Maggie Hassan

I think it is pretty clear that in rural areas, access to the Internet is over-counted in our current system.

Thank you very much.

Women's workplace advancement might suffer

It obviously puts those female subordinates at a career disadvantage if they cannot have the same kind of one-on-one relationship with their supervisors that men can.

Will you ensure a work environment that is safe and productive for all employees regardless of gender?

Will you ensure for this Committee that, if confirmed, safety will remain a top priority for this agency?

I am a longtime supporter of Amtrak. I have been trying to work to get it into my state.

I just want to echo what Senator Bennet raised about the importance of prescription drug monitoring for all of us.

I know that they understand the potential benefits but, yes, they really do need this technical assistance to truly adopt.

I don't think hate is a good thing, and I don't think hate speech helps people.

It's a challenge for University administrators who obviously have an obligation to protect the safety and lives of their students.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and to our Ranking Member as well.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will tell you, this issue is very personal to me.

Two years of inaction on this front is not going to get the job done.

If we were to establish service levels for getting back to people and resolving issues, that would be a big first step in making sure that we are customer driven.

The frustration of processing benefits or background investigations or even retirement is unacceptable.

I really appreciate how hard people are working at OPM and how hard our civil servants work when they are processing these cases.

Too often, Federal workforce is viewed as a cost, not as an asset, and training dollars are among the first to go.

The patient should always pay the lowest cost-sharing possible for a given drug.

To exploit tribal sovereign immunity to avoid competition as opposed to dealing with the patent system, in my view, is unacceptable.

Allergan's behavior here is unacceptable, and if other drug companies follow its lead, the problem is only going to get worse.

I hear from granite staters all the time who struggle to afford their medications, and they are so frustrated.

I think the investment that we are talking about is really critical in any number of areas.

Now, I am still evaluating the plan, but Commissioner, do you agree that direct spending is necessary to eliminate the Digital Divide and to make broadband truly ubiquitous?

A number of us in the Senate are very concerned that there may be a rescinding or elimination of the E-Rate program and some restrictions on the other Universal Service programs.