Washington, D.C. – Maggie Hassan’s record on crime is abysmal. This week, she joined her Senate colleagues to confirm an anti-law-and-order radical to be the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, which has major implications on New Hampshire. But it’s what she did as a state senator that is raising eyebrows.
The U.S. is in the throes of a major spike in theft, especially in places like California where looting has become an accepted part of life. Many in law enforcement blame states for raising the dollar threshold of what qualifies as felony theft. This is the exact policy change that Maggie Hassan championed into law in New Hampshire back in 2009, as the piece below describes.
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “Maggie Hassan’s abysmal record on law-and-order isn’t new – it dates back to her days in the New Hampshire State Senate. She supported the very policies that have spurred the wave of looting in California and in major cities across the East Coast that is going unpunished. She believes thieves deserve a break, not the small business owners and their employees who are having their livelihoods threatened. Hassan and her liberal allies’ weak stance on law-and-order has caused our nation’s current crime spree and Granite Staters will hold her accountable.”
Vulnerable Senate Democrat Has Been Long-Time Supporter of Raising Threshold on Felony Theft
By: Rebecca Downs
TownHall.com
The country is reeling from smash-and-grab crime sprees, some of which have even turned deadly, particularly in California. Progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot have dismissed concerns. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, during last Thursday’s press briefing, blamed the rise on the pandemic. There’s also blame with so-called moderate Democrats, though, and has been for decades, specifically when it comes to Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a vulnerable Democrat up for re-election in 2022.
In 2009, Hassan was serving in the New Hampshire State Senate, representing the 23rd district. She was a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 205, which raised the threshold of felony theft. John DiStaso highlighted a slew of warnings from retailers in an article for The Union Leader from April 22, 2009.
As DiStaso wrote:
The threshold in New Hampshire would be raised from $500 to $1,750, making it one of the highest Class B thresholds in the country.
Senate Bill 205 would also increase the threshold for Class A felonies from $1,000 to $3,500.
Read the full story HERE.
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