The department [DHS] and the President have always favored a risk-based approach. It's members of Congress who have thwarted those efforts.

This year, we identified 66 ports that we view as the greatest risk, and only those were eligible to apply for the funds. Not all 66 were funded.

What we're really practicing is risk mitigation. You will not be able to say everywhere every city is safe at all times. What you want to say is, are we continually getting safer?

Congress and the public have made it clear they expect the FDA to ensure the lowest risk feasible concerning transmission of serious infectious diseases by donated blood and blood components.

The important risk here is that this inevitable storm-surge of spending comes precisely at the moment when Congress is about to vote on important pro-growth tax initiatives.

Is there a risk? There could be. We should hold and let Congress or the courts decide.