WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Tim Scott (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-ID) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), released the following statement on the violence in Sudan:“We are horrified by the ongoing civil war in Sudan,...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following statement condemning the Trump...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump’s global tariffs and restore congressional authority over trade.Senator Wyden led the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement expressing grave concern at President Trump's reported direction to the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing: "This is a very dangerous and reckless move by the President. Resuming nuclear tests would end a more...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following reports that the U.S. will reduce its troop presence in Romania by nearly half.
"This is a deeply misguided move that undercuts our efforts to pressure Putin to finally come to the negotiating table and to...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Trump’s meeting with President Xi in Seoul, South Korea.
“Art of the Deal this was not. President Trump’s much-heralded meeting with President Xi appears to have merely brought us a few steps...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal outlining her vision for a bipartisan American foreign policy, continued engagement with allies and partners on trade and the military and competing with China on the global stage.Her piece,...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) issued the following statement ahead of the general elections to be held in Tanzania on Wednesday, October 29:
“We are deeply concerned by reports of...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives Democrats’ Litigation Task Force led 34 Senators and 171 U.S. Representatives in filing a bipartisan, bicameral amicus...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing on the nominations of Amer Ghalib to be Ambassador to Kuwait, Brent Christensen to be Ambassador to Bangladesh, Benjamin Leon to be Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Leo Brent Bozell to be...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on two major Russian oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil:
“Ten months was far too long to wait, but I am glad that the Trump Administration is finally...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded committee passage of three bipartisan bills aimed at holding Putin accountable for his ongoing assault on Ukraine, two of which she authored or led, including the STOP Russia and China Act to disrupt Moscow’s ties to Beijing...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a committee business meeting during which members approved 16 bills, 2 resolutions and 2 nominees.
“We are pleased with the passage of several pieces of legislation during the committee’s...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the recent election of Takaichi Sanae as Japan’s next prime minister:
“We congratulate Takaichi Sanae on her historic election as Japan’s first female prime...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the White House confirmed there are now “no plans” for President Trump to meet with Vladimir Putin:
“I’m glad the White House finally pulled down the Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest, which should...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following their meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese.“It was our pleasure to welcome Prime Minster Albanese to the Capitol today. Australia has...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on President Trump’s threats to terminate critical U.S. assistance to Colombia:“President Trump’s threats this weekend to end assistance to Colombia are shortsighted and self-defeating. The overwhelming majority of...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the Bolivian presidential and legislative elections that took place on Sunday:“We congratulate President-elect Rodrigo Paz, the recently elected members of the Bolivian...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump’s meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House:
“Australia is a stalwart ally of the United States in the Indo-Pacific and a key bulwark of our collective...