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Colleagues in a program called rapid acceleration of diagnostics are working closely with these companies as well as they go through development stages. we remain committed and look forward to partnering them as they bring the products forward. >> senator collins. >> thank you. ms. o'connell, over the past two years congress has appropriated 82.6 billion dollars specifically for testing. in addition, we've given the department flexibility to use other sources of funding and yet as you've heard repeatedly today, our frustrated constituents cannot find rapid tests when they need them. this testi...

There is confusion and anger when the white house says to ignore cdc guidance. >> g.o.p. senator susan collins said congressional located plenty of money for testing but tests remain scant. >> our frustrated constituents cannot find rapid tests when they need them. this testing crisis appears to have been entirely preventable. >> the hearing also featured another verbal donnybrook between rand paul and fauci, saying accusations put him in danger. >> whens when he gets out and accuses me of things completely untrue, all of a sudden that kindles the crazies out there and i have threats upon my l...

More tests i think the administration has seen the testing crisis and hopefully will get its act together on making testing widely available for americans. that's going to be a key part of managing this pandemic for months and really years to come. >> our thanks to dr. jha. as we have seen, this covid explosion has hit the airlines hard and today so did that big winter storm that caused more mass cancellations and frustration for travelers, many still trying to get home here's tom costello. >> reporter: adding more misery to weary and stranded travelers coming back from the holidays, a massi...

We continue to look at the others and ways we can support them. nih colleagues are working closely with these companies as well as they go through the development stages. we remain very committed to the work these companies are doing and partner with them as they bring these products forward. >> senator collins. >> thank you. ms. o'connell, over the past two years congress has appropriated $82.6 billion specifically for testing. in addition, we've given the department flexibility to use other sources of funding. and yet as you've heard repeatedly today, our frustrated constituents cannot find ...

That they are working at it, that they are trying. the problem is that i think the base actually does not just want effort. they want actual things getting done. and so it's a bit of a lose-lose situation, but i think perhaps they felt like there was no other option available to them. they couldn't go into this year, you know, presenting voting as a fait accompli, as something that was never going to happen. i think they would have had a more significant revolt on their hands in the liberal wing of the party. >> in response to this, the president's chief of staff is responding, kind of the who...