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October 20, 2008
 


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JEANNE SHAHEEN OUTLINES PROPOSALS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN WASHINGTON

(Manchester, NH) —Today, former Governor and current candidate for U.S. Senate Jeanne Shaheen addressed the Innovation Century Forum at UNH, where she discussed the need for a new direction in Washington that expands the role of science and invests in the creation of 21st century jobs.

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July 8, 2008

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Kate Bedingfield
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Caitlin Legacki
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JEANNE SHAHEEN TOURS BIODIESEL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB AT UNH

Discusses need to increase investment in scientific research to grow economy, preserve environment

(Durham, NH) – Today, former Governor and current candidate for US Senate Jeanne Shaheen visited the University of New Hampshire biodiesel and chemical engineering lab to discuss the economic and environmental imperative to invest in scientific research and development.  Yesterday, Shaheen gave a major policy address focused on the need to enhance the role of science in the 21st century in order to create new, good-paying jobs, compete in the innovation economy and move our country off of our dependence on foreign oil.

U.S. Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen: Getty Images PhotoU.S. Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) proposed a four-point plan that she says would enhance the role of science in the 21st century.

According to a campaign press release, the former New Hampshire governor wants to increase money for federal research, establish a workforce that would "thrive in the innovation economy," promote private scientific research and "return to making policy decisions based on science and not ideology."