When you see a problem, you essentially bring the relevant people and agencies and you put together the program, say we need it within 90 days, and if Senators like us then don't vote for it, you have somebody that you can go to and you know how to do it.
On the recordNovember 16, 2004
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Wyden emphasizes the need for a coordinated public health response.
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