Tom Harkin actually said...

"Is there a risk of undermining the entire process of developing drugs and countermeasures for the stockpile if significantly more Project BioShield balances are used for other purposes?"

"Are you confident enough that under the legislation you have the authority to make any changes in the program to make it financially solvent in the long term?"

"I was very cautiously supportive of the CLASS Act."

"I concur wholeheartedly with Senator Kirk. I think this is something that we just have not paid much attention to and we should."