Maggie Hassan

I do think when I talk to people back in New Hampshire they are really eager to know who the veterans are in their midst.

That is why it is even more critical that the VA and the DoD takes swift action to implement the Commander John Scott Hannon Act, my bipartisan bill with the Ranking Member Moran.

I will be reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Solid Start Act in the coming weeks to amplify and expand this program.

I want to thank our great Ranking Member, Senator Moran, along with Senator Boozman and Senator Blumenthal and our House colleagues for helping all of us work together to push this bill through.

I want to commend the VA for its use of telehealth services and its quick shift to virtual operations for the Veterans Crisis Line when the virus took hold of the Nation.

It is the right stakeholders as well as leadership of those stakeholders to make sure that they are at the table.

I will work with the commission, Senator Cassidy, and the Members of the Subcommittee to introduce legislation to address the issues that we will discuss today, to better prepare communities all across the United States to manage future…

I assume artificial intelligence and technology can help us keep track of what we have in the National Strategic Stockpile, for example, and again, match supplies to need in a much more efficient way.

So they could just lower their prices overall, and that would make a difference for the patients.

These are just a few examples of the uniquely American tools that the drug industry has at its disposal.

It is a substantial amount of this innovation funding that comes from the American taxpayer.

These charities can help people who have high out-of-pocket costs and have no other choices but to take that drug.

I believe there is bipartisan support in the Senate for legislation that meaningfully lowers the cost of prescription drugs, and we need to take action this year.

We are the only country that subsidizes these companies the way we do, yet according to a recent Rand study we are paying up to 250 percent more for prescription drugs than countries with similar GDP.

I have been holding my breath throughout this and the fear is real.

Ensuring that individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable communities can easily register for appointments and access vaccination sites is essential.

The deployment of things like endpoint detection and response tools on those critical devices inside of networks will give both the agencies and CISA deeper insight into what is happening there

One of the things that I think is really important is to understand that sometimes we have job descriptions and requirements that are pretty outdated and rigid.

I know in New Hampshire how deeply our law enforcement and State and local officials appreciate their partnership with the FBI.

I appreciate that very much, and I am one of the advocates of a stand-alone cybersecurity grant program.

I look forward to working with you on that.

I am concerned about the impact of these attacks on State and local entities, particularly when there are reports of China-based threat actors exploiting this vulnerability pretty much at will.

We want to work with Congress on ways in which we can identify how do we sustain the level of investment that State and locals need to put in place the cybersecurity architecture at the State and local level that is commensurate with the…

We need to improve the CDM program and build additional layers of protection on top of it.

Widespread vaccinations within long-term care facilities is our most effective tool in protecting workers and residents, so we must eliminate any barriers that are impacting vaccine uptake at this critical time.