Maggie Hassan

I am heart broken when I think of the individuals who have lost their lives, and the families that have been torn apart because of the short-sightedness that put business and profits before human lives.

The problem with this approach, is that cars move. They change location.

But vehicles, the inverse vehicles that are registered in New Hampshire, but driven down to Florida, unless we do a lot of work even in outreach, for instance, to say, 'Are you a snowbird?' which a good way to get peoples' attention might…

People in my State of New Hampshire are concerned that information about the latest recalls and safety guidelines could be more easily accessible.

This recall represents one of the largest and most complicated in the history of the United States.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock saves about $43 million each year. And in 2016, they provided more than $172 million in community benefits.

In New Hampshire, we have 13 340B hospitals that rely on the Program in order to help them stretch Federal dollars.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plays a large role in improving rural America's infrastructure.

So I look forward to your full response to the letter, Secretary Chao. But in the meantime, can you commit to working with Congress before any consumer protections are rolled back in the airline industry?

Count me in to Senator Peters' comments about our concerns that this plan... isn't backed up with the kind of Federal investment.

States have been doing their parts in raising revenues for transportation infrastructure.

We are very grateful for the TIGER bridge grants. It is very concerning that they don't appear in the President's budget.

I think at the end of the day, it's not realistic to expect either the private sector or states to do all the heavy lifting that's outlined in the Administration's plan.

I join my colleague, Senator Shaheen, in introducing the Safe Bridges Act which would provide much-needed funding for repairing and replacing bridges categorized as structurally deficient.

We strongly support Senators Gardner and Hassan's AIRWAVES Act, which provides a clear plan for additional spectrum across a wide and diverse range of frequencies.

We need a new schedule of spectrum auctions to support consumer demand and 5G.

We need to double-clutch this data access requirement.

So how can we work to address these issues so that small carriers are not overburdened and states like New Hampshire are not left to bear the brunt of the digital divide?

I will tell you, you can drive from Concord, New Hampshire, our State capital, to our biggest city in the southwest corner of the state, Keene, along Routes 202 and 9 and you cannot get cell phone coverage for most of that trip.

I appreciate that. And I was just going to add my voice to the chorus to speak about how inaccurate the data and the maps are.

I work closely with Senator Gardner to introduce the AIRWAVES Act which would free up more spectrum resources to power our Nation into 5G.

Connecting Americans to robust broadband service has remained a central focus of mine.

We are looking at places like Jackson, Mississippi gaining 140 million dollars to the local economy over next the 10 years thanks to 5G.

We project 3,000 jobs in downtown Honolulu, three million across the country.

If we get these policies right, 5G will be transformative.