"I have concerns about mandatory arbitration clause limitations. I believe we share a concern on that and that it has been harmful to consumers."
"Some of them are still in early stages."
"I hope that agencies are learning from the ongoing H1N1 outbreak and taking corrective action for future planning."
"There clearly is a lot more planning that needs to be done throughout the Federal Government."
"I really appreciate your participation in these hearings, and we have worked so well together all these years on these issues."
"We must use the lessons learned from the past 2 months to address the future challenges."
"It is important that we respect a Federal employee's right to privacy as we work to protect them from disease threats."
"Admiral, I know many people are anxious to hear about the progress being made with the development of a vaccine to combat the novel H1N1 virus."
"There must be clear and consistent guidance to Federal employees on agency policies."
"Pandemic influenza continues to be a grave threat facing the United States and the world."
"I was disappointed to learn that, according to a GAO report, only one agency--the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)--responded that they had shared their pandemic planning with the uni..."
"I think would be very worthwhile would be to insist that we see an overall plan about who is responsible for what."
"Thank you very much for your testimony, Ms. Kichak."
"I want to express my disappointment that the Subcommittee did not receive testimony from the agencies until late yesterday."
"I think the important change that we are seeing is this is the first Administration that I think is, first of all, not threatening to veto this legislation."
"This bill sets up a process whereby the United States can recognize a constituted Native Hawaiian governing entity."
"We must ensure that the voices of Native Hawaiians are heard in Congress."
"The public is enfranchised to make decisions about government actions that have an impact on them."
