Diana DeGette actually said...

"Ensuring our public health agencies have the tools they need to prepare and respond to seasonal and pandemic flu has and will remain a bipartisan effort."

"I really feel like we're getting the band back together again in a way that I hope will be effective to let Americans know what's happening."

"The fact that our Nation's flu vaccination rates continue to be well below our national target of 70 to 90 percent is alarming."

"But as I've said numerous times before, we can and will do better to improve the effectiveness."