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Marsha Blackburn is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 7, 2003, to January 3, 2019. Blackburn has been an advocate for conservative policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, tax reform, and technology regulation. She has been vocal on various national issues, often emphasizing her commitment to protecting individual liberties and promoting economic growth.
I thank the sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from Utah, for the excellent job that he has done in preparing this legislation and bringing it to the body. If you were to go with me into my district in Tennessee--19 counties, 10,000…
the slow movement of the bureaucracy in preparing to address these category A situations that you outlined is frustrating.
There should be an intensive effort to find and approve a treatment or, better yet, a vaccine to prevent Ebola.
What we are looking for is a time frame. You know, are you talking about 1 month, 2 months, 6 months?
How long does it take through this to get recognition, for a company to get recognition?
We must ensure that we establish a continuous operation--and provide continuous funding--so we are prepared for the next outbreak.
As I mentioned in my opening, keeping Americans safe, this is where our focus ought to be.
To that you say what? I say there should be a way to solve this problem. We all know to successfully deal with the Ebola outbreak, what you have to do is isolate it. The best place to isolate it, West Africa.
I think that's a -- it's worthy of discussion. It's a good work around.
We have to give the American people confidence that they can trust us. Right now the confidence is pretty low.
I think the news that came from Nigeria, no additional -- Senegal, no additional outbreaks. That is so positive.
I have 1500 constituents that are getting ready to go over there. With Ft. Campbell. And will be a part of this process.
Everyone has mentioned we are here to work with you to protect Americans, and that includes the caregivers.
Are the American troops going to come in contact with any Ebola patients or with those exposed to Ebola?
I recommended a quarantine in the affected region and hold people there, and I still think that that is something that we should consider.
105. That is the number of individuals that will take their life today: 105.
I just am so pleased that we are doing something on the cross-border data flow and the importance that this has in our economy.
I appreciate that and I can guarantee you, my constituents like it when they hear that a Federal agency would send some money back;
I thank you for your focus that you have put on FCC reform and the importance of that.
I thank Chairman Pitts for his diligence on this effort and on behalf of the American people to allow them the choice and the options that they are seeking in their health care. My colleague is concerned that we are looking at repeals and…
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