Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7574, the Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act, which was introduced by Representatives Slotkin and Brooks. The legislation that I cosponsored along with a long bipartisan list of others is a combination of bills to improve the Strategic National Stockpile, or SNS. This includes allowing the SNS to sell off products in the stockpile before their expiration so that they could be used. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to examine user fee agreements, improve maintenance of the stockpile, and allowing for agreements with domestic producers of supplies to improve the supply chain to refresh and replenish existing stocks. It also directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control to report on distributions from the stockpile, as well as requests for supplies from State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies. It would authorize a pilot program for establishing State stockpiles and increase the Strategic National Stockpile funding authorization to $705 million. We need to ensure our country is prepared to deal with whatever health crisis it faces, no matter if it is disease, disaster, or terrorism. I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation to refill and improve the Strategic National Stockpile. Mr.…”