Frank Pallone actually said...

"According to this report, the United States does not afford the biological threat the same level of attention as it does other threats."

"Since the attacks of September 11th, Congress has worked in a bipartisan manner to increase our efforts to combat and respond to biological threats."

"opening statement"

"This legislation would limit the amount of funding that the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response can use to operate this program to three percent of the program's total funding."