This is why we stopped and, civilian people tell us, for our safety, and distributed us in different places to keep us safe.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Efforts to achieve interoperability have previously not been coordinated, funding and grants have been distributed without common guidance and Federal public safety agencies have not achieved interoperability between themselves.

WHITEHOUSE: Testimony of Karen Evans

But he said there could be no doubt over the safety and efficacy of the drug before it was publicly distributed.

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