Political Quotes

“Well, certainly, we want to be safe and thoughtful about what we do. But I think America--I think we have done an excellent job of what we set out to do, which was not to stop the spread of this virus, but it was to slow the spread of the virus. Not a single one of us, not a single person in America, wanted to see one of our fellow Americans suffer because there was no room for them in a healthcare facility where they needed it. And I think that we have done that. I think America has shown that they have had the discipline to say at home and to bend the infection rate curve down. So, sure, there will be more Americans that contract COVID. But thank goodness that our healthcare system is strong enough and intact that we have the capacity to take care of the most vulnerable. Speaking of that, I think, as I have watched a lot of the news, a lot of the data, I am very, very, very concerned about the most vulnerable in our Nation. I think one of the most horrific things that has happened seems to be the blatant disregard for rules from CDC and CMS by some Governors, where they returned COVID-positive patients to the nursing homes, where they were able to infect the most vulnerable. So, I would ask the majority leader, do you think that there will be legislation considering how to protect our patients in nursing homes and also to really hold those accountable that violated the rules and were reckless with our fellow Americans' lives?”