"this bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senator Rubio and Chairman Tester, helped improve both employee satisfaction and trust of veterans in the VA."
"It has been 4 years almost since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We still actually don't know where the virus originated."
"U.S. Fish and Wildlife can find more effective ways to communicate with and listen to southern African countries to address their wildlife conservation needs."
"I am told that the funding at NIH that is specific for obesity is only about $100 and roughly $1.2 billion a year, about 2.5 percent of the budget."
"My gosh, if we are doctors, we should actually look at the evidence, not listen to the rhetoric."
"Senators expected to vote in your confirmation should be aware of any such deal prior to the nomination."
"Congress use its oversight function to ensure that community-based conservation funds reach the African communities that need it most."
"The WILD Act must more easily facilitate the allocation of resources for community-based conservation, not bury African applicants under American paperwork, bureaucracy, and red tape."
"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."
"Last week, I asked President Biden and Secretary Becerra for a full accounting of any deals cut with Members of Congress relative to advancing your nomination."
"If we are talking about something which is driving cancer, heart disease, hip replacement, you name it."