Richard Burr: “I always like to bring things back to the present because I have a tremendous amount of respect for all four of you.”

I will write the Secretary and ask him what the criteria is to end the state of emergency.

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

If you can take the outline you just presented to me and get somebody from the Administration to fill in in between the action steps that are going to be taken, you might have a plan.

Are you beginning to see the pattern as to why a plan is important? This has been a well-orchestrated event up to this point.