Sen. Shaheen on Senate Floor: 'The Women and Girls of Afghanistan Are Watching What We Do and We Can't Afford to Let Them Down'
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following floor statement on May 13, 2021:
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today about the urgent need for the United States to prioritize the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls amid U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Shaheen has been a fierce advocate for Afgh . . .
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today about the urgent need for the United States to prioritize the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls amid U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Shaheen has been a fierce advocate for Afgh . . .