"The Department of Commerce has one overarching goal: help the American economy grow."
"Through the collective efforts of the American people over the past year, we have overcome the initial challenges of developing, producing, and distributing safe and effective vaccine."
"Thank you, Chairwoman DeGette. My questions, a lot of them are the same ones that Ranking Member Rodgers asked, so I guess we think alike, Cathy."
"if we can reestablish some credibility, even after the fact, I think that is going to be so critically important"
"I think that if we really want to be--go back to normalcy, we need every eligible American to make the right choice, get a shot, protect themselves, their community, and the Nation."
"But now we face the more difficult task of reaching those Americans who have yet to embrace this important tool."
"The fact is, vaccine doubts and fears are not new challenges."
"Chairwoman DeGette has been outspoken in continuing this oversight of the vaccine campaign, and today is a manifestation of that."
"we shouldn't be doing hearings remotely. We shouldn't be doing voting on this intractable schedule that just seems to never end."
"This committee has a history of addressing these issues in a bipartisan manner."
"We followed that with bipartisan legislation led by Representative Schrier, finally passed late last year."