Tom Harkin actually said...

"I'm concerned, because this subcommittee put a lot of money--$15 billion through this subcommittee, since fiscal year 2006--for pandemic preparedness activities."

"We have to sort of think about what are the priority areas, knowing full well that we can't guarantee absolute, 100-percent protection against anything."

"Funding provided by this subcommittee is what pays for the Nation's medical countermeasures (MCM), including the drugs, medicines, and devices that protect Americans against bioterrorism, pandemic inf..."

"Thank you again, Dr. Pavia."