Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"this is very important to the Committee not only because of the concern that influenza epidemics and pandemics will continue in the years ahead--you are right, we cannot expect to wait another 30 year..."

"To the extent that you can find that out--you have other things to do--I would appreciate just having an answer to that for the record."

"I would say it depends. I think certainly throughout the rest of this or until things even out..."

"Our defenses to those attacks are inadequate."