In a letter to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the president made the request "at an abundance of caution," and said the funds should be "provided with maximum flexibility to allow us to address this emerging situation."Go ahead, GOP. Unanimously vote against that as pork. Filibuster swine flu funds. Watch what happens.He also suggested the supplementing of anti-viral stockpiles, and assisting international efforts to stem the outbreak could be good uses of the funds. He added that his administration has "carefully been monitoring the situation, coordinating state and local responses, assessing the risk here in the United States and cooperating with international organizations and health officials around the globe."
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Pearls Before Swine Flu
President Obama is asking for $1.5 billion from Congress for fighting Swine Flu.
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