Raul Ruiz

It is critical that we ensure all of our communities have the ID workforce they need to prepare and respond.

Outbreaks and pandemics will be more frequent in our increasingly interconnected world.

As an emergency physician, I work hand in hand with infectious disease physicians on the H1N1 response.

Acknowledge the overwhelming evidence-based science and recognize how COVID-19 vaccines protect and save millions of lives.

Words matter. And what we say here today will have significance ramifications on whether millions of Americans will continue to place their trust in safe and effective vaccines including the COVID-19 vaccine.

Today's hearing comes at a pivotal time in the ongoing efforts to fortify declining vaccine confidence, one of the greatest public health challenges of our time.

I hope that in the remaining time, which is actually less than half of the time we have left this Congress, the Select Subcommittee can change course and focus on the constructive, bipartisan work of fortifying our Nation from future…

This is not putting people over politics. This is putting politics over people and the critically important work of preparing for future pandemics.

As Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee I have called for a focus on the forward-looking work of preventing and preparing for future pandemics since the outset of the Congress.

These policies weren't just made up by a bunch of politicians or arbitrary, without science or history.

Vaccine requirements were temporarily put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration.

For those without contraindications, COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

There is a strong legal foundation for vaccine requirements.

These policies weren't just made up by a bunch of politicians or arbitrary, without science or history.

For those without contraindications, COVID-19 vaccines are safe. They are effective in reducing the risk of getting the virus or giving the virus to someone else.

We relied on high vaccination rates to protect people from severe illnesses and death.

Over the course of today's hearing, we have heard baseless allegation after baseless allegation and unsubstantiated claim after unsubstantiated claim about Drs. Fauci and Collins and their involvement with the Proximal Origin paper.

Trust in science in our Nation's public health institutions has suffered.

Instead of examining this question seriously and objectively, the Select Subcommittee has so far only leveraged it to target our Nation's scientists.

Trust in science in our Nation's public health institutions has suffered.

Instead of examining this question seriously and objectively, the Select Subcommittee has so far only leveraged it to target our Nation's scientists.

I want actionable items to do something that will help relieve pain, suffering, and save lives.

Rather than following the facts of their own investigation, my Republican colleagues have only doubled down on their unproven, conspiratorial accusations.

The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchase Act is punishing a State that has proactively looked to clean up the air for its residents. This bill shouldn't even be discussed, let alone seriously considered.

There is a recent study that came out that, on average, people who live near high or at high air-polluted areas live, on average, 10 years less than people who don't.