Maggie Hassan

Do you think the government is acting in a timely manner to address PFAS contamination across the country?

Senator Hassan and Senator Shaheen are leading the way and making Federal policy changes related to PFAS contamination that will benefit so many.

I urge our Federal agencies and this Subcommittee to listen to Andrea and carefully consider her priorities so that we can take meaningful action to keep communities in New Hampshire and across our Nation safe.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know Senator Shaheen joins me in welcoming our first witness here today.

I would urge you to continue to research this area. Here we have people putting their lives on the line, first responders, firefighters, people in active service for us, and the great irony here is that the protective gear may, in fact, be…

I think for people in New Hampshire whose wells have been impacted, whose water systems have been impacted...

Thank you. That is very helpful, and we may follow up with you a little bit more about where that coordination is happening and how we can help support it.

Thank you very much, Chairman Paul and Ranking Member Peters, for holding today's really important hearing.

Waiting for the perfect situation where CERCLA would apply under its current parameters may not get people the help that they are looking for right now.

I have had numerous people write in about their experiences with PFAS, and I believe these letters provide a resource for those who want to learn more.

I thank you for the work. Are there technology improvements that are being worked on or lie ahead to improve the treatment of drinking water and reduce the cost to private well owners?

Thank you, Senator Peters.

How will Google square its stated privacy values with this flawed Chinese search engine and the very real possibility that it may be used to repress human rights?

We write due to our concerns with recent reports that Twitter subsidiary, MoPub, is collecting personally identifiable information about children without verifiable parental consent.

Fourteen leading human rights organizations have called on your company to cease its work on the search engine and a number of our colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, have called on Google to provide additional answers to Congress.

There is a basic disconnect here. You can be as well-intended as possible but if your business model drives a particular set of behaviors

When your companies' business models rely on maximizing the amount of time people spend on your products and monetizing people's data, it's simply not possible for us to trust that your companies will make the changes needed to protect…

I am disturbed, though, by reports that Google is currently working on a search engine for China that would conform with the rigid censorship requirements of the Chinese regime.

What's even more troubling is that the search engine would apparently link users' searches to their personal phone numbers, both making it easier for the Chinese Government to track and monitor its citizens and to develop their so-called…

I think it would be in Google's interest to respond to the inquiries from Members of Congress about what kind of work you're doing with China and whether you are even contemplating building a tool that could be used by a totalitarian…

After squandering $1.9 trillion on the tax bill, the House is preparing to vote on the Republicans' tax plan 2.0.

Rather than turning the clock back again, allowing insurance companies to deny coverage to those with preexisting conditions, as the Trump administration is trying to do, we need to build on recent gains to make healthcare more accessible…

Increasing the value of Pell Grants so that a college education is within reach for more students is a good place to start.

We need better, more timely economic data to help us craft smart, forward-looking policies.

Respectfully, without deadlines, without caps, without ceilings, detentions can become indefinite.