But what happened is, after anthrax, the federal government and the. And the president said, do whatever you need. And I said, the first thing we have to do is We have to rebuild the state's public health system. And if you remember correctly, we did that, and for many years thereafter, they were putting money into public health. Guess what's happening today? They're taking away money from public health. (22:24–22:27)
CLAIM
Asserts the necessity to rebuild state public health systems.
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