Maggie Hassan

Last year, three major insulin companies announced that they would limit the cost of insulin to $35 a month for all patients.

I hear from Minnesotans every single day who tell me that they are rationing this medicine that keeps them alive.

How can Congress ensure that all populations that can benefit from this medication have access to it?

I would invite the Chair and Ranking Member to New Hampshire to see our bio-fabrication center.

I think what we are trying to get at, in a constructive way, is who makes these determinations, what does it mean to be the person at an agency who, 'accepts the risk' because they are not implementing certain recommendations.

I agree that we need to extend that authority.

I think what we are trying to get at, in a constructive way, is who makes these determinations, what does it mean to be the person at an agency who, 'accepts the risk' because they are not implementing certain recommendations.

I agree that we need to extend that authority.

Is there any record of who specifically, at any agency, or on a Facility Security Committee determines which recommendations will be implemented?

That is a great question, and it is an issue that we think about every day.

I think what we are trying to get at, in a constructive way, is who makes these determinations, what does it mean to be the person at an agency who, 'accepts the risk' because they are not implementing certain recommendations.

Federal agencies... failed to implement most of the 32,000 security recommendations made by the FPS from 2017 to 2023.

I agree that we need to extend that authority.

Thanks, Senator Peters. I want to thank you for having this hearing, and I really want to thank the witnesses not only for being here today but for the work that you do and for the teams that you lead.

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 dollars.

I appreciate that very much, and I appreciate not only the expertise that you all bring to today's hearing, but the expertise and leadership you all bring to your entire teams.

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.

What actions can the United States take to go after fraud perpetrated by foreign criminal organizations?

States that successfully implemented tools such as identity verification technology as part of their application processes, were much more successful in identifying attempted fraud.

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

Thank you, Senator Ossoff, and thank you for your focus on really important issues here.

I appreciate that. Then of course, one of the key issues here is making sure that as we exercise internal controls, we have the resources to do it quickly and effectively in this kind of setting.

People should be able to know what their hours are, work hard during those hours, but then go to their kid's little league games and take care of their elderly parents, and shovel their neighbors' walkway.

It improves worker morale if they know that they will have a--they will be safe in the workplace and that their health will be considered.