"the previous administration engaged with and allowed the meatpacking industry to review their work."
"the GAO findings...felt that potential political interference they observed resulted in the alteration or suppression of scientific findings."
"I am still waiting for a response from Director Walensky."
"The Trump administration--so we at the Union of Concerned Scientists have been watchdogging administrations since 2005 on scientific integrity violations, and during the Trump administration, what we ..."
"We documented 204 attacks on science by the Trump administration, 29 of which were related to COVID-19 directly."
"The Biden administration's mixed messages demonstrate that behind their, quote, 'follow the science' slogan their true guiding light is political."
"Public health requires public trust and, unfortunately, the CDC and other public health agencies have seriously damaged their credibility with the public during this pandemic."
"In closing, I want to thank the witnesses for testifying before the Select Subcommittee today."
"Today's hearing has revisited a dark chapter in the history of our Nation's public health agencies."
"I applaud the Biden administration's efforts to restore scientific integrity and independence."
"We must never again allow politics to interfere with processes of public health."
"I know the American public is looking for answers and wants the transparency they were promised that they still haven't gotten from the Biden administration."