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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Small businesses like Mace Machine are at the core of American manufacturing.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Scammers are deploying increasingly sophisticated tactics to steal money and federal financial aid from hardworking Americans. In the face of these scams, we need to do more to protect students and taxpayer dollars.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Drug overdoses killed nearly 79,400 Americans in 2024 — and nearly 300 New Hampshire residents — yet only 25 percent of Americans with opioid addiction receive medication-assisted treatment, the gold standard for opioid addiction treatment.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

The first-grade students at Campton Elementary embody the Granite State spirit of valuing the contributions of all our citizens.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

I am honored to recognize the first-grade students at Campton Elementary as April’s Granite Staters of the Month.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Big Pharma benefits from a loophole in federal law where it can keep the exclusivity dates on certain prescription drugs secret, making it harder for competitors to enter the market.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our state and our economy, but President Trump’s tariffs are making it much harder for our smallest businesses in particular to stay afloat.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

It also ensures that the last thing that they have to worry about is an unexpected bill from the IRS.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

This bipartisan bill gives the families of our fallen heroes the opportunity to receive financial support as they navigate their loss.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

First responders sacrifice for our communities each and every day, and when some make the ultimate sacrifice, we owe their surviving families our support.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

This vote is just more proof of just how out-of-touch President Trump and Washington Republicans are from the concerns of the American people.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Americans want action to bring down costs, fix our broken health care system, and put common-sense guardrails on ICE.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

As Americans struggle with the highest inflation in years and gas prices approach $5 a gallon because of President Trump’s illegal war with Iran, Congressional Republicans are pushing through a partisan slush fund for the President’s whims…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

This reported incident raises serious questions about how such a security lapse could occur at the very agency charged with helping to prevent cyber breaches.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· May 27, 2026

We need to do more to expand economic opportunity for everyone, including through innovative solutions to ensure that Americans have the skills and resources they need to enter the workforce.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

As families face high costs and as employers struggle to fill jobs, we need to make it easier for Americans to access the training and support necessary to thrive in today’s economy.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 27, 2026

Government shutdowns are costly, avoidable, and make people in New Hampshire and across the country pay the price for the failures of Congress.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

Just for the record, do all of you agree that VA mental health benefits should be available to incarcerated veterans?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

Any attempt to effectuate this order would violate the Constitution, break these bonds, and threaten the foundations of American democracy.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

By issuing the executive order, however, the President is attempting to unconstitutionally consolidate power to personally regulate American elections.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

The Constitution provides no role for the President in regulating federal elections.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

I believe and I would like your view, that a more diverse energy source, particularly one that's based on resources that we control rather than a worldwide price, would be beneficial to the country.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 27, 2026

I hope this is an area you will pursue with your procurement people.

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Kay Ivey
@kayivey· Republican · AL· May 27, 2026

Alabama knows our state, our people and our districts best.

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