Jeanne Shaheen

It is my hope that the Alliance will continue to invest in this region where the U.S. and NATO have historically played such a crucial role in resolving serious conflicts.

Montenegro's accession to NATO is an important opportunity to recognize the contributions that it has already made to the Alliance.

NATO must stand firm on the principle that the decision to seek membership in the Alliance cannot be blocked by a third party.

Montenegro's accession to NATO has only come after meaningful reforms in its security sector.

I have a full statement that I will submit for the record. But I did want to reaffirm several points.

Montenegro is ready for NATO membership.

I want to pursue your issue that you raised with respect to Pakistan's nuclear program and why that gives us a significant interest in what goes on there.

In my visits to Pakistan as Senator, one of the things I have heard everywhere I have gone has been the on again/off again nature of American assistance.

It is probably in the interests of the United States and our allies to see norms that would discourage nuclear testing by other nations.

Strengthening the norm against nuclear testing makes it harder for other nuclear states to develop more sophisticated nuclear arsenals.

I think it is very hard to talk about an issue like this and keep it totally on process.

We all believe the Senate has a very important constitutional role, and we intend to play that role

I think it's unconscionable, and I think it reflects on the United States, given the assurances that we have given.

But, I guess you all would agree that we are looking at humanitarian assistance in one way, where it is probably not something that we want to think about, in terms of walking away.

Is it realistic to think that we can focus our aid assistance in a way that accomplishes what I understood you to say?

Not sure China wants to incentivize reform

I very much agree with the conversation that you all were having with Senator Markey about the importance of access to broadband and Internet technology.

I happen to be the Ranking Member on the European Affairs Subcommittee, with--and there are still pockets in Europe--the Balkans, in particular--where there is significant need.

I think Jordan has been a terrific ally, which is all the more reason why we need to get to the bottom of what has gone on there.

I think that was clear as the result of what I saw there at the center.

I think steady, quick resolve is very important.

The Senator from South Carolina talked about the fight against ISIL and how that is spreading across the Middle East. What kind of message does it send to the Taliban, ISIL, and other terrorist groups, should they hear that we are…

We are trying to get the commitments that Russia and Donbas made to the OSCE for full access.

Minsk is far from being implemented on--in any of its components.

I think we are cautiously optimistic that the EU countries will again roll over sanctions at the end of June.