I think there is another thing we have to realize,

Taking on the Red Cross it's like touching the third rail. And yet, making serious changes in the Red Cross is critical to its survival as an organization serving a crucial function for the American public.

I had no choice.

We think this is the prudent thing to do in the face of enormous scientific uncertainty,

[Such a situation is] truly heartbreaking, ... It's outrageous. It's unnecessary. It cannot happen.

Taking on the Red Cross — it's like touching the third rail. And yet, making serious changes in the Red Cross is critical to its survival as an organization serving a crucial function for the American public.