Richard Burr actually said...

"Our work to strengthen our Nation's medical and public health preparedness and response has always been bipartisan."

"I can't tell you how many times I was on the phone, saying, 'Forget about them. Bypass them.'"

"There was a point that the White House got to where they appointed somebody who never made a public statement, and they said, 'You're in charge.'"

"The American people expect us to do all that we can do to protect them from the full range of threats that we face."