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NOW, A SENATE HEARING ON THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF SWINE FLU. AT LEAST 64 CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED... |
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A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF THE SO CALLED SWINE FLU IN THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND VARIOUS... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I AM VERY PLEASED YOU HAVE CALLED THIS HEARING. IN MY HOME STATE... |
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I WILL TRY TO HONOR THAT. WE'RE HEARING FROM FOUR EXPERTS TODAY. WHEN IS THE INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR... |
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PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, AND WE ARE CONCERNED. IT IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION. IT IS A SERIOUS SITUATION.... |
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IN YOUR JUDGMENT, YOU THINK THIS VIRUS WILL SPREAD MORE IN THE UNITED STATES? |
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I DO EXPECT MORE CASES, AND I EXPECT MORE STATES TO BE AFFECTED. I THINK WE CAN'T ASSUME THAT WE ... |
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TW WILL FOLLOW UP -- TWO FOLLOW UPS. IF PEOPLE PURCHASED A PLANE TICKET AND PLEDGED TO THE MEXICO... |
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THE CDC ISSUED A TRAVEL ADVISORY ASKING PEOPLE TO DEFER NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO MEXICO. WE THINK THAT... |
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ANOTHER MEDICAL QUESTION. THIS IS THE HEIGHT OF THE ALLERGY SEASON. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SNEEZING.... |
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RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS ARE VERY COMMON FOR BOTH ALLERGIES AND A NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS. MOST RESPIRATORY... |
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ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDICATIONS, A HIGH FEVER OR SOMETHING TO GO ALONG BEFORE YOU MIGHT HAVE AN INDICATION... |
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IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ANY OF US INDIVIDUALLY TINTO IF THE SYMPTOMS WE'RE HAVING OUR SWINE FLU OR SOMETHING... |
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I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF GETTING THE ANTIVIRAL OUT AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT SENATOR... |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MY CONCERN IS, I THINK OF ALL AS A LOT OF -- I THINK I'VE ANSWERED A LOT OF... |
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I FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT IS A REALLY DIFFICULT -- DIFFICULT TIME IN TEXAS THAT SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED... |
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YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM COMING IN WITH THE DISEASE,... |
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I THINK IT IS SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TRIPS TO MEXICO TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ADVISED THEM... |
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WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO INTERFERE WITH COMERS TO ANY GREAT EXTENT, GREATER THAN NECESSARY. WOULDN'T... |
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IS NOT REALLY QUESTION OF TOO MUCH, IT IS REALLY A QUESTION OF WHERE WE THINK OUR EFFORTS CAN HAVE... |
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I AM NOT FOLLOWING THIS, I DO NOT THINK. IT SEEMS LIKE AN EARLY DETECTION THAT IS RELATIVELY -- I... |
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THE INFORMATION ABOUT TEMPERATURE SCREENING IS NOT VERY ROBUST IN TERMS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS. DURING... |
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ANY OTHER OPINIONS ON THE PANEL? |
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IF SOMEBODY APPEARS TO BE ILL, THEY GO THROUGH FURTHER QUESTIONING TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ILL. THERE... |
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I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE SAID IS RELEVANT. THE TIME. WHERE IT WOULD SHOW, FROM THE TIME WHERE YOU ARE... |
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I BELIEVE IT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 24 HOURS AND UP TO FIVE DAYS ON THE LATE SIDE. . . NO CARRIERRINGCONNECT... |
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I WOULD AGREE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS UNDERGONE A LOT OF DISCUSSION, AND THE DECISION BY THE C.D.C.... |
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AND THE TEMPERATURE IS NOT A RELATIVE PRECURSOR? |
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I COULDN'T SAY IT'S NOT RELATIVE. IT CAN BE. IT'S IMPRECISE, THERE ARE A LOT OF SITUATIONS THAT WE... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. |
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THANK YOU, OBVIOUSLY TEXAS IS ON THE FIRING LINE. I ASKED ABOUT THE PLAYING FIELD, BUT YOU ARE RIGHT.... |
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YES OUR SOUTHWESTERN BORDER WITH MEXICO. PEOPLE COMING IN EVERYDAY, AND IF THEY SHOW SYMPTOMS OF BEING... |
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NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. RIGHT NOW. |
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THAT'S WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE TELLING US, I HOPE WE ARE MONITORING THIS CLOSELY. |
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I ASSUME THAT C.D.C. IS AT ALL THE BORDER POINTS, IS THAT CORRECT? |
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WE HAVE REINFORCED THE QUARANTINE PRESENCE, WHAT WE DO IS TRAINING OF THE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTIONS.... |
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THANK YOU SENATOR. NOW I WOULD LIKE IF I COULD SHIFT A LITTLE TO YOU, DR. FOUCHY. AND LET'S GO BACK,... |
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FIRST I WANT TO EMPHASIZE SOMETHING IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENT, AND TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMITTEE... |
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DR., IN MY STATEMENT I HAVE REFERRED TO AS THE SWINE FLU, AND PLEASE INSTRUCT ME, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY... |
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IF YOU LOOK AT A VIRUS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE GENETIC MAKE-UPS THAT FORM THE CORE. SO VIRUSES HAVE IT... |
