"if we cannot disprove, then it is very possible that there is a link between the burn pits and the health effects that our veterans are facing."
"If you have a high enough suspicion for a severe enough consequence, then you need to act, and you need to act now."
"We have found carcinogens in the smoke, carcinogens in the soil, metals found in lung biopsies in these patients."
"Who is protecting the subjects in those studies?"
"You have dismantled protections for the public's health, and there is--and protections for children who suffer asthma."
"the gross elimination of many public health protections are kickbacks to the rich lobbyists and corporation friends"
"Clean air to breathe and safe water to drink is not a privilege only for the rich and powerful but a right for everyone"
"So there are no safeguards to guarantee that these vital public health services are protected and not marginalized for profit motive?"
"One of the biggest challenges that we have is in rural America, where you don't have population centers that can access the infrastructure for broadband and other things, even for commercial use."
"As a physician, I think we have obligation to make sure that we are using the internet and technology to help improve the public's health."
"I am just concerned that this is going to inhibit that progress that is being made out there."