Bill Cassidy: “Mr. Kaufman has said some pretty stupid things and irresponsible things regarding immunization.”

If the American people feel as if there is a message coming out which is not good for the health of the United States and which is confusing people, I can tell you it probably does hurt.

Even though in your mind it might be a gift, the appearance of it is really bad.

We should have a common voice of radical honesty of- of trying to help the American people understand what is safe.

Repaying the funds does make a difference. Any time someone gives a $250,000 gift and they have strong ties to the Kremlin, that's – that's wrong.