04/10/1991
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"Today there is only one manufacturer in the United States that can produce influenza vaccine. That leaves our nation vulnerable in the event of a pandemic."
"I'm asking that the Congress fund $1.2 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services to purchase enough doses of this vaccine from manufacturers to vaccinate 20 million people."
"the program is legal and justified and is meant to thwart another attack by al Qaeda."
"Mr. Bush rejected claims the program infringes on civil liberties."