"Every poll tells us that. And that is they want--the American people want Congress to deal with the outrageously high cost of prescription drugs."
"This is not something that we need to kind of pussyfoot around."
"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."
"It has been 4 years almost since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We still actually don't know where the virus originated."
"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."
"First and foremost, you will be tasked to rebuild the relationship with Congress and the public, being a leader that represents the interests of all Americans and not just of the scientific community."
"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."
"Okay, took a different job. Just voluntarily took it and everybody said, incredibly well qualified, and no stains upon the record?"
"And the person who was transferred, did they get a cut in pay? Are they making the same money; or are they making more?"
"This is an incredibly damning OIG Report, incredibly damning."
"Stop. I am not asking text retention. I am asking, were the people responsible for the failure of this system, and who did not initiate the appropriate follow-up, and/or apparently tampered with peopl..."