But as a very practical matter, if we pass this commission today or within the near term, we would be sending a message, an unequivocal message to the world that America is going to stand up to our problem and we are going to do something about it.
Lieberman emphasizes the importance of passing the commission to show commitment to addressing economic issues.
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next year will be the 100th anniversary of the influenza outbreak of 1918. They estimate that at least 50 million and maybe as many as 100 million people died from that flu in 1 year globally.
I hope you Members of the Committee in this session will similarly rise to the challenge of this moment and this problem and work together to get something good and great done for our country.
You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say you did not know.
Its not only a weak basis for judgment, it is unacceptable in our system of law and equity.
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