New Hampshire
Democratic Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter says she’s not ruling out a bid for
the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Judd Gregg in 2010.
Commerce
Secretary-nominee Judd Gregg’s departure from the Senate would leave New
Hampshire with the nation’s least senior congressional delegation, but
political experts disagree on whether that will hurt the state.
Officials in Washington and New Hampshire tell The Associated Press that President Barack Obama
is considering nominating Republican Senator Judd Gregg as his commerce secretary.
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.
Keene, New
Hampshire is
getting a new veterans’ center and outreach clinic. The state’s congressional
delegation has lobbied for months for the project.
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.