Maggie Hassan

In my state, childcare costs more than college tuition, and nationally 4 out of 10 parents have gone into debt due to the cost of childcare.

Childcare workers, who are most often women and overwhelmingly women of color, earn on average $10.72 an hour.

Let's lower childcare costs for as many working parents as we can.

Before this pandemic, half of all Americans lived in a childcare desert, communities without enough childcare options.

The fraud, the hundreds of billions of dollars probably sent to people that did not need it is a scandal.

I think that is important for us all to be speaking with one voice, to prioritize the best ways to have the most efficient and most impactful results.

I do. The fiscal year 2021 joint explanatory statement accompanying the omnibus appropriations bill directed the Secretary to avoid significant funding cliffs between States with similar opioid mortality rates. For fiscal year 2022, the…

I would also like to thank my friend, the Senator from Vermont, who has been a champion for helping address substance use disorders in New England and around the country. I agree that this program has provided essential support to States…

Unfortunately, as the Government Accountability Office reports, the current National Biodefense Strategy does not assess non-Federal biodefense capabilities nor does it establish a mechanism for better coordination with non-Federal…

We are a system of federalism and we need to be able to apply that when we are talking about data sharing as well.

I am committed to working with my colleagues on this Committee and on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to pass provisions that we have in a bipartisan bill, which is called the Strengthening America's Strategic…

Communities should prioritize in-person learning for school-age children.

In New Hampshire, it is very true. I actually had a 9-year-old look at me one day and say, 'What are you doing about mental health, Senator?'

I worry about children and youth who are immunocompromised and might have trouble safely reconnecting with their peers during the ongoing pandemic.

We do not have enough providers. They are not trained well enough, and they are not paid enough.

It is essential that we get our children the mental health support and resources that they need.

I want to touch on a few topics that have been discussed, but I want to drill down a little bit.

I recently introduced a bill that would increase funding for the early intervention services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to better support infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

One of our greatest societal responsibilities is to keep our children safe, a responsibility that all too often goes unmet because of systemic failures.

I think one of the issues that is kind of perpetual is that adults tend to focus on adults when we set policy. And we really need to put our kids first.

Last week I introduced the bipartisan Cyber Ready Workforce Act with Senator Blackburn.

I think one of the challenges small businesses and small government entities have is a dearth of expertise or staff on board to really enact this kind of visibility or, provide the programs to let them see their whole network and what is…

Nothing is more tragic than inefficiency and misdirected resources.

Thank you all very much.

International terrorists and homegrown violent extremists (HVE) continue to pose a great threat to our homeland security.