Crushing the virus requires more action from Congress.

I think we have the moral and economic duty to invest in this plan for the sake of our country.

The President has put forward his American Rescue Plan, which recognizes that we are in a battle to save American lives.

As Members of Congress, we have to do everything we can to ensure that this new administration has all of the tools and resources it needs to crush the virus.

So together, these public health efforts to crush the virus will cost $160 billion.

So I am pleased that President Biden has taken swift and decisive action to improve our response to the pandemic.

As Chairman Pallone said during our organizing committee just last week, this committee has a rich history of bipartisan cooperation and hard work, perhaps more than any other committee in Congress.

So, Congress needs to move President Biden's American Rescue Plan as quickly as possible.

Vaccination rates are increasing, but if we are to accelerate both production and vaccinations, more resources are needed.

There is no more pressing issue to begin with than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and our response so far.

As Members of Congress, we must do everything we can to ensure this new administration has all the tools and resources it needs to crush COVID-19.

The previous administration lacked a national strategy to end the pandemic and administer vaccines to Americans efficiently, equitably, and effectively.