05/16/2011
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"I have consistently argued that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the first and it, certainly, will not be the last pandemic to threaten the American people and, indeed, the world."
"I hope you will take back the message that we believe that that is appropriately where it should be"
"We need better early warning systems so we can identify threats in real time as they emerge."
"Americans have grown weary and are anxious to get back to life as normal. I feel similarly, but we must remain vigilant."