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‘I am grateful that our colleagues Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Leahy, along with their Appropriations counterparts in the House, worked through the weekend on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to provide supplemental appropriations for the coordinated response.’

‘Our fight against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other radical Islamic terrorists is not over. As my colleagues and I have said for years, even if the United States were to choose to walk away from this conflict, the conflict would not walk away from us. We learned that on September 11th. We re-learned it with the rise of ISIS. I hope we never need to learn it again. So this war is not over. But this agreement may foster the negotiations and discussions within Afghanistan that would be necessary to bring it toward a close.’

‘The question before us now is how we can help the administration and our professional medical experts continue their efforts to take advantage of this head start. Our task is to make sure these dedicated professionals have what they need to continue preparing in ways that are calm, smart, and effective… It’s our job to ensure that funding is not a limiting factor as public health leaders and front-line medical professionals continue getting ready.’

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‘I am grateful that our colleagues Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Leahy, along with their Appropriations counterparts in the House, worked through the weekend on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to provide supplemental appropriations for the coordinated response.’

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