1.8 million swedish children and not one died of covid. so i think sweden by and large approached the pandemic in a more sane fashion than here in the united states. we want answers from the cdc. they've not been transparent. they've blown off congressional oversight. we ask our chairman to stand up for congressional oversight. >> john: so in between the time that you sent the letters to the agencies and now, randi weingarten last come out with what looks like equivocal language saying well, this delta variant has thrown us a curve and we're going to try to open schools in the fall. do you detect backtracking here? >> absolutely. teachers are not being laid off. they're getting paid full salaries. when you take a look at how students are not progressing in school, how devastating it's been to the current situation and as well the impact on their futures. parents want their kids back to