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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10/11/09
Lynch may have some competition for his job

US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is neither flamboyant nor terribly charismatic, but her work last week on extending unemployment benefits revealed her true strength. ...

Source: Nashua Telegraph
10/10/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

State Senator Scott Brown may be known, in some quarters, for his pretty-boy looks. But he's not exactly known for having a ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/10/09
Maine shipyard command changes

...overhaul facility. Fuller, a Tennessee native, has served in a variety of naval engineering and combat systems assignments. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, both New Hampshire Democrats, were scheduled to attend Saturday's ceremony. Copyr

Source: WCAX
10/10/09
Maine shipyard command changes

Fuller, a Tennessee native, has served in a variety of naval engineering and combat systems assignments. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. ...

Source: WCAX
10/10/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

However, it is easy and necessary to oppose those such as Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., who would make worse an ailing economy. It was reported earlier this ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
10/10/09
Experts: Afghanistan EscalationWrong Choice, Counter-Productive

Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen then asked the million-dollar question: "What would a fully resourced, non-military-focused campaign against Al Qaeda look ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release)
10/10/09
Important vote

Such a vote occurred on Sept. 24 in the US Senate. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen helped save our beaches and ocean from offshore drilling damage. ...

Source: Concord Monitor
10/09/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

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

Source: Nashua Telegraph
10/09/09
Shipyard welcomes new commander

...passing command to Fuller, who brings a family of four young children with him to the yard. Guests included N.H. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, as well as state legislators and local officials. "The last 27 months have flown by

10/09/09
Dems would extend jobless benefits

...Puerto Rico that have unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent. That formula drew opposition from senators, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., from states where the jobless rate doesn't reach the 8.5. percent threshold. They argued that it was unfair

10/09/09
Death penalty discussion heats up in Concord

...of bills in the past decade to repeal the statute. In 2000, the House and Senate passed his repeal bill, only for then Gov. Jeanne Shaheen to veto it. "Most religions in the world oppose the death penalty not just because of a moral matter," Splaine sai

10/09/09
Shaheen to discuss unemployment extension deal

...N.H.—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen returns to New Hampshire on Friday, a day after she helped negotiate a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run dry in the coming weeks. The agreem

Source: Boston Globe
10/09/09
Senate Demos set more aid for jobless

...and Puerto Rico that have unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent. That formula drew opposition from senators, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., from states where the jobless rate doesn't reach the 8.5. percent threshold. They argued it was unfair

10/09/09
Deal reached to extend benefits

...Puerto Rico that have unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent. That formula drew opposition from senators, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., from states where the jobless rate doesn't reach the 8.5. percent threshold. They argued that it was unfair

10/09/09
The cost of inaction is too great

Democrat Jeanne Shaheen is New Hampshire's junior US senator. This article is excerpted from remarks she gave on the Senate floor during the summer.

Source: New Hampshire Business Review
10/09/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

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

Source: Nashua Telegraph
10/09/09
Al Qaeda in Afghanistan

Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen then asked the million-dollar question: "What would a fully resourced, non-military-focused campaign against Al Qaeda look ...

Source: The Nation.
10/08/09
Sen Jeanne Shaheen

Here are some of the highlights from this morning's powerful performance: Every Senator who spoke drew attention to the fact that women are paying higher ...

Source: SEIU (blog)
10/08/09
Shaheen calls for jobless benefits add

...(AP) – New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has released the details of an amendment she plans to introduce that would give 17 additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers nationwide. The amendment, which Shaheen plans to introduce later this we

10/08/09
Jobless lose lifeline as Senate stalls

...the jobless to "continue to pay their rent and feed their families until the economy comes around," he said. But Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is planning to introduce a measure that would extend jobless benefits in all 50 states by 17 weeks. W

Source: CNN/Money
10/08/09
Jobless benefits could be extended 17 weeks

...be added and how they should be funded have stalled the legislation in the Senate. The Detroit News reported Oct. 6 that Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., objected to the House bill, which would have extended benefits 13 weeks, but only in California and 26

10/08/09
Plan to extend NH jobless benefits advances

...– Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has reached agreement with Senate leaders to more fairly distribute extended unemployment benefits to residents of states with relatively low unemployment rates, including New Hampshire, her spokesman said today. After objecting

10/08/09
Senate Democrats reach deal on extending benefits

...state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run dry in the coming weeks. The agreement was brokered by New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Rei

Source: WCAX
10/08/09
RE: Jeanne Shaheen

And Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said: “Today's health system is simply not meeting the needs of women. For too many women and their ...

Source: New York Times
10/08/09
Dean's book is concise, compelling

In New Hampshire, our congressmen and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen are on board for a public option - but only the president can ensure passage of real health care ...

Source: Concord Monitor
10/08/09
Senate Democrats Reach Deal on Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits

That formula drew opposition from senators, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., from states where the jobless rate doesn't reach the 8.5. percent threshold. ...

Source: FOXNews
10/08/09
Dems Reach Deal To Extend Jobless Benefits

...and Puerto Rico that have unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent. That formula drew opposition from senators, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., from states where the jobless rate doesn't reach the 8.5. percent threshold. They argued that it was u

Source: KIRO
10/07/09
NH prosecutor: Evidence does not support death penalty charge

A bill to repeal the law passed the House and Senate in 2000 but was vetoed by then-Governor Jeanne Shaheen, now a US senator. Regardless of what happens in ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/07/09
NH's Shaheen proposing jobless benefits to all

CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has released the details of an amendment she plans to introduce that would give 17 additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers nationwide. The amendment, which Shaheen plans to introduce later

Source: Boston Globe
10/06/09
Shaheen visits Spaulding High for lesson in energy

ROCHESTER — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH joined school officials, energy experts and lawmakers Monday on a tour of Spaulding High School's ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat

Official website: http://shaheen.senate.gov
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G55 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2841

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