Mark Pryor actually said...

"If it comes back this fall, the lull will be over. A lot of people will be looking back and saying, why didn't we do something different?"

"I notice that the GAO, the NGA, and the ASTHO have reports that say that you need more guidance in school closures."

"The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has described pandemic flu as both inevitable and as one of the biggest threats to public health in the Nation."

"This is the Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration and it is time for us to update our efforts on pandemic influenza."