"We are trying to make sure that wasn't the case, or was it?"
"To suggest that we haven't is not true."
"I wish this thing came from nature because that is a heck of a lot less scary than making something like this in the lab and having it escape."
"I am deeply troubled that the Subcommittee has prioritized its time and resources on advancing this extreme partisan narrative."
"When we started putting out mandates, you eliminated the physician, and that is what a lot of people struggled with."
"Many of them heard '100 percent safe and effective.' That is what they interpreted that to be, but they never qualified their statement."
"We never explained mRNA technology is different from the technology of the other vaccines that have been around forever."
"Words matter. That's one of the things I want to stress across the board from this Subcommittee at the end of the day."
"Yes, this vaccine saved hundreds of thousands of lives. I'll advocate for that anytime."
"Congress has a right to investigate and oversee Federal law."
"It is time the Department answered some questions."