In an interview with Chris Ryan and Justin McIsaac, Senator Maggie Hassan discusses the recently revealed telephone conversation between President Trump and the Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger, predicts what will happen when Republican members of Congress contest the election results on Wednesday, January 6th, explains why she voted for the COVID relief package, and gives her reaction to the recent rise of COVID cases in the Granite State.
Senator Hassan believes that President Trump tried to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power in his phone conversation with the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger by trying to interfere with the election results. She and about ten other senators from both parties have issued a statement that the presidential election is over and that they have vowed to work on containing the COVID pandemic and getting the US economy back on track.
When some Republican Senators and Representatives contest the election results on Wednesday, Senator Hassan believes that there will be bipartisan response accepting that Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election, and a peaceful transition can occur.
The recent COVID relief package has been criticized for having some questionable expenditures and contents. Senator Hassan, who was involved in the process, defended the parts of the bill that were needed to help with COVID relief but pointed to an ineffective process which has been used to push legislation through without much discussion due to a deadline.
In conclusion, Senator Hassan expressed her concern over the recent spike in COVID cases in New Hampshire, especially when compared to neighboring states. She urged everyone to continue with the best practices of mask wearing, social distancing, and to get vaccinated as soon as possible.