Consistency. No gun regulations, no business regulations, no consumer safety, no climate policy, no health insurance, no workplace safety restrictions, no disaster preparedness, no immunizations, no pandemic planning, no advancements in science, no food safety regulations, no water regulations.

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.