Hassan, Shaheen, Goodlander meet with AmeriCorps members, directors to discuss proposed program cuts

    read more…: Hassan, Shaheen, Goodlander meet with AmeriCorps members, directors to discuss proposed program cuts

    “As we heard this morning, as we were talking about what the impact of potential cuts to the AmeriCorps program would be, it’s not going to save money,” said Senator Shaheen. “What it’s going to do is downshift those costs to local communities, and it’s going to actually cost us more. So this is all a foolhardy effort.”

    New Hampshire farmers join Shaheen for roundtable about USDA federal funding cuts

    read more…: New Hampshire farmers join Shaheen for roundtable about USDA federal funding cuts

    A group of 20 farmers and agricultural producers joined the U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on March 3 for a conversation at SunnyCrest Farm in Londonderry to discuss the reality of the proposed, pending, and actual funding cuts made by the Trump Administration on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

    Shaheen joins naval officers at discussion about military careers for West NJROTC students

    read more…: Shaheen joins naval officers at discussion about military careers for West NJROTC students

    U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and sailors serving on the U.S.S. Manchester met with Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) students at Manchester West High School on Tuesday morning to provide details and discussion about a career in the U.S. Navy.

    Senator Shaheen and DEA break ground for new laboratory in Londonderry

    read more…: Senator Shaheen and DEA break ground for new laboratory in Londonderry

    Once built and operational the lab will have a staff of more than 50 and the DEA expects to process more than 5,000 drug exhibits a year. The lab will provide forensic analysis for drug investigations for the entire DEA New England Field Division covering New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and upstate New York. Regional laboratories process evidence for the DEA, FBI, ATF, DHS, and state and local agencies.