New Hampshire
Republican Senator Judd Gregg says he recognizes some of the concerns about
past actions by newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, but it’s
clear to him that Geithner has the qualifications and experience for the job.
New Hampshire Gov.
John Lynch, New Senator Jeanne Shaheen and House members Carol Shea-Porter and
Paul Hodes celebrated the inauguration of President Obama at a "Grits and
Granite Ball" in Virginia last night.
With New England
having some of the highest home heating costs in the country, New Hampshire Senator
Jeanne Shaheen says she wants to increase production of renewable sources of
energy.
The presidential
race has spilled into New
Hampshire’s
Senate race, with both candidates asked during a debate to defend statements
made by their party’s nominee.
New Hampshire
Republican Senator John Sununu accuses Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of switching
positions on President Bush’s tax cuts and the war in Iraq to win votes. But Shaheen says Sununu is the
flip-flopper – when it comes to attacking her.
Ignoring a
moderator’s request to refrain from attacks, Republican Sen. John Sununu and
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen accused each other of showing poor leadership on the
government’s bailout of the financial industry.
Candidates and political action groups have
spent more than $11 million to run political ads on New Hampshire’s largest
commercial television station this election season.
The New Hampshire
Democratic Party is filing a complaint against a Virginia-based business
advocacy group that’s running a radio ad attacking Jeanne Shaheen’s record as
governor. Shaheen is running for the U.S. Senate.