Jeanne Shaheen

I was very distressed when I saw the budget proposal from this administration that would phase out OPIC.

I will continue to advocate that that is money well spent that is a benefit to us here in America if we make sure that women and girls who are vulnerable around the world get the health care that they need.

No country can rise if it is discriminating against any marginalized community. No country can be a vibrant democracy if it is not listening to all of its voices.

I think it would be helpful to engage this committee in understanding what you are thinking about.

Women's health, women's education, women's empowerment, pay dividends many times over.

A little transparency and engagement I think would go a long way in reassuring people about what the intent is of the restructuring at the State Department.

Thank you. You have written that Israel's policy of schizophrenia of criticizing disloyal Arab citizens while simultaneously bestowing upon them the benefits of citizenship simply is not working.

We want to be part of that discussion.

Even though we had not had any incidents from terrorist from any of those seven countries that we could point to?

American leaders forced their stellar military commanders to fight with two hands and a leg tied behind their backs. Vladimir Putin gets it. He may be a thug, as he was recently described, but he knows how to identify a national objective…

A coalition of cowards, freeloaders, and hypocrites led from behind by the American President.

We want our allies on the ground to know they can rely on us. We want our enemies to fear us.

I think we have to recognize that the question of regime change in Syria has a real impact on counter-terrorism.

Messaging is a critical part of countering violent extremism, but it is more effective when it is done not by the U.S. Government

Usually it costs us more money when we do continuing resolutions. It does not save money; it costs more.

It is just not getting better until we can innovate, and there needs to be more room for innovation particularly in countering violent extremism and in capacity building.

My assessment, based on everything we have heard in this committee and other places, is that we are not and that we ought to be doing much more there.

I agree with Senator Blumenthal, and am a cosponsor of his legislation, that part of the problem here is the loophole, the 90/10 loophole, that encourages colleges, for-profit or not, to be able to benefit from targeting members of the…

I think, most people who have asked questions on this committee have agreed is a good thing, that we want to ensure that men and women who are serving have access to higher education and are not preyed on by predatory practices.

Russia has escalated the civil war in Syria and they intend to continue to do that and Assad intends to continue to do that no matter what the expense is to his own people.

Sadly, I have to say that I share my colleague's views that despite the best intentions that our policies in Syria have contributed to where we are today.

I believe Russia poses the greatest threat to the United States.

Continuing the current policies without change makes little sense.

I think we also have to empower and protect the civil societies who are providing most of the humanitarian aid.

I personally believe an arms embargo is something that should been a long time ago.