Peter King: “We want to congratulate you on your appointment. We look forward to your service in office.”

The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has already claimed half a million lives across the globe, and here in the United States, nowhere has been hit harder than New York.

That is long overdue, and I appreciate the gentleman raising that issue again.

I mean, again, I am trying to----

This is not the first time our country has had to deal with an outbreak and it likely won't be the last.