requirements are not popular with many or even for those who are anxious to get them. my administration put them in place not to control your life but to save your life. and the lives of others. it is legal and effective amble save thousands of american lives. reporter: steps in the plan to combat the omicron variant including creasing supportive hospitals, speeding access to free testing, to get shots in arms including stepping up and standing up clinics and deploying federal measures was a key part of the plan is 500 billion free at home tests available starting in january, not in time for millions of americans, head of the holidays and travel, the administrative being hammered for not making rapid testing a priority which the white house shutdown previously. why not have them available everywhere?
and death. we didn t change course, we offered a new solution. instead doubled down on masks and mandates and draconian restrictions calling them unpopular but effective. watch. i novak si nation requirements are not popular for many. not popular for those who are anxious to get them. my administration isn t to control your life, but to save your life and the lives of others that will save thousands of american lives. so you re watching this. and the obvious question is, if joe biden s policies are so effective, why are we in the middle of another massive surge? here s another question, we re almost two years into this pandemic. why are we still experiencing a severe shortage of covid 19 tests? three weeks ago reporters in the press corps were begging the press secretary for a plan to
didn t change course or offer a new solution. instead doubled down on masks and mandates and restrictions calling them unpopular but effective. watch. i know mask requirements are not popular for many. not popular for those who are anxious to get them. my administration isn t to control your life, but to save your life and the lives of others that will save thousands of american so you re watching this. and the obvious question is, if joe biden s policies are so effective, why are we in the middle of another massive surge here s another question, we re almost two years into this pand why are we still experiencing a severe shortage of covid 19 tes three weeks ago reporters in th press corps were begging the pressn secretary for a plan to
gates, and we were trying to disrupt it, of course. but we knew that we were being targeted there. and these service members were so incredibly brave. they were trying to save and did save thousands of american and afghan and other third-party country lives by allowing them to get out. and their bravery and their service gives us a debt of gratitude as a nation that we are never going to be able to repay. but they were aware of the threat. they had been briefed on it and they still were doing their jobs and saving lives. and they were there on a humanitarian mission. they were not there for offensive actions. they weren t out there trying to go after anyone. they were attacked by a terrorist who was targeting also innocent civilians, and that s why it s so important that we continue this counterterrorism mission which the president has been very clear should be our focus and will continue to be our focus. congressman colin allred, member of the house foreign affairs committee, democr