Mark Pryor

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

We just need to make sure that we are ready, that we are doing everything that we can do, and that the State, local, and private sector are working together on this.

CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat has said this will be a marathon and not a sprint.

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.

Let me, if I may, give a brief update--we hear that there is a vote coming on the Senate floor soon.

If I may ask Mr. Kampf--you're a homeowner in Florida. Is that right?

Let me inform our panel of witnesses what is going on.

And I hope that everyone will work with a sense of urgency just to try to get this done.

Thank you, Senator Nelson, for your advocacy on this issue and your leadership.

You know, this is economic stimulus money. We don't need 6 months. We need it in 6 days.

We're not asking you to make bricks without straw, and that's one of the reasons why Senator Nelson has been so insistent to make sure you get a few more resources.

The CPSC is, and actually should be, the lead agency on a lot of this.

Oh, I can--I can just about guarantee you there won't be any homebuilders buying 'Made in China' sheetrock.

I'm very concerned of the effect on kids of this. We've seen, time and time again, that these toxic chemicals have a greater impact on small children than they do on adults.

Senator Pryor. I want to thank you for your leadership because this really is your hearing.

This is a very important issue, and it's imperative that we, as the government, the Federal and State folks, work together to try to come up with the right testing, the right science, and get all that straight.

Typically, when you find out there's a problem with a product and you're a homebuilder, you steer way away from any kind of product that might potentially have the problem.

So, I want to thank you, and urge you to move as quickly as possible so we don't have other Mr. Kampfs testifying here.

I think that's the status of the law, if I understand it.

And is your understanding that the sale, at least temporarily, of this drywall has stopped in the United States?

You're still living in the house.

And is there any way of knowing right now what your estimated value of your home is now?

Thank you, Senator Nelson.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for your leadership on this.