"I am wondering if we have an update of a national HIV/AIDS strategy/plan and if we have a point person in the White House."
"We have to know, not only for COVID, but also for any healthcare initiatives that disproportionately impact people of color."
"One lesson that we learned during COVID-19 was the need for consistent, standardized, disaggregated, culturally appropriate data collection methods."
"Now, the President has included $100,000,000 for CDC to start a new community-based violence prevention initiative."
"We have to work together to ensure that our healthcare systems work to confront and dismantle the racist systems and practices that perpetuate racial disparities."
"Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Senator Warren, and myself, we introduced the Anti-Racism and Public Health Act."
"Thank you to Dr. Walensky for your testimony and also for your leadership in declaring that racism is a public health threat."
"This has been such an informative hearing, but, also, it gives me a lot of hope."
"I think those questions actually I can fold into a synthesized response, because we at NIH are deeply invested in taking a very fresh and aggressive look at what we can do about the problem of structu..."
"I have to recognize this is the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd."
"Thank you, Dr. Collins and all of you, for really fighting so hard to crush this virus."