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I think it is safe to say that countermeasures are difficult things to develop.

But we learned enough to know that we have no, or very little, surge capacity for an infectious disease of that magnitude.

You probably hit on the key thing that was, I think, the toughest thing to recognize, and that is: where is the Federal Government's responsibility at creating the incentive for people to create something that there is not a commercial…

But I think I can say on behalf of the Chairman, who is an appropriator, that this Committee has always said that we ought to appropriate at reauthorization levels.

We have shown a degree of vision in the past.

What can we do to meet what we do not know?

The time will not count against you.

I hope that my colleagues on this Committee will remember this year's flu season, the severity of it.

Thanks to the leadership of Senator Burr, Members of this Committee, and the dedicated team at BARDA...

BARDA's most recent 5-year budget outlined $630 million in pandemic influenza funding needs for Fiscal Year 2019 alone.

Having a program authorized by Congress will provide a clear signal to the private sector that the U.S. Government is committed to preparing against pandemic threats in the future.

Thanks to the leadership of Senator Burr and Senator Casey, and Members of this Committee, and the dedicated team at BARDA, our state-of-the-art vaccine production facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina is one of the best examples of a…

You have asked me a question, and I want to answer it. I actually want to provide the funding to the military, to the men and women who are working hard to protect this Nation, and that doesn't happen through procedural discussions. It…

Actually, what I want to work on is funding that goes at least for the next 4 weeks and maybe the next year. I want to get to regular order. I actually want to provide certainty to men and women in uniform who are out there fighting in…

Today is a day where tens of thousands of people come to Washington, D.C., to march for the sanctity of life for the real purpose of speaking up for those who can't speak for themselves. Each year, we see an unbelievable number of people…

Last year, we voted on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks. While I supported that bill, many of my colleagues chose not to, but I urge them to at least support this commonsense bill to protect the lives of abortion survivors.

The statute is very clear on BARDA's specific and targeted medical countermeasure mission to ensure that BARDA is staying focused in bringing forward the countermeasures we need to protect the American people from a range of chemical…

Have more to do as it relates to collision but we're developing a clear picture of what happened.