Press | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen

01.30.2020

Shaheen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020

**Letter Emphasizes that the Current Number of H-2B Visas Fails to Adequately Meet U.S. Temporary Workforce Needs** (Washington, DC) — This week, U.S. Senator...

01.14.2020

Shaheen Denounces Trump’s Plan to Again Steal Military Funding to Pay for Border Wall

**Shaheen was Original Cosponsor of Bipartisan Resolutions to Terminate President’s Previous National Emergency Declaration to Divert Military Funding** (Washington, DC)...

09.25.2019

On Senate Floor, Shaheen Urges Support for Bipartisan Resolution Terminating President’s “Emergency” Declaration That Diverts Resources From the Troops, Their Families and Military Projects to Fund Campaign Promise

**In her remarks, Shaheen points to reports showing that the Trump administration is potentially planning to take national security funding next year--in addition to the funding...

06.28.2017

Shaheen Secures Inclusion of 4,000 Visas for Afghan Interpreters, Support Staff in National Defense Legislation

(Washington, DC) – This afternoon, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), critical legislation to...

04.21.2017

Shaheen, Senators Question DHS About Revoking Global Entry Status Based on Religion

(Washington DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a group of Senators on a letter questioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about reports that it...

03.15.2017

On Senate Floor, Shaheen Discusses Her Bill to Provide Additional Afghan SIVs: The U.S. “Made a Solemn Promise to These Brave People”

**Earlier today, Senators Shaheen, McCain, Tillis and Reed introduced the ‘Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act’ to authorize an additional 2,500...

03.15.2017

Shaheen, McCain, Reed, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Authorize 2,500 Additional Visas for Afghan Interpreters, Support Staff

**Introduction follows news that the U.S. Embassy in Kabul has officially stopped scheduling interviews for applicants due to a lack of remaining Afghan Special Immigrant...

03.09.2017

Shaheen Decries Wind-Down of Afghan Visa Program for Interpreters and Calls for Congress to Approve More Visas Immediately

**Shaheen announces intention to introduce legislation to provide more visas immediately** (Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following...

03.07.2017

Senators Shaheen, Murphy Introduce Bill to Block President Trump’s Re-Issued Muslim Travel Ban

(Washington, DC) – After President Donald Trump re-issued his harmful restriction on refugees and immigrants from six Muslim-majority nations in Africa and the Middle...

03.06.2017

Shaheen Statement on President Trump’s New Muslim Ban Executive Order

(Washington DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s new Muslim ban executive order, which will halt entry to...

02.07.2017

Shaheen on Senator Cotton's Anti-Legal Immigration Bill: “Senseless” and a “Job Killer” that “Runs Counter to Our Values”

(Washington, DC)—Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced legislation that would...

02.03.2017

SHAHEEN, SENATORS TO MATTIS: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MUSLIM BAN DEGRADES OUR ABILITY TO DEFEAT ISIS, UNDERMINES OUR NATIONAL SECURITY

(Washington, DC) — As Secretary of Defense James Mattis begins a thirty-day, government-wide review of the United States’ existing strategy to defeat ISIS, U.S....

12.22.2009

SHAHEEN DISCUSSES HOW THE SENATE HEALTH REFORM BILL WILL IMPROVE COVERAGE, HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, AND ELIMINATE ABUSES

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