Press Releases

(Washington, DC) –The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, has responded to a letter from U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) calling on...

**Calls on 2016 Graduates to Defend Independent Judicial and Legal System; Shield Institution from Partisan Politics** **Video of Her Speech Broadcast on Facebook Live; Full...

(Washington, DC) – Today U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), with the bipartisan support of Chairman McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member Reed (D-RI) and Senator Tillis (R-NC),...

**The National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act would improve access to Small Business Administration (SBA) programs that provide counseling, loan repayment, and...

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John McCain (R-AZ), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today applauded the Senate passage of a Resolution of Disapproval that...

**On Senate floor, Shaheen discusses effort to end unnecessary program** **Bipartisan effort aimed to eliminate program that wastes millions of taxpayer dollars** You can watch...

(WASHINGTON) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations European Affairs Subcommittee, reacted to the release of Ukrainian...

WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following...

**The Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act was authored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen with the input of Amanda Nguyen, a survivor of sexual assault**   **Shaheen...

(Washington, DC) – Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomes the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of updated lifetime drinking water health advisory...

**Today the Senate advanced more than $1 billion to address Zika but has yet to pass emergency funding for those on the frontlines of the opioid crisis**  **Shaheen on opioid...

**Nearly two million people in Brazil have contracted the Zika virus since its initial outbreak** **Shaheen voices concern for athletes, spectators, and public who risk exposure...

(Washington, DC) – Today the House passed legislation, similar to the Shaheen-sponsored Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) passed by the Senate in...

(Manchester, NH) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on the shooting of two Manchester Police Officers early this morning: “Every time...

(Washington, DC)—Despite a backlog of Afghan interpreters seeking refuge in the United States, today the Senate Armed Services Committee approved legislation that failed to...

**Shaheen provisions bolster the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease Air National Guard Base**  **Bill also includes her language directing the Department of Defense to adopt...

**SBIR, STTR have proven track record of helping small businesses succeed and grow** ** Without Congressional action, programs will expire in...

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) renewed her call on Republican Senate leaders to fulfill their Constitutional responsibilities and hold hearings...

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today welcomed the inclusion of a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would...