At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, senators on both sides of the aisle criticized the Biden administration's monkeypox response
Sen. Rand Paul questions Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing about the federal response to monkeypox, on Capitol Hill, Sept. 14, 2022.
"It isn't a question of money. You've been given astonishing amounts of money. It's a question of leadership. It's a question of focus. It's a question of squashing the typical bureaucratic roadblocks, arrogance and ineptitude. You need to do better," Burr said. "On May 17, a case was reported in Massachusetts and was confirmed by CDC the following day. CDC immediately began its work searching for additional cases, educating clinicians and the public about this disease and supporting our state and local health public health partners in their response," Walensky said.
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