Some experts I have talked to on this use the word 'bureaucracy,' that there was a bureaucratic issue here in responding, and more money will not solve that problem. Maybe more accountability will.

I think it could have avoided some of the problems that we have had in this country.

To be most effective, of course, we must have a well-coordinated response at the Federal, State, and local level.

Should the Federal Government be providing the protective equipment for the hospitals rather than the hospitals provide that, the insurance companies paying for that?

Also, could we have a direct answer on the differences in the cost of ciprofloxacin...

I had asked that he testify today. They refused to have him testify.

Why should we not worry about that?

To help meet the immediate and long-term needs of the Ebola epidemic, President Obama recently submitted an emergency funding request of nearly $6.2 billion.

Ebola, like all infectious diseases, knows no borders.

I think we are very fortunate where we find ourselves today, whether that is because of our lack of knowledge or because of our knowledge.

Perhaps it would be great to have a Subcommittee hearing just on this.

We need to be better prepared. We need to be ready to respond.

If we do not take care of our neighbors in West Africa, then we may see this deadly disease spread even faster across the world.

Mr. President, how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time the Senator from California used be added to my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I only had one speaker and I had 15 minutes. Did he use 7\1/2\, 8 minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair was instructed that the Senator from California spoke on the time of the Senator from Georgia.

How much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Six and a half minutes.

I join with my colleague Senator Isakson in recommending that all of our colleagues vote for all three of these judges: Judge Eleanor Ross, Judge Mark Cohen, and Judge Leslie Abrams-- or future judges in all three cases. They are excellent…