WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on today's vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

"I believe it is vital that we both pass the NDAA and that we constrain the President's lawless and costly war against Iran. Since the beginning of hostilities, we have failed to achieve any of the objectives the President laid out at its onset and the American people have been left paying the price. That is also why I have repeatedly pressed the Trump Administration for more transparency on their planning and execution of this conflict, and why I've voted multiple tim...