So getting a vaccine that is safe and effective is going to be absolutely critical...

These problems will likely extend to the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, as long as Trump is President.

Everybody knows that time is of the essence in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, and obviously everybody wants it as quickly as possible, but we need to make sure that it's going to be safe and effective against the virus too.

But I'm very concerned because the Trump administration has not relied on our public health experts...

I think I speak for all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle when we say we wish you well.

This transparency will be crucial to securing the American people's trust that a COVID-19 vaccine will be made available only once it's proven to be safe and effective.

As long as the Trump Administration continues to shirk its responsibility to lead a coordinated, national response effort, sicknesses and deaths will continue to mount.

We are all rooting for a vaccine to be developed, manufactured, and accessible for all Americans as soon as possible.

I thank the gentle lady.

Recently, I introduced the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act to drive the deployment of clean energy and to also provide assistance to low-income households and help energy workers in communities.

I am going to give a shout-out to my colleague, Representative O'Halleran, who is lead sponsor on the 5-year reauthorization, and it calls for $200 million.

To argue that President Trump's response has somehow been a success is really quite astounding.

Has the President asked you to do fewer tests?

How important is this funding to our continued efforts to combat COVID-19 in the United States?

I want to thank the panel and welcome all of you.

the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is going to be continuing its investigations both about how we responded to this and where we go in the future.

it is going to be very important not to defund the World Health Organization, since it so important to our national interest.

Ensuring that insurance is not a barrier to healthcare is really critical, particularly for African Americans, Latinx, and indigenous populations.

Police violence and racial inequities have long contributed to levels of stress, toxic stress in the Black community.

According to Denver Health, the Latino population accounts for 58 percent of COVID-19 cases in Denver, while only making up 30 percent of Denver's population.

COVID is going to be around us for a long time, and we need to be able to learn how to deal with these issues.

Puerto Rico has had one, two, three, four punches. They had the two hurricanes. Then they had the earthquake. And now they have COVID.

I went to Puerto Rico in 2017 with Representative Gonzalez-Colon and others on a trip.

I don't think anybody will be surprised, given the testimony we heard today, that these communities have also been one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I yield back.