This action is being taken as a cautionary measure to ensure the protection of public health, ... Public health is our number-one priority, and it is our number-one concern.

I am honored and humbled to be asked to join your administration, and to serve with you and your qualified team. Agriculture is part of the fabric that makes America great.

One important thing to remember is that muscle cuts of meat have almost no risk.

There are still too few helicopters to reach more than 1,000 remote villages with lifesaving supplies that children urgently need.

It is critical that the world unite for children and unite against AIDS. The size of the problem is staggering, but the scale of the response has been inadequate.

Given the current situation, we are not prepared to lift any restrictions at this time.

I certainly, with no hesitation, would say that every mother can feel confident that they can feed their children beef in this country.

Most housing has been destroyed in the hardest-hit areas, so the survival of thousands of young children is now at stake.

The relief effort is becoming more complex with each passing day.