"Why is the Federal Government spending taxpayer dollars to create transgender animals?"
"Some people might describe that as money laundering."
"As you know, I have been long vocal about animal experiments and Federal-funded animal testing..."
"Can the scientific challenges we face today be saved by relying on animal testing?"
"Can you briefly describe how new technologies can allow us to transition away from animal testing without hindering scientific research?"
"I think we fix the problem by investing in what is going right."
"This is a boondoggle. It is a racket, and hundreds of millions of dollars--billions of dollars, in fact--have been wasted on it."
"That is wild."
"I think you had a couple extra questions you want to ask."
"Yes, there is a lot of nightmarish stuff that we are being forced to fund, and taxpayers do not like it, and they do not even know how bad the situation is. If they did, they would be marching in the ..."
"Today's conversation builds upon the work that I and many of us on Oversight and throughout Congress have been working on for years to end animal testing."
"Last Congress, I introduced the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act to prohibit the NIH from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to cats or dogs."