From day one, President Trump has done everything he can to minimize the severity of this pandemic and to undermine his public health experts.

Ultimately, it will be the collaboration of your efforts, in partnership with the administration and the support of Congress that will make a COVID-19 vaccine possible.

I'm hopeful that if we prioritize public health and strategic preparation, and the administration finally learns from its mistakes, that our collective efforts will result in a safe, effective, and accessible COVID-19 vaccine.

Congress provided billions of dollars for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing efforts and other medical countermeasures.

But now that Trump is President, I still think there's a real possibility that he will pressure the FDA to lower the standards.

My fear is that FDA will be forced by the Trump Administration to approve a vaccine that lacks effectiveness.

My fear is that FDA will be forced by the Trump administration to approve a vaccine that lacks effectiveness.

I also appreciate the chance to bring some transparency to the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed efforts.

I want to make sure that you will guard against any pressure that comes from the FDA to either lower its standards, or to approve something that you know doesn't meet the standards.

Today we'll explore the pursuit of vaccines that could help contain the largest public health crisis the Nation has faced in over a century.

This wrongheaded effort threatens the important, longstanding principal of civilian--not military--control over the nuclear weapons stockpile.

We must do more to aid this struggling industry.