Rosa DeLauro

We must also determine what effects, if any, the administration has taken to prevent this from ever happening again.

These questions are not a diversion, as Speaker Pelosi has stated. They get to the truth and accountability.

This government abuse should be investigated, especially since it is happening in the district which is under this committee's jurisdiction.

This is the very definition of government mismanagement and is ripe for congressional oversight.

Ongoing virtual school has harmed students' well-being. Failing grades, mental health issues, and suicides are up across the board.

This is a gross abuse of power and Governor Cuomo must be held accountable for his actions that resulted in the death of thousands of senior citizens.

Chairwoman Maloney refused to hold a hearing on this gross mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.

The Oversight Committee's time would be better spent focused on our committee's mission of identifying and preventing government waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.

I am encouraged that President Biden and Vice President Harris have made universal paid leave a cornerstone of their ambitious American Families Plan.

This should be an issue that has the kind of bipartisan support in Washington that it has throughout the entire country.

Let us be clear, paid leave would benefit both workers and employers.

Does anyone seriously believe that this is good public policy?

The answer, clearly and unequivocally, is no. These are choices that no one should have to make.

This is an unsustainable phenomenon.

The irresponsible, monopolistic behavior of Moderna is infuriating.

This is unacceptable. NIH and BARDA must be aggressive in protecting and asserting legal rights to their work.

For the life of me, I cannot understand why we are beholden to this company.

We absolutely need to accelerate the production of COVID vaccine by any means necessary.

I will be blunt. I do not believe we are moving fast enough.

I am particularly proud of the work that my friend, Dr. David Kessler, who joins us here today, has done.

I do sincerely appreciate the work that the Biden administration has done.

I am disturbed by the general lack of urgency in ensuring that every person across the world has access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

That is unacceptable.

We need to start providing funding to address core public health activities.

One-time investments do not ensure the CDC and our public health departments are ready to address chronic challenges.