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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on reports of the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) effort to dismantle the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Since its establishment under President George W. Bush over 20 years ago, the MCC has...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urging the administration to remove barriers to expanded engagement with the Syrian interim government. In the letter, Ranking Member...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reorganization of the U.S. State Department: “Any changes to the State Department and USAID must be carefully weighed with the real costs to American security and leadership. When America retreats –...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. “Like so many in the world today, I mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. For over a decade, Pope Francis led with unrivaled compassion, which was reflected in...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs released a statement following the removal of Hungarian official Antal Rogan from the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the immediate release of individuals unlawfully detained in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), including U.S. resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose detention the Trump...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 State Department budget request: "As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's visit to the White House: "It is imperative that we keep our country safe by detaining and deporting criminal gang members illegally in the United States, but how we...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, and Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released a statement following the news of Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink’s intent to step down.  "For almost three years as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Bridget Brink has demonstrated exceptional leadership,...

WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of World Quantum Day on April 14th, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan International Quantum Research Exchange Act, which would promote U.S. leadership in quantum research through international...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to mark the second anniversary of the civil war in Sudan, calling on the U.S. to resume foreign and humanitarian assistance to the region, help put an end to the conflict and set Sudan back on a path to a...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted opening remarks for the record at the hearing on the nominations of Thomas DiNanno to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and...

WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement as Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) face funding issues that will necessitate major layoffs as soon as this week, impacting...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nominations of Brian Burch to be Ambassador to the Vatican, Brandon Judd to be Ambassador to Chile and Nicole McGraw to be Ambassador to Croatia. In her opening remarks, Ranking Member...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on arms sales to Israel: “As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I am deeply concerned by the breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of former Senator David Perdue to be Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. In her opening...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member and Chairman the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement regarding the announcement that the State Department imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials responsible for implementing the 2020 National Security Law and 2024 Article 23...

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, convened democratic Senators for a roundtable discussion with experts on The Dangerous Consequences of Funding Cuts to U.S. Global Health Programs. The Ranking Member said: “In less than two months, the Trump Administration has undone...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Warren Stephens to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador to Türkiye and Tilman Fertitta to be Ambassador to both Italy and San Marino. In her...