Susan Collins

I think one of the lessons here is that when we do run into these problems, we need to prioritize the distribution of supplies.

I just do not understand why the Federal Government did not then instruct States and local public health officials to concentrate on this priority group.

Such extreme measures should not be required. And it raises troubling questions: How many others, just like Brendon, are still waiting for their vaccination?

I am heartened by the coordinated response.

I would appreciate your responding to for the record.

I am very concerned about recent reports on inadequate supplies of the vaccine.

I am worried that the virus is getting ahead of the public health system's capacity at this moment to prevent it and respond to it, particularly with adequate treatment.

Are you concerned that even though we have been very successful in developing an effective vaccine that it is going to arrive too late to do the good that we would hope?

The fact that three Cabinet Secretaries are here today demonstrates the seriousness with which the Federal Government is preparing for and responding to the H1N1 pandemic.

Is the Administration developing any kind of plan or recommendations to try to ensure that we have the capability to produce vaccines right here in the United States?

I believe that most Americans would be surprised to learn that 36,000 people every year die from the regular seasonal flu.

It is not an easy decision to decide to do a mass inoculation, and while I am sure that the science behind vaccines has improved in the last 30 years, the experience of 1976 should cause us to proceed with caution.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All of us are extremely concerned about the human swine flu outbreak that continues to grow in our country and around the world.

I do want to applaud you for the response.

I am not advocating closing the border. That is not my position.

We should be going beyond routine procedures given the threat.

It seems to me that there are steps that could be taken to strengthen the screening at the border...

There are other steps that could be taken to enhance the screening at the border.

He believes that, as drafted, the RFP is highly likely to produce a platform that would make the users vulnerable to spoofing.

We need to use the procurement power to increase the security of hardware and software that is bought.

I still think there is a lack of clarity here.

So is the problem in this case the lack of encryption between the retailer and the processing entity or the processing entity and the ultimate credit card company?

So what does that tell us about the standards?

So to agree on standards?

I found very compelling the story that you told of a Federal official essentially begging the head of Microsoft to provide a more secure configuration.