"Depending upon the market price of oil and natural gas, the total cost of foregone royalties could total nearly $80 billion."
"Pregnant women are among the most vulnerable. They are the ones that have the most natural reluctance to take any and all substances that are not grown in the ground, cutoff and freshly cleaned."
"So those who might otherwise not get a shot should ask for a single dose, Thimerosal-free dose, and it should be reasonably available on request?"
"And within that, is there a difference in trimester? Has there been any study showing that level of vulnerability just before delivery versus early gestation?"
"Just all pregnant women."
"I intend on getting one of these shots if for no other reason than to show that I believe that it's safe and effective."
"It is very clear that the flu--the flu virus can mutate as it migrates; it has, in all the years since the many outbreaks."
"Moreover, this committee has previously talked about and heard witnesses on the annual flu shots people receive and the questions about that."
"You are not prepared to support it at this time but you are not ruling out supporting it at a national level?"
"Since all of you are at this level, can you make a case for whether the State has a compelling interest for that one State versus the other?"
"So the Washington Post, 'Mandatory Flu Shots Hit Resistance' is premature?"