miller. so do the mothers across the united states who are dying at disproportionately high rates than other nations. yet this administration is making things worse by gagging the agencies tasked with helping medical professionals keep mothers alive. and so for georgia's incredibly dedicated scientists, researchers and medical professionals, for keira, for amber thurman and candi miller and their grieving families, for the thousands of women who died preventable deaths surrounding their pregnancy, i'm voting no for mr. kennedy for hhs secretary. finally and nobody believes a preacher what he says finally, i'm going to get out of the way so my colleague, mr. welch from the great state of vermont, can continue this work. but you know the sad irony of this moment in which we're seeing an onslaught on anything that represents diversity, equity, and inclusion, the sad irony of this attack on dei is that the trump administration, while attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion, is nominating a manifestly unqualified person to run the department of health and human services. so don't lecture me on