Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. defended the beleaguered Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday, noting a million coronavirus test kits are expected to be made available to the state.
In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Collins said the CDC “made it clear everyone who needs a test has a test.”
“This idea that you need to test everybody is not really an applicable situation when you're trying to make sure that you're isolating the known cases so that you can make proper treatment,” he said. “And that was what was said, that everyone who needs it, any doctor who needs a test, can get that test done.”
Secretary of Health and Human Services “Secretary [Alex] Azar stated there'll be a million and more in the next weeks, so those are going to be there for everybody that goes forward,” he added.
Collins also said the expected March 15 vote to extend some expiring FISA surveillance tools will be an opportunity for Congress to protect future presidents.
“My position and I think the House's position, and I'm sure the president has mentioned this as well, is it’s our time to look at what needs to happen with the court itself so that we don't get another Carter Page, we don't get another president like President [Donald] Trump as a candidate and as president attacked by rogue cabals at the [Department of Justice] abusing the FISA process,” he said.
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