when the speaker unveiled the plan. Maybe Hodes and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will have more sense than to support this budget buster. © 2009, Union Leader Corporation. All rights reserved. All trad

10/31/09
Unemployent benefits running out for some in NH

...up to 200 people will no longer get checks - that means up to 1,600 people with no assistance by the end of this year. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the Senate will vote Monday on a 14-week extension for anyone who would lose benefits before the end of the y

Source: WCAX

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Phone: 202-224-2841

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