Jeanne Shaheen actually said...

"continued American leadership in the Western Balkans is very important and support for what the countries there are trying to do"

"It is vital that Serbia be firmly on the path towards European Union membership, closer integration with the West."

"I think the transatlantic link, the cooperation between both sides of the Atlantic was critical, and that is an important lesson I think that applies everywhere."

"it is not beneficial in those efforts for us to be looking at a budget that would cut dramatically our support for those efforts"