Maggie Hassan

You would resist any attempts by the White House or anyone else to politicize DHS's intelligence analysis.

It is never appropriate to produce intelligence with the specific intent of supporting a preconceived policy position.

I have made clear several times my concerns about the President's proposed cuts to the TSA budget, particularly when it comes to funds for counterterrorism programs.

I expect you to ensure that the work of your office remains apolitical and informs decisions at the highest level of the Department and the intelligence community.

One of the administration's nominees to fill out the quorum on the bank's board, and, in fact, to be its president, has been a strong and outspoken opponent of the bank's very existence.

The lack of quorum on the bank's board of directors is holding it back from fully supporting our Nation's businesses.

This is a crisis, and we need leadership to get these recalls back on track.

We've got an infrastructure problem, and we've got to address it.

I support the McCain-Feinstein Amendment, enacted by Congress in 2015, which mandates that all agencies of the U.S.

I would encourage you to do that.

Last month, I introduced with Senator Portman the Hack DHS Act, which calls upon the Department of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program that would allow ethical and vetted hackers to probe DHS' network and public-facing website…

I think that would go a long way to explain to the American public why there are other, more effective ways to utilize our resources to make sure we secure the border.

I thank my colleague from Mississippi for his remarks about the brave men and women in the Navy and their need for support.

We can all agree on the incredible possibilities that making sure that our entire country sees broadband, has broadband coverage, and is treated as a true utility, there are great possibilities ahead, we just have to find a way to do it.

Universal service support for rural health care programs is something that we all care a great deal about

We're looking for every single tool we have, and certainly in rural areas, telehealth is incredibly important

I am also very concerned about funding for the 2020 Census.

I am committed to making government as efficient as possible. However, I am also interested in accomplishing this in a cost-effective manner that does not unduly harm agencies' functioning abilities.

I was concerned when I learned that President Trump had instituted a Federal hiring freeze because research has shown that hiring freezes increase rather than decrease waste in Federal Government.

I would just encourage you all to think about the issue of whether we need more structures in place to protect the FBI and its leadership from political interference.

The cuts to our local and State efforts to help with airport security in the soft areas in particular are hugely concerning

Getting upfront input from people who experience disabilities before the product is finalized is really, really critical.

When many individuals discuss the development and scaling of automatic vehicles, it's often in the context of breaking down barriers for individuals who are not currently able to drive a vehicle.

Equity in transportation is something that I think, over the next 20 years, we will build a greater and greater, more thorough understanding of and a more comprehensive solution set than we have today.

Demonstration programs really are key. We need to actually put them on our streets, first in small numbers, but in ever-increasing numbers.