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SO I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CORRECT TERM MAY BE NORTH AMERICAN VIRUS. |
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I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO THERE, SENATOR. |
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STARTED IN NORTH AMERICA. |
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BUT WE WOULDN'T CALL IT THAT. |
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WHY CALLED AVIAN AND NOT ONE OF SWINE? |
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WE HAVE RARELY SEEN THIS INFECT HUMANS, WE HAVE THAT TAXOMATIC, AND WHEN IT HAS A PIG GENE YOU CALL... |
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THIS IS ALL INSTRUCTIVE, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK THEY ARE CONCERNED HOW SOON WE CAN GET A VACCINE.... |
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YES, THAT'S IMPORTANT. |
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DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE NAME, BUT A VACCINE? |
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NOW IT'S MOVING RAPIDLY, AND THE PREPAREDNESS THAT YOU MENTIONED OF INVOLVED IN INVESTMENTS OF THE... |
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THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION, THE FLU SEASON COMING UP NEXT YEAR. SO WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AND I THINK... |
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RIGHT, WHEN WE GET IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT, IT'S PART OF A PLAN DRAWN UP YEARS AGO, THAT YOU GET... |
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IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY, IT SEEMS THAT THE VIRUS, EXCEPT IN MEXICO WE HAVE HAD DEATHS BUT NOT IN... |
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WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, AND AS DR. SCHUCHAT MENTIONED, I WILL LET HER EXPLAIN. |
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I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN MEXICO, FOR... |
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WHAT WE CALL "N", THE NUMBER OF CASES IN MEXICO IS LARGER THAN THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE UNITED STATES.... |
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BUT WHAT I TAKE WHAT YOU SAID, WE SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVE IN PURSUING THE DEVELOPMENT OF |
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YES. |
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AND WE SHOULD DO THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GET AS MANY DOSES READY FOR THE NEXT FLU SEASON? |
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THAT PROCESS IS GOING ON NOW, AND THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED AS WE MOVE ALONG, WHETHER YOU WILL GET A... |
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AGAIN, WE NEED FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU AND C.D.C. AND HEALTH SERVICES TO FIND OUT HOW MANY RESOURCES... |
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WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THE VIRUSES WE HAVE ISOLATED FROM THE SWINE FLU THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE FLUES... |
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OF THAT MONEY, AS I SPOKE AT LOOKED AT MY DATA, IT LOOKS LIKE 350 MILLION, NOW THAT'S ROUGH. ABOUT... |
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MASKS AND RESPIRATORS THAT ARE A BETTER MASK FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND GOWNS. |
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AND SO THOSE ARE GOING TO THE STATES. |
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RIGHT. |
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SO TELL ME DO THE STATES HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF GETTING THAT OUT RAPIDLY? |
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YES, SENATOR THANK YOU LET ME START BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM IN 2006 YOU PUT FORTH THIS... |
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THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT THE STATE BUDGET IS COMPARED AND ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THIS? HAVE YOU SEEN... |
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YES, WE CLEARLY HAVE. AND YES WE ARE CONCERNED. WE HAVE SEEN AT THE STATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEVEL... |
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WITH ALL THE LAYOFFS AND CUT-BACKS, HOW CAN YOU ASSURE ME THAT THE STATES ARE READY TO GET THIS OUT... |
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I WILL ASSURE THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED WORKFORCE. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT... |
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DR. JARRIS, THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT HEALTH CARE REFORM, BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW MAKES IT CRYSTAL... |
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AND I THANK YOU FOR STATING THAT, AND IT'S TRUE, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE IN A WEEK, WE DON'T SHUT... |
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AND THAT'S WHY I AM STATE EMPHATICALLY THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATES. AND I KNOW THEY... |
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AND FOR THAT REASON I URGE YOU AS YOU LOOK AT THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, THAT THERE ARE TWO TYPES... |
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YOU WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THAT SUPPLEMENTAL. AS I SAID I INTEND... |
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THE 870 WOULD NOT ASSISTS STATES. |
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YES, THAT'S ONLY INTENDED FOR THE VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND GET THE LABORATORIES BUILT MORE RAPIDLY.... |
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WE WOULD PROPOSE, AND THIS IS CONSERVATIVE. THE $600 MILLION YOU ACQUIRED IN THE PAST, THIS $600 MILLION... |
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THAT BRINGS IT UP TO 31 MILLION. |
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THAT WOULD GET US TO, TOTAL IS 75 MILLION, THAT WAS THE GOAL OF THE STOCKPILING NATION AL. |
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THE CURRENT PANDEMIC FOR STATES IS $31 MILLION AND SO FAR THEY HAVE PURCHASED $23 MILLION. |
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YES, SIR, SO THE MONEY FOR THE ANTIVIRALS AND PROTECTIVE GEAR. |
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WELL, WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN, WE HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL COMING UP, MUCH OF THAT WILL BE DEFENSE RELATED... |
