I am committed to a full, good faith effort at the WTO, but the focus really is on promoting vaccine equity.

It has been an unfair competitive advantage that we need to level the playing field for.

the Biden administration would support the waiver, but we know that’s only one step.

We still have a lot of work ahead. That includes making the vaccine widely available and addressing the global inequity in vaccine access.

This is a global health crisis and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures.

the administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections. But in service of ending this pandemic supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines.

The administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines.

I ask that you prioritize resources for the Navy's $21 billion SIOP plan, both the construction projects and the program management.

I appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you our national security challenges and opportunities in my backyard of the Indo-Pacific.

Yes, it does. We are in the middle of a discussion right now as to exactly where to locate the HDR-H.

The Navy has agreed to develop, quote, 'double-wall equivalency' secondary containment or remove all of the fuel from Red Hill.

Thank you for understanding the nature of our fauna, because we are also the invasive species capital of our country.

I look forward to working with you and the rest of the Department as you work to support this community.

I would like to be able to count on your Department to work with me and the stakeholders in Hawaii on advancing efforts to protect our native and endangered species.

I absolutely accept that invitation.

The United States enjoys unique and mutually beneficial relationships with the independent nations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Native American language inclusion in federal language programs can help to offset the harms inflicted by this pandemic.

We must support the expansion of Native American language teaching and learning because language is the key to Native culture and identity.