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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent raising serious concerns about the national security implications of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released the following statement on President Trump’s threats to pull out of NATO: “NATO is the strongest and most successful military alliance in history. It...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement in response to President Trump’s address:“From the start, the goals of this war have changed, the strategy remains unclear and it has only exacerbated the cost-of-living crisis for everyday Americans. President...

TOKYO, JAPAN – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator John Curtis (R-UT) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Japan for meetings with senior government officials, U.S. military leadership and private sector partners. The delegation also included Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator John Curtis (R-UT) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Taiwan for meetings with top government and defense officials, civil society and private sector leaders on March 30 and 31. The delegation also included Senator...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Barring Leverage and Obstruction that Contributes to Kremlin Profits Undermining Transatlantic Interests and NATO Act or the BLOCK PUTIN Act, which will hold senior Hungarian government...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, “Arms Control and Transforming International Security Functions at the State Department.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen questioned Thomas DiNanno, Under Secretary for Arms...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Benjamin Black, raising serious concerns about the Administration’s reported plan to provide up to $20 billion in taxpayer-funded political risk...

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jim Risch (R-ID), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Coons (D-DE), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan Senate resolution to welcome...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Commission, along with Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Co-Chairman, and Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member, issued a...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement: “President Trump’s decision to provide sanctions...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) were joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 40 colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader, and Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, demanded that Trump provided accountability for his war in Iran and that the administration, including Secretaries...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the Washington Post warning that Russia is exploiting the growing conflict with Iran to challenge the United States and threaten American troops, businesses and interests abroad. In the piece, Senator Shaheen...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a new report examining how the Trump Administration’s approach to China has imposed growing economic costs on American families while strengthening Beijing’s...

The FCPA Reinforcement Act signals that companies should maintain strong anti-corruption practices because foreign bribery will be investigated and prosecuted The bill would extend the statute of limitations for FCPA bribery offenses from five to ten years Bill Text (PDF) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of...