You think of Baltimore City, but it's at 9 percent--9 percent--and in some communities it's 30 percent.

We in Maryland, we're part of reform. I used to chair the funding of FEMA, so I'm a FEMA reformer.

They're the 2 percent that go to war and fight for America.

I would really compliment you for the thoughtful work that's gone into that and it's something I think you'll see reflected in the work we're doing.

I think this has been a great hearing. Also, what you bring is experience in this area, both as a Senator and a Louisianan, and a great sense of response, compassion, but also reform.

U.S. Denies Aid to Maryland Storm Victims.

We were ready and we were resilient.

We want to thank the President for issuing so quickly and promptly the general disaster declaration.

I think if we work together out of moving on the supplemental we can institute reforms, respond in a very creative, compassionate way, and yet keep an eye on the bottom line.

We practice the three R's: Readiness, response, and now recovery.

The President said he would cut through red tape.

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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.

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.

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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 this discussion.

What would be the outcome achieved?

I have limited time, Dr. Bell.

What do you train them to do?

Thank you. My time is up.

Just tell me what it does.

I think it's also important for us to know that the more we constrain the budgets of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the budgets of our public health entities around the United States, the more we put the public at risk.