Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Official account for U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Ranking Member @SenatorShaheen

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

As @SenatorShaheen and @SFRCdems lay out in our new report, the Trump Admin's cuts to our diplomatic infrastructure have undermined America's ability to compete with China.

Congress must act quickly to reverse the damage and preserve America's ability to lead and compete.

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

“This World Refugee Day, we honor the spirit and contributions of refugees around the world, reaffirm our commitment to their protection and call on the Trump Administration to restore support for refugees globally.” -@SenatorShaheen

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen released a statement after the White House confirmed the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran:
🔗https://t.co/FI85Klkwst

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

"You placed hundreds of employees at @USAGM and @VOANews on administrative leave. You attempted to cut off funding for @RFERL and @RadioFreeAsia until a court intervened.

USAGM and Voice of America survived. But our adversaries exploited that chaos." -@SenatorShaheen

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Watch @SenatorShaheen’s opening remarks at today’s nomination hearing, which included consideration of Kari Lake for Ambassador to Jamaica, Brendan Hanrahan for @StateEUR and other nominees for key diplomatic posts.

Full release ⬇️
https://t.co/FUSDvYQym7

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen and @RepTedLieu introduced a resolution to reaffirm America’s commitment to refugees fleeing persecution and conflict around the world in honor of World Refugee Day on June 20.

Full release⬇️
https://t.co/SS4b27n8yU

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen released a statement on the reported terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran:
🔗 https://t.co/SFgxdCOQ9Q

[Sen. Jeanne Shaheen @SenatorShaheen]

This reported MOU with Iran didn't accomplish any of the aims that the President talked about before he started this war, and we would be coming out with an outcome that is much worse than the JCPOA, the Iran nuclear deal that the President pulled us out of in his first term.

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

SEN SHAHEEN previews NATO Summit: "If we can go into this summit unified, with one voice on Ukraine—in particular on how we're going to respond to the war,—with one voice on addressing concerns that the NATO countries are facing globally, that will be a positive summit."

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

SEN SHAHEEN on the Iran MOU: "What I've seen is a full capitulation to Iran.”

“They're getting their sanctions lifted. They're getting a $300 billion reconstruction fund. They're getting their frozen assets lifted."

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

🚨  LIVE: Tune in now as @SenatorShaheen and @SenThomTillis speak at the @AtlanticCouncil ahead of the @NATO Summit in Ankara. ⬇️

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

WATCH NOW | @SenatorShaheen and @SenThomTillis join @torrey_taussig for an #ACFrontPage conversation on the upcoming @NATO Summit in Ankara. https://t.co/s6qjoC5PKx

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen advanced multiple pieces of bipartisan legislation at the SFRC business meeting.

Read more about the bills here ➡️https://t.co/jbBhrG3PMi

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen met with the CEO of @Gavi @SaniaNishtar and CEO of @CEPIvaccines @DrRHatchett to discuss how their response to the Ebola outbreak has been hamstrung by the lack of funding from the United States.

@StateDept must release U.S. funding for Gavi.

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Ebola is like Ice Cream?

@SenatorShaheen sat down with @Craig_A_Spencer who explains the threat #Ebola poses to the United States, especially after #USAID and health security programs were slashed.

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

TOMORROW: @SenatorShaheen and @SenThomTillis are speaking at the @AtlanticCouncil to discuss the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.

Register for the talk below ⬇️

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

📅 June 17 | 🕞 3:30 p.m. ET

Join @ACScowcroft's Transatlantic Security Initiative for an #ACFrontPage with @SenatorShaheen and @SenThomTillis to discuss the upcoming @NATO Summit in #Ankara.

Register today ➡️ https://t.co/HbBnE1Pv89

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Following a request from @SenatorShaheen and @LisaMurkowski, the USAID Inspector General @AidOversight released a report finding $8 million of taxpayer dollars were wasted by the Trump Administration.  

Read the full release ⬇️ 
https://t.co/xZxB00KQjk

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

New Management Advisory from USAID OIG:

Family Planning Commodities: USAID Should Provide Final Disposition Instructions to Stop Accruing Storage Costs for $8 Million in Unusable Items and $1.7 Million in Nearly Expired Items in Belgium

https://t.co/n3CICONPiP

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen released the below statement regarding the announcement of an agreement with Iran.

Full statement ⬇️
https://t.co/0DQl89c29q

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

But this was predictable.

@SenatorShaheen pressed @SecRubio on how the Trump Administration’s foreign aid cuts have decimated our monitoring of and response to Ebola.
https://t.co/hnw91LugRE

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

.@SenatorShaheen to @SecRubio on the consequences of aid cuts for America's health security:

"[USAID] programs were dismantled, and today we have to screen for Ebola at Dulles Airport rather than in the DRC and Uganda, more than 7,000 miles away."

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

🧵NEW VIDEO: @SenatorShaheen sits down with Doctor @Craig_A_Spencer to discuss what makes the current Ebola virus outbreak so deadly, how @POTUS and @ElonMusk’s cuts made us less safe and what this means for future viral outbreaks.

Watch the full video 👇
https://t.co/DIAq4Ew4VL

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

The Trump Administration cut most of the programs designed to keep viral outbreaks from spreading, and now this Ebola outbreak has progressed faster than previous outbreaks.

This chart from @NBCNews illustrates:
https://t.co/Dcgw8XACzo

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation to the Arctic last month, @SenatorShaheen and @LisaMurkowski today introduced a resolution reaffirming the strategic importance of the Arctic and support continued congressional engagement with Arctic allies.
https://t.co/2bOjeSwiQ1