Daniel Akaka actually said...

"Thank you very much. And now we will hear from Dr. Birnbaum."

"The Secretary is called on to determine, on the basis of sound medical and scientific evidence, whether there is a positive association between exposure for all herbicides and occurrence of a disease."

"As we look at the recent Agent Orange decision, we must be satisfied that all scientific evidence was made available to the Secretary."

"Today much of our focus will be on Vietnam veterans and Agent Orange."