"If you remember, that authorization was passed because we were told really the lies that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. There were done. And this has been on the books now, like you said, 20 years, so it`s time to get it off. It`s not needed."
"I was quite disappointed to see the President with his request in terms of an increase of our already bloated defense budget."
"There are billions of dollars we know that have been wastefully spent and have not been subject to audit requirements."
"We have the CDC in Africa, on the continent of Africa. We don't have a comparable CDC in the Caribbean."
"So I want to know why in the world are we seeing this when, in fact, we are investing so much into vaccine production and distribution?"
"I would like to find out--and this was about a month ago when I looked at those numbers. It was horrible."
"I think everyone agrees it is imperative that the United States lead this fight because we won't be able to end this pandemic and Americans will continue to be under threat unless we find a way to ass..."
"It really is about not just the vaccine, but it is about the skills development and the skills training that is required."
"I think it is important that Gates, CEPI, WHO, and the companies collaborate so that there is a concerted effort to make sure that the vaccine manufacturing facility or facilities that are established..."
"I mean, we know that it is going to be--it is a challenge, and so how do we increase vaccine manufacturing on the continent of Africa using United States' leveraging and with the private companies, wi..."
"This administration must be aggressive in pursuing every option to work around that botched contract and to use every tool at its disposal to accelerate vaccine production, including the Defense Produ..."