Maggie Hassan actually said...

"I think we are both hopeful that with your input, this time will be valuable as we go forward and try to make sure that we are strengthening oversight and accountability and protecting taxpayer dollar..."

"One of the things we can do as we think about this is try to provide incentives for States to participate in this kind of data sharing and verification, identify identity technology."

"I think that is a critical part, and frankly, that is why agencies struggle sometimes in this space."

"It would be, I think, an awful outcome if the taxpayers, again, in 2 years ended up with nothing to show for that..."