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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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
10/30/09
Pelosi vs. NH: Wrecking the state budget

Maybe Hodes and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will have more sense than to support this budget buster. Those people who think this plan is responsible and will reduce ...

Source: The Union Leader
10/29/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

But the state's Democrats in DC -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Rep. Paul Hodes -- were quick to point out yesterday elements in the bill ...

Source: Examiner.com
10/29/09
N.H. programs become national models

...measures based on New Hampshire programs have been signed into law. The suicide prevention amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Paul Hodes. It requires that the Department of Defense establish a program to provide National Guar

10/29/09
NH programs become national models

...measures based on New Hampshire programs have been signed into law. The suicide prevention amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Paul Hodes. It requires that the Department of Defense establish a program to provide National Guar

Source: Boston Globe
10/29/09
Vet counseling programs national models

...measures based on New Hampshire programs have been signed into law. The suicide prevention amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Paul Hodes. It requires that the Department of Defense establish a program to provide National Guar

10/29/09
NH programs become national models

The suicide prevention amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Paul Hodes. It requires that the Department of Defense establish a ...

Source: WCAX
10/28/09
EMILY's List backs two NH candidates

EMILY's List was active in helping Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Carol Shea-Porter get elected last year, and Kuster will become only the third candidate for ...

Source: The Union Leader
10/28/09
EMILY's List backs two NH candidates

...committee dedicated to electing Democratic women to federal and state political offices. EMILY’s List was active in helping Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Carol Shea-Porter get elected last year, and Kuster will become only the third candidate for an op

10/27/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

... workers pay their bills and purchase necessities was being held up to score political points, they would be outraged," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN. ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/27/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

... workers pay their bills and purchase necessities was being held up to score political points, they would be outraged," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN. ...

Source: The Associated Press
10/27/09
Ladies who've got game, too

...-- are all GOP. "It's hard to get women to golf," said Maura Keefe, an accomplished golfer and chief of staff to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). "Women are perfectionists. If a woman is golfing and she hits a tree, she feels bad, she thinks she's made a

10/27/09
Democrats urge quick action as Senate takes up jobless benefit extension

...pay their bills and purchase necessities was being held up to score political points, they would be outraged," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a leader on the unemployment benefit issue. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., calculated that in th

10/27/09
Senate Dems press for extended jobless benefits

...workers pay their bills and purchase necessities was being held up to score political points, they would be outraged," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a leader on the unemployment benefit issue. The states normally provide 26 weeks of unemployment ben

10/26/09
Klobuchar expecting progress this week on extension of jobless benefits

...to cut off insurance benefits now.” Klobuchar was joined on the call by Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and Maurice Emsellem, the policy co-director of the National Employment Law Project. Over the las

Source: MinnPost.com
10/25/09
Could GOP benefit as state resident patterns change?

Whenever Democrats such as Lynch and US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, also a former governor, took the tax issue off the table during their campaigns, the Republican ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
10/25/09
Art Beat

... Politics" a global look at women who hold elected office (among them President Michelle Bachelet of Chile and New Hampshire's US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen). ...

Source: Denver Post
10/25/09
Considered Forthwith: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senator Kerry is now being credited with at least temporarily resolving the political crisis in Afghanistan. Kerry was in the country on an unrelated visit ...

Source: Congress Matters (blog)
10/24/09
The place to go: Discover Portsmouth soiree raises funds for improvements

US Sen. Judd Gregg, Gov. John Lynch and US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen all expressed interest in attending the center's fundraiser, but were unable to make it. ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
10/23/09
Art Beat

...a global look at women who hold elected office (among them President Michelle Bachelet of Chile and New Hampshire's U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen). "Hinojosa uses her position as a journalist to explore the issues of the world and especially how women are af

Source: Denver Post
10/23/09
SHAHEEN COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO CAPITAL

... DC)- US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has cosponsored the Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 1832), which would further enable refinancing through the ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release)
10/23/09
Forests to the rescue!

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has teamed with Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine to sponsor legislation that would pay private forest landowners to undertake carbon-friendly ...

Source: Concord Monitor
10/22/09
Extending unemployment benefits cannot wait (Sen. Jeanne Shaheen)

...topic at hand, plus it is waste not waist which refers to your pant size Marc Hester on 10/22/2009 at 14:13 Thank you, Senator Shaheen, for ensuring that benefits are extended for ALL recipients. I believe we will be back here again in 20 weeks, and th

Source: The Hill
10/22/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

For nearly two weeks, I have been working with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and many of my fellow Senators ...

Source: The Hill
10/22/09
Unpaid Medicaid: No one is protecting NH

...Washington Democrats want to mandate. For New Hampshire, that would spell budgetary disaster. What are Gov. John Lynch and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen doing about this? Nothing, at least publicly. While other governors protested, Lynch grumbled something about

10/22/09
Landrieu Legislation Increases Small Business Loan Limits

"We must do everything in our power to help our nation's innovators and job creators," Senator Landrieu said. "Ensuring small businesses have the access to ...

Source: Reuters
10/22/09
Women and politics

Hillary accomplished next to nothing as a Senator, and in fact was just a partisan member of the Democratic party. Hillary cleaned up none of the corruption ...

Source: msnbc.com
10/22/09
67 Senators Now "In Play" for Climate Bill

That list includes Ben Cardin of Maryland, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Tom Udall of New Mexico. All appeared at a Capitol Hill campaign-style rally ...

Source: Treehugger
10/21/09
Stratham's Andrea Schmidt is a true ambassador

...pass food allergy legislation for schools and fund food allergy research. Schmidt urged U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., to support the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management A

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Phone: 202-224-2841

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