Richard Burr: “I expect by the end of this hearing, I will be able to support your nomination.”

I will continue to ask you for a plan until we get one, and I will continue to be a roadblock for those who believe that we can blindly just appropriate emergency money.

Yes, it will be extended because 60 days from now is past July 15th, right?

I was surprised and frustrated to hear that these funds were overwhelmingly repurposed from within ASPR, including the stockpile.

Nobody has worked harder on this issue, I think, on the Hill than I have.