If you don't have contraindications, COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

Thank you so much, Senator Coons.

Republicans, including Members of the Subcommittee, have said that the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe.

If there is a consequence, meaning I have a CBD product and I say it is X and it is less than X or, unfortunately, more than X, whatever it may be, is there any consequence to my action if I falsify what is in the ingredients?

I am going to tell you something, there is nobody here that is more afraid of any kind of injection, shot, or vaccine than me.

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle may not have something to say today, but I surely do. I rise today to express my profound disappointment in House Republicans' decision to prioritize their extremist agenda over passing a…

Let me be clear. Further bloating the Federal bureaucracy is not the answer.

Thank you so much, Senator Coons.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe, they are effective, and significantly reduce the spread of the virus. They save lives.

Do the job you were signed up to do. I mean, I am almost on the opposite. I think we should start rescinding dollars until people actually start doing the job they signed up to do, and stop with the excuses. It drives me crazy.

I think we have to take a look at, if I had a funnel, at really the small end of the funnel, can we stop it before it even gets here? Can we choke it off?

I would beg to differ that the primary source of that problem is actually rooted in climate change.

We cannot deny the role of misinformation in fueling this troubling trend.

the risks associated with COVID-19 infection are far greater than the risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccination.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.

Mr. President, I fully appreciate Senator Paul's commitment to making government more efficient. I was pleased that my committee advanced his bill earlier this year, but, as I noted at the time of our passing it out of committee, the bill…

Mr. President, I appreciate my colleague's commitment to oversight of taxpayer dollars spent here at home as well as abroad. Inspectors general are key allies as we work to root out waste and increase efficiency and make our government…

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