00:00It was supposed to be non-political. You don't have that engagement in there, but during COVID,
00:05we started to see that kind of involvement, which really makes it more difficult to be able to do
00:11the job. When we first started with COVID, I recall being at the IRS and everything was about
00:17what does the CDC say? And after a period of time, because of all the political elements and other
00:24things that happened, then everyone's questioning what the CDC says. But when you're talking about
00:29a country and you don't have a body in which you can turn to and get good advice and counsel,
00:35you have chaos. So it's really, really important that that organization continue to have its role
00:42of protecting health and improving lives. It's very, very complicated, but at the same time,
00:48we need a body that we can go to and be able to get clarity.
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