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AND I THINK THAT HISTORY WOULD BEAR THAT OUT, OF 1918. |
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ABSOLUTELY. WHEN I COME BACK DOCTOR I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU INVOLVING C.D.C. AND DR. CLIFFORD,... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING ON EMERGENCY BASIS. AND... |
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AGAIN, SENATOR SPECTER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. NOW RECOGNIZE... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, AND CARRY ON AND GET RESPONSE FROM QUERIES FROM THE SENATOR, WHAT IS THE LEVEL... |
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SENATOR COLE, THE SITUATION IS CONCERNING AND SO IS C.D.C. AND THE REST OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT'S A... |
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ISN'T IT TRUE THAT THIS SWINE FLU WILL BE WITH US SOME TIME. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY NEXT WEEK OR TWO... |
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WE MENTIONED THAT WE MAY SEE AN IMPROVEMENT, LIKE CASES GOING DOWN LIKE WITH SEASONAL FLU. BUT WE... |
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SENATOR COLE, YOU ASKED WHAT WE SHOULD TELL THE PUBLIC. AND AS DR. SCHUCHAT EXPLAINED ABOUT THIS... |
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THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO MAKE, AND DR. YOU ARE A HEAD OF ATHES. |
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I AM HEAD OF IT AND ITS SERVICES. |
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ATES AS YOU KNOW RESPONDS TO ELEMENTS THAT OCCUR IN ANIMALS AND LABELING ANY TRANSMISSION FROM HUMANS... |
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THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, WE ARE EVALUATING RESOURCE NEEDS AND AS WE EVALUATE THOSE, WE WILL BE... |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SENATOR COLE. I WILL YIELD TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE,... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IF I MAY... |
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THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. |
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SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT USDA WILL CONTINUE TO TEST AND MONITOR OUR PORK POPULATION IN THIS COUNTRY?... |
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WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST PLAN FOR SWINE ILLNESS AND ISSUES. THAT'S MADE UP FROM THE PRIVATE VETERINARIANS... |
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THANK YOU, THERE HAS BEEN SOME PRESS REPORTS ABOUT SOME OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS NERVOUS ABOUT ACCEPTING... |
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SENATOR, WE REACHED OUT VERY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OUR TRADING PARTNERS TO ALL THE POST, TO OUR TRADING... |
| 01:09:31 |
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HAVE OTHER NATIONS TAKEN THOSE STEPS? |
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YES, THEY HAVE. |
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AND IS THERE ANY CHANCE THEY WILL LIFT THOSE SANCTIONS OR CHANGES SOON? |
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THE INVESTOR TRADE OFFICE IS WORKING VERY MUCH ON THIS PROCESS AND TRYING WORK TO RE-OPEN THOSE MARKETS.... |
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THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE C.D.C. WITNESS. MY STAFF PARTICIPATED ON A CONFERENCE CALL YESTERDAY, AND... |
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THERE HAVE BEEN STEPS TAKEN ALREADY TO PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL PRODUCTION OF A VACCINE. C.D.C.'SISOLATION... |
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THANK YOU AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE STEPS AND I TRIED TO ARTICULATE EARLY ON. THE FIRST THING YOU WANT... |
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AND ONE THING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO THIS COMMITTEES HEART, DO YOU NEED MORE MONEY TO DO THIS? ... |
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I WILL BEGIN. |
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IF I MIGHT. IS THE SENATOR ASKING DO WE NEED MORE RESOURCES TO ANSWER THIS SITUATION? OR TO DEVELOP... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. |
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I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THEM ON THE SPOT ON THAT. SO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, THE WHITE HOUSE WILL BE REQUESTING... |
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AS WE KNOW OF, WE DON'T HAVE ONE PIG THAT HAS THIS VIRUS. |
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AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW NOT ONE IN MEXICO? |
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THAT'S CORRECT, I HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MY COUNTERPART FROM MEXICO, THUS FAR THEY DON'T KNOW... |
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AND THAT'S WHY I AM SORRY THAT THIS TOOK ON THE CONNOTATION OF SWINE FLU. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED.... |
| 01:18:31 |
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YES, SIR, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT THE MEDIA WILL GET THAT STORY OUT THERE. |
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I HOPE SO, IT KIND OF TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSES TO THAT. I DON'T... |
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THANK YOU, THE C.D. C. IS ONE OF FOUR NATIONAL REFERENCING LABORATORIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND WE RECEIVE... |
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AS THE CBC HAS DETERMINED,, WE ARE PROCEEDING ALONG AND RAPID WAY WITH THE KINDS OF INTERVENTIONS... |
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AS SENATOR SPECTER SAID EARLIER, WE PROVIDE IT WITH HIS GREAT HELP AND ASSISTANCE $10 BILLION IN THE... |
| 01:27:22 |
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JUST ONE THING. I WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT I SAID BEFORE. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THIS COMMITTEE... |
| 01:27:47 |
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THANK YOU. IVAN -- I RETURN THE COMPLIMENTS TO YOU AND THE CDC. IT HAS BEEN A JOINT EFFORT, AND I... |
| 01:29:05 |
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GOT IT. HOW PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PANIC ON THIS. THERE ARE THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD DO. THE CAREFUL ABOUT... |
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