Unfortunately, it became a lightning rod for partisan debates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that eroded the trust between the NIH and the public.
Bill Cassidy: “Unfortunately, it became a lightning rod for partisan debates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that eroded the trust…”
On the recordOctober 18, 2023
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Cassidy discusses the loss of public trust in NIH due to partisan debates during the pandemic.
Share
More from Bill Cassidy
Sep 24, 2026
You were behind the president in the Oval Office when he signed an executive order to break up the vaccine schedule into more doses, completely ignoring the reality of families today struggling to make life affordable.
Sep 20, 2026
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.
Sep 24, 2026
That executive order was based on zero scientific evidence and would require parents to spend more time and more money taking their children to medical appointments to receive vaccine shots.





