"Overreliance on Chinese Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) exports raises the possibility that China could terminate or raise the cost of prescription drugs that millions of Americans, including service members, rely on.”

“As we continue to respond to the current pandemic, we must also ensure that we are prepared and have the right tools available for future outbreaks and public health emergencies.”

"Saving lives in a public health emergency requires cutting-edge medical countermeasures: medications, vaccines, diagnostics combined with a resourced and practiced response infrastructure."

“Health crises such as the Ebola outbreaks, the monkeypox epidemic, and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic have shown us that preventing, detecting, and responding to emerging biothreats will require unprecedented collaboration between government, academia, and the private sector. It is our hope that the Medical Countermeasures Coalition will help the United States continue to lead this worldwide collaborative effort,”