Neera Tanden

Last fall during that campaign, I was the domestic policy advisor doing domestic policy work. And when the hurricane hit North Carolina, it took out this plant. It's called the Baxter plant. That plant produced 60% of the IV bags in America. So All of a sudden, we could have been facing a massive shortage of IV bags.

Last fall during that campaign, I was the domestic policy advisor doing domestic policy work. And when the hurricane hit North Carolina, it took out this plant. It's called the Baxter plant. That plant produced 60% of the IV bags in America. So All of a sudden, we could have been facing a massive shortage of IV bags.

Last fall during that campaign, I was the domestic policy advisor doing domestic policy work. And when the hurricane hit North Carolina, it took out this plant. It's called the Baxter plant. That plant produced 60% of the IV bags in America. So All of a sudden, we could have been facing a massive shortage of IV bags.

And, you know, just to say, IV bags are pretty important in the whole surgery thing, okay? So I and others start working kind of around the clock with people at FDA and this agency no one's ever heard of.

And, you know, just to say, IV bags are pretty important in the whole surgery thing, okay? So I and others start working kind of around the clock with people at FDA and this agency no one's ever heard of.

And, you know, just to say, IV bags are pretty important in the whole surgery thing, okay? So I and others start working kind of around the clock with people at FDA and this agency no one's ever heard of.

called ASPR at HHS, and you have career professionals who are working around the clock to ensure that we're bringing in the right kind of IV bags from around the world, from safe suppliers, so that, you know, there's a little disruption, but you never heard of anyone dying from the lack of an IV bag in the United States.

called ASPR at HHS, and you have career professionals who are working around the clock to ensure that we're bringing in the right kind of IV bags from around the world, from safe suppliers, so that, you know, there's a little disruption, but you never heard of anyone dying from the lack of an IV bag in the United States.

called ASPR at HHS, and you have career professionals who are working around the clock to ensure that we're bringing in the right kind of IV bags from around the world, from safe suppliers, so that, you know, there's a little disruption, but you never heard of anyone dying from the lack of an IV bag in the United States.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, most of those people were terminated on a Saturday night.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, most of those people were terminated on a Saturday night.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, most of those people were terminated on a Saturday night.

The ASPR people and some of the FDA people. And we have drug shortages all the time. A year ago, we had drug shortages of pediatric cancer drugs. So we have a drug shortage, and I genuinely don't know who is going to protect us from that. right? Who in the federal government is actually going to work on that problem? This is a whole issue with HHS. You know, they're playing with lives.

The ASPR people and some of the FDA people. And we have drug shortages all the time. A year ago, we had drug shortages of pediatric cancer drugs. So we have a drug shortage, and I genuinely don't know who is going to protect us from that. right? Who in the federal government is actually going to work on that problem? This is a whole issue with HHS. You know, they're playing with lives.

The ASPR people and some of the FDA people. And we have drug shortages all the time. A year ago, we had drug shortages of pediatric cancer drugs. So we have a drug shortage, and I genuinely don't know who is going to protect us from that. right? Who in the federal government is actually going to work on that problem? This is a whole issue with HHS. You know, they're playing with lives.

So I think that's the job of all of us. We're going to do a lot of this work at the Center for American Progress to really drive the stories of how a person who's terminated, what it means for your protection, your safety, your health, your economic well-being. And You know, I personally believe that when people, when you have the amalgamation of these harms, that that's the story we need to tell.

So I think that's the job of all of us. We're going to do a lot of this work at the Center for American Progress to really drive the stories of how a person who's terminated, what it means for your protection, your safety, your health, your economic well-being. And You know, I personally believe that when people, when you have the amalgamation of these harms, that that's the story we need to tell.

So I think that's the job of all of us. We're going to do a lot of this work at the Center for American Progress to really drive the stories of how a person who's terminated, what it means for your protection, your safety, your health, your economic well-being. And You know, I personally believe that when people, when you have the amalgamation of these harms, that that's the story we need to tell.

Absolutely. And look, they're now going after, they're going to shut down a range of Social Security offices around the country. Those Social Security offices are about how you get the benefits you're supposed to get, your earned benefits of Social Security. So, you know, I think the truth of this is that Trump's crazy, you know, his antics, his sort of everyday antics, can't let us fight.

Absolutely. And look, they're now going after, they're going to shut down a range of Social Security offices around the country. Those Social Security offices are about how you get the benefits you're supposed to get, your earned benefits of Social Security. So, you know, I think the truth of this is that Trump's crazy, you know, his antics, his sort of everyday antics, can't let us fight.