Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. We are going to miss him. I know Dr. Roe is retiring, and there is going to be a great void there with him not being here, but I thank him for his service to the Doctor's Caucus and his service to our country. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the amazing work our Nation's top scientists are doing to get a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine to the American people. Earlier this year, President Trump initiated Operation Warp Speed, a collaborative effort between the Federal Government and the private sector to research, develop, and distribute a coronavirus vaccine. The merits of this initiative were quickly realized, and Congress came together in a bipartisan fashion and invested $10 billion to support the effort. The focus of the initiative works by accelerating development of vaccines through staggered clinical trials, completely overseen by Federal regulatory authorities. You have heard that time and time again tonight as each of the physicians here have explained how this is taking place. Traditionally, a vaccine would undergo several separate phases of trials, with the average trial lasting nearly 7 years. Mr. Speaker, we don't have 7 years. Our country--our world--needs a vaccine now, and that is why Operation Warp Speed is on track to deliver vaccines in record speed, potentially even by the end of the year. This is nothing short of a miracle. It is phenomenal.…”