FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Wednesday, September 28, 2005
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2005-09-28

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DIARY ENTRY — Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 129 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Sec. Leavitt, Julie Gerberding, Bruce Gellin, General Gordon (CIA) and
I briefed a groups of Senators on H5N1 influenza pandemic potential in a “top secret”
briefing at the Capitol. Among the Senators were: Ted Kennedy, Barrack Obama, Tom
Harkin, Durbin, Reid, Patrick Leahy, Max Baucus as well as others. Typical Washington
phenomenon ensued – two days later they proposed an amendment to a Defense Bill for
$4 billion dollars for H5N1 preparedness emphasizing buying Tamiflu instead of the
balanced Vaccine/Therapy approach that we had suggested. In addition, they knew (we
told them) that we were preparing a big ($7-9 Billion) supplemental request for the HHS
FY2006 budget for vaccines/drugs. It was clear that they wanted to trump the
Administration since the bill was proposed by Democrats as well as Frist, who is clearly
positioning himself to run for President in 2008. I love it!!