Press Releases

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...

 **Official Video Footage Here**  **Shaheen serves as official sponsor of ship named after Queen City** (Mobile, AL) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the...

(Manchester, NH) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the leading Democrat on the Senate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, has approved a...

**Legislation would improve long-term, strategic drug interdiction efforts in New Hampshire and across the country** **Shaheen hears about the Guard’s important work helping...

(Washington, DC) – Tomorrow, Saturday April 30th, communities across New Hampshire and the country are teaming up with local law enforcement for National Drug...

[April 18, 2016 – U.S. Senator Shaheen (D-NH) and General Lori Robinson meeting in Senator Shaheen’s Washington, DC office] A high resolution version of the photo is...

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced legislation that would increase support for a National Guard program...

**Cites her roundtable discussion in Concord where she heard from local health officials about the need for resources** **Calls Zika threat “a pending public health...

**If confirmed in full Senate, General Robinson would be the first woman to lead a combatant command** **Shaheen has had the opportunity to meet with General Robinson and question...