[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 15 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I appreciate the efforts of the Labor, 
Health and Human Services subcommittee to ensure that the Senate and 
the public are educated on the important issues surrounding pandemic 
flu preparedness. The input of this panel in November was important to 
this committee as we worked to provide pandemic flu funding in the 
December Defense Appropriations bill.
  The Senate Appropriations Committee has taken a significant first 
step in addressing this issue. We will continue to work with the 
Secretary of HHS and the White House to provide the funding necessary 
to prepare our country for an influenza pandemic. We realize these 
efforts require Federal and local governments, as well as private 
industry, working together. I am pleased that these interests are all 
represented here today.

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