Political Quotes

“I want there to be no mistake about what just happened here on the Senate floor. Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill that would provide vaccines, testing, and therapeutics for the American people. Yesterday, a group of Democrats and Republicans announced we had reached a bipartisan agreement for COVID relief funding, but today, a majority of Senate Republicans have blocked this critical and much- needed funding from going forward. Vaccines, therapeutics, and testing were negotiated in good faith. And it should not--they should not be held hostage to extraneous, unrelated issues. This is too important for the health of the American people. But that seems precisely what some Republicans want to do. This is a potentially devastating vote for every single American who is worried about the possibility of a new variant rearing its nasty head within a few months. It is devastating for any American who, in the future, looks for a vaccine or a booster shot, only to be told supplies have run out. It is devastating for anyone looking down the line to get tested because they feel sick or want their families safe and discover no tests are available. It is devastating for anyone who--God forbid-- falls seriously ill but can't access lifesaving therapeutics because the Federal Government can't purchase new supplies because of the vote our colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle just took.…”