NH’s Shaheen calls for funding for commission

Print More

New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen is leading a bipartisan effort of Northeastern senators calling on the Commerce Department to directly fund a new commission to boost the region’s economy.

The Northern Border Regional Commission would help parts of New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Vermont strengthen local economies and create jobs.

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Economic Development Administration is authorized to transfer $50 million-dollars to regional economic development commissions. In a letter, the senators urge the department to allocate as much of that money as possible for the commission.

Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins from Maine and Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York also signed the letter.

Comments are closed.