Darin LaHood actually said...

"The technology race with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not one the United States can afford to lose."

"The national security threat that DeepSeek — a CCP-affiliated company — poses to the United States is alarming."

"Timely access to lifesaving medications is essential to safeguarding patient health."

"It is beyond frustrating, Mr. Secretary, that something so clear in the statute could be implemented in this way."