Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we have some rare good news on the public health front. COVID cases are down at the lowest level since July. Crucially, hospitalizations and deaths are also down dramatically, more than 70 percent lower than they were in January during the Omicron wave. Compared to just a few months ago, our Nation is experiencing far less suffering and death, thank goodness. But despite the progress we have made, COVID continues to be a threat. Every day, 800 American families lose a loved one to COVID--800 a day--and catch new infections, which present an opportunity for the virus to mutate. We are at a turning point in this fight against COVID. Now, we need to strengthen our healthcare system. We need to stay a step ahead of this deadly virus. That is especially true since the subvariant of Omicron--BA.2, as it is known--has become dominant in America. Remember the frenzy last holiday season when we were running from pharmacy to pharmacy trying to find rapid tests for our families or waiting in the freezing cold for hours on end to get a PCR test? Why would we ever want to be caught flatfooted again? We need to sustain our public health funding so that our hospitals and healthcare professionals have the equipment and tools they need to keep us safe. The one thing dramatically worse than returning to the dark days of COVID-19 and the deadly variants would be to return unprepared.…”