David Cicilline actually said...

We cannot--we cannot--continue to overlook these countries that are right in our backyard.

We cannot allow another outbreak to go unchecked because the White House considers arbitrary budget cuts to be good politics.

I wish members of the Department of Defense were here to hear you. That's the argument we've been making for the last 5 years.

So I guess my first question is am I correct in my conclusion that this becomes particularly vexing for the United States...