The statement reports that Hassan argues/claims federal safeguard policies are effective at preventing black-market sales, which is a subjective claim about her position rather than an objective fact. Without access to the specific vnews.com source from 2026-05-01, I cannot verify whether she actually made this argument, and 'effectiveness' of policies in preventing black-market sales is inherently difficult to measure definitively.

The statement attributes a claim to Senator Maggie Hassan on a future date (2026-05-01), which has not yet occurred; there is no verifiable record of her making that argument on that date, so the claim cannot be true as presented.

The statement reports that Senator Maggie Hassan claimed current federal safeguard policies are effective at preventing black‑market sales; assuming the cited source accurately reflects her remarks, the report of her argument is correct.