I am a proud member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. In fact, I am a past co-chair. I am dedicated to protecting and expanding access to hunting and fishing opportunities throughout the United States. Sportsmen and -women are some…

the Select Subcommittee has not uncovered any evidence that directly implicates Drs. Fauci and Collins in a cover-up of the pandemic's origin or collusion with scientific journals to suppress the lab leak hypothesis.

Over the course of this hearing, we have had several baseless claims about wrongdoing by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Collins.

the Majority has continuously advanced a conspiratorial narrative against our Nation's public health officials, relying purely on speculation.

Rebuilding the American people's trust in public health is critical to our ability to prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics.

I don't take any doctor at his word, unfortunately. Some doctors here probably would like to give me lectures sometimes, but we got to tell the truth and get to the bottom of it, and we got to protect the public.

the way we go about that is not by continuing to manufacture distrust in our Nation's institutions by amplifying harmful and often outright false information about public health.

We will arrest and prosecute these offenders.

We must stop these transactions before these people become much larger dealers.

It seems like to us there is a turf battle related to who is going to bust who, and no one cares about the ultimate victims of these crimes.

I would ask this Committee to request from GAO a study on the crime rates on Reservations in Montana and Wyoming.

Thus, we would ask that Congress take up the Tribal Law Enforcement Parity Act, H.R. 4524.

This has really, really been an important bipartisan effort.

I personally appreciate the importance of patients knowing that meaningful compensation is available if they experience a severe adverse event and need it.

Right now, we are at a pivotal moment for vaccine confidence in the United States.

Economically, the Great Lakes provide trade, transportation, and one-of-a-kind recreational activities.

85 percent of the Great Lakes remain unexplored.

The Great Lakes Basin is the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world.

So, this bill would support a drinkable, swimmable, fishable Great Lakes.

We have got to focus on what we can and should do to strengthen our vaccine safety systems, which are crucial tools for promoting vaccine confidence.

A number of these reforms or more are included in two bipartisan pieces of legislation led by Congressman Lloyd Doggett, H.R. 5142 and 5143.

H.R. 7020, the Great Lakes Mapping Act is included as part of today's hearing.

Congress has an important role to play in strengthening these programs and streamlining the process of compensating patients with vaccine-related injuries.

I must disagree today that the America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act is the best approach.

I cannot support the America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act because, simply put, it doesn't meet the recommendations laid out by the blue ribbon panel.