{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-issa-hudson-sound-alarm-biden-administrations-clear-failure-avert", "Congressmen Issa, Hudson Sound Alarm on Biden Administration\u2019s Clear Failure to Avert Severe Shortfall of Emergency Smallpox Vaccine", "2022-10-24", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", "issa", "https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) today sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra detailing serious concerns with the Biden Administration\u2019s poor handling of the Strategic National Stockpile\u2019s dwindling supply of smallpox vaccines and demanding clear answers to address this failure to prepare for a severe potential crisis.\n\n\u201cEvery presidential administration owes the American people its absolute best when it comes to protecting the homeland and adequately preparing for the crises we know can occur. By any objective measure, this is a test the Biden Administration has failed,\u201d said Rep. Issa. \u201cBy not making it a priority to wisely manage our emergency supply of critical smallpox vaccines, the Biden Administration has ignored the obvious lessons of the last pandemic, failed a core responsibility of governance, and put the nation at risk. That\u2019s why Rep. Hudson and I are demanding the facts and insisting on solutions. We certainly haven\u2019t gotten either one so far.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile the Biden administration has decided to devote considerable attention to the emerging, yet rare, monkeypox outbreak, I am deeply concerned about recent reports regarding the impact of these efforts on our nation\u2019s supply of smallpox vaccines,\u201d said Rep. Hudson. \u201cAs a leader on strengthening our strategic national stockpile and preparing our nation for future pandemics and biological threats, I am proud to join with Rep. Issa in holding the Biden administration accountable to ensure all Americans are protected from smallpox and other potential health security threats. Particularly with recent nuclear and biological threats coming from abroad, the Administration must provide answers and a plan to be prepared.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-issa-hudson-sound-alarm-biden-administrations-clear-failure-avert"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.841991975903511, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}