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Meet Raul Ruiz

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    Written Testimony House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response Statement of

    Bright, R · 2020 · Government/official doc

    Rick Bright congressional testimony

Chapter transcript
  1. 01:14:59 There's been a lot of hype about cures for COVID that have been shown to be ineffective and even dangerous.
  2. 01:15:05 We are now seeing the very real dangers and consequences of not making decisions based on science.
  3. 01:15:11 Hydroxychloroquine,
  4. 01:15:13 which Fox News commentators and then the White House repeatedly touted and actually encouraged people to use,
  5. 01:15:19 is exhibit A on this list.
  6. 01:15:22 Meet Congressman Dr.
  7. 01:15:24 Raul Ruiz.
  8. 01:15:25 Dr.
  9. 01:15:25 Ruiz is a medical doctor and he knows exactly how safe tonic water is,
  10. 01:15:29 yet he was happy to participate in the slander of a drug that could have saved his constituents' lives,
  11. 01:15:34 if it meant hurting Donald Trump,
  12. 01:15:36 in an election year.
  13. 01:15:37 And to make matters worse,
  14. 01:15:39 Raul participated in the promotion of remdesivir.
  15. 01:15:42 According to Open Secrets,
  16. 01:15:43 his major donors are in the healthcare industry.
  17. 01:15:47 But there is one drug that appears to provide some therapeutic benefit,
  18. 01:15:51 remdesivir.
  19. 01:15:52 Two weeks ago,
  20. 01:15:53 Dr.
  21. 01:15:53 Fauci announced that remdesivir showed a clear-cut,
  22. 01:15:56 significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery.
  23. 01:16:00 More broadly...
  24. 01:16:01 So was it because the president was encouraged by the use of this drug that you became discouraged by it?
  25. 01:16:08 Had nothing to do with politics, sir.
  26. 01:16:10 I wanted to make sure that Americans were aware of the risk of this drug.
  27. 01:16:13 It was only available under very safe...
  28. 01:16:15 But it is a drug that is indicated and has been used safely in the past.
  29. 01:16:19 It has been used safely in the past.
  30. 01:16:22 You can finish your answer,
  31. 01:16:23 Dr Bright,
  32. 01:16:24 and then we're going to move to the next member.
  33. 01:16:27 The drug has been used safely for malaria for a number of years.
  34. 01:16:30 We didn't have a database of...
  35. 01:16:32 But it's being used in the same dosage as it was used for malaria.
  36. 01:16:35 Gentlemen,
  37. 01:16:36 please,
  38. 01:16:36 please.
  39. 01:16:37 I know that I'm overly generous with both sides of the aisle.
  40. 01:16:42 Speaking of generosity,
  41. 01:16:44 as of 2020,
  42. 01:16:45 Congressman Anna Eshoo was the number one recipient of pharmaceutical money while charing the House Health Subcommittee
  43. 01:16:52 But I think that we need to move on.
  44. 01:16:54 I mean,
  45. 01:16:54 two minutes of extra time is two minutes of extra time.
  46. 01:16:57 People died because you weren't listened to.
  47. 01:17:00 People died because they didn't have appropriate protective equipment.
  48. 01:17:03 And your statement that we need to be told the truth is probably the most important statement we've heard all day.
  49. 01:17:10 I think that you are the finest ambassador in our country for scientists.
  50. 01:17:15 Frankly,
  51. 01:17:16 I'm tired of those who bear the responsibility,
  52. 01:17:20 accepting none of it,
  53. 01:17:22 while deflecting blame on others.
  54. 01:17:26 The previous administration,
  55. 01:17:28 the World Health Organization,
  56. 01:17:29 the Wuhan lab.
  57. 01:17:31 Anywhere but where the blame belongs.
  58. 01:17:34 And we all have been...
  59. 01:17:37 witnessed your integrity.
  60. 01:17:40 Let me just say,
  61. 01:17:41 Bright,
  62. 01:17:42 thank you for your courage.
  63. 01:17:43 The president has sidelined our best scientists,
  64. 01:17:46 pushed baseless conspiracy theories,
  65. 01:17:48 and more recently prescribed unproven remedies like Lysol to suffering Americans.

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