Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"In fiscal year 2009, CDC funding was $6.239 billion. Got that? In 2009, $6.239 billion. In fiscal year 2012, it's down to $5.644 billion."

"I have limited time, Dr. Bell."

"We have for too long treated public health as sort of a stepchild of healthcare in America, something that, well, we just don't have to pay attention to."

"regulation without resources is a hollow exercise, and then resources without a workforce--the fact that we have to recruit people in science and train them to enforce these also needs to be part of t..."