mr. lumpkin and mr. general lurie -- general lariviere there are members and i hope that you will understand my first question would be focused on their safety and training and well-being. but i need to ask doctor lurie a question first. are you familiar with the treatment of the three patients in the united states the treatment regimen that they've received plaques we have heard in the press that they've received zmapp and also perhaps blood transfusions. is that true? >> there've been more than three treated have some familiarity with the treatment, yes. >> doesn't include blood transfusions such as zmapp? >> my understanding is that some patients received zmapp when it was available and some of the patients have received blood transfusions. >> so the best minds that we have and doctors that we have in this country, their consensus is that with the best treatment for them? major general, my question to you is can you assure us that the best treatment available in this country will be available to our s

mr. lumpkin, are there thatnited dates personnel have any symptoms of ebola? >> not to my knowledge. >> i recognize the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. before i go into my mind lessening, you talked about an overabundance of caution as being why we closed the bowling alley, reupholstered andrea carpeted. standpoint,health would an overabundance of caution not including air travel ban complete to the affected countries? believe that it would. >> i will respectfully disagree. i am glad that we are having this hearing today. this is my second hearing on ebola and i was really disturbed during the first hearing that the homeland security committee in dallas had the cdc pointing and thatt each other the national institute of health. it is one of the reasons i said we needed to appoint someone to be the point person, someone for whom the buck stops here you president joined mr. clean, i will join in and be skeptical of putting a lawyer instead of a doctor at the head of this. reporters that it would ultimately be his responsibility to make sure that

mr. lumpkin and dr. lurie and mr. torbay, is the international effort now large enough? is it well enough coordinated? what remains to be done and by whom? mr. lumpkin. >> in west africa, u.s. leadership is galvanizing support on the international front. we have gone in with speed and scale so they are coalescing in order to fight the epidemic. >> are the people well-trained and equipped enough? is the responsive sufficient enough and who should he responsible in what remains to be done if anything? >> the situation west africa has taken time to get the resources in place there. u.s. leadership has been important. as a result of that, we're finally seeing many other countries of the world step up to put resources in west africa. is it well enough coordinated to start containing the situation and bringing it around? >> the u.s. and the u.k. have stepped up. now it is time to the rest of the world to follow suit. we are starting the training in sierra leone. in the next few weeks the training would be up to speed, which is critical. supplies are coming in. the different le

mr. lumpkin? 's picture of an isa, ranking member cummings and distinguished members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to be here this morning regarding the department department of defense roll in the united states comprehensive ebola response effort which are a national security priority and response to a global threat. due to the u.s. military's unique capabilities, the department has been called upon to provide interim solutions that will allow other departments and agencies the time necessary to expand and deploy their own capabilities. the u.s. military efforts may also galvanize more robust and coordinate international efforts which is essential to contain this threat and to reduce human suffering. before addressing the specific elements of the dod ebola response efforts, i would like to share my observations of the crisis and our increasing response to. after visiting liberia -- which i returned several weeks ago -- i was left with a number of overarching impressions that are

mr. lumpkin, is it a question of resources? does congress need to appropriate funds so we can get more planes and more logistical support here so we can have the cast if something absolutely horrible happens to our fighting men and women in country? >> we have a requirement. and as we have the cast, i would like to say this for the record because i'm not familiar with the process. >> i think you should get familiar with the acquisition process. we currently have one plane that's controlled by the state department, i'm asking the department of defense, with the mass number of airplanes and equipment capacity that we have, nearly spending half a trillion dollars annually on the department of defense, if you need it, we'll get it, we'll demand it. because if we're putting these men and women in harm's way potentially where they can contract ebola, the idea that we have one plane in the united states to get these men and women out of the country in a safe manner, if they contract what is absolutely horrible, which we absolutely wan

mr. lumpkin? >> chairman issa, ranking member cummings, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here this morning regarding the department department of defense roll in the united states comprehensive ebola response effort which are a national security priority and response to a global threat. due to the u.s. military's unique capabilities, the department has been called upon to provide interim solutions that will allow other departments and agencies the time necessary to expand and deploy their own capabilities. u.s. military efforts may also galvanize more robust and coordinated international effort, which is essential to contain this threat and to reduce human suffering. before addressing the specific elements of the dod ebola response efforts, i would like to share my observations of the evolving crisis and our increasing response. after visiting liberia -- which i returned from several weeks ago -- i was left with a number of overarching impressions tha

mr. lumpkin, is it a question of resources? does congress need to appropriate funds that we can get more planes, more logistical support here so that we can have the capacity if something absolutely horrible happens to our fighting men and women in country? >> we clearly have an identified requirement. as we develop the capacity, i would like to say that for the record, i am not familiar with the process -- >> i think you should get familiar with that position process. if we currently have one plane controlled by the state department, i am asking the department of defense at the mass number of airplanes come equipped in a training capacity we have, nearly expending half a trillion dollars annually on the department of defense if you need it, we will get it, we will demand it. if we are putting men and women in harms way, potentially where they contract ebola, the idea we have one airplane in the united states to get these men and women out of country in a safe manner if they contract what is absolutely horrible, which we want t

mr. lumpkin and you, major general, i have absolute the no doubt that you will do everything in your power to protect our military. i have no doubt about that. and i think that if you find that as you go through the procedures that you have in place if you feel those procedures need to be changed or either tweaked so as you might be more effective and efficient in that goal, you will do that, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> and you, doctor laura, i want to thank you for what you are doing. and one of the things i just -- dr. lurie. when i looked at all of dr. lurie, and i saw all those health workers, nurses i guess it was, and then i see ms. burger sitting next to you, and then i hear about people not being properly trained in the hospital to i think would be almost legislative malpractice for me to not ask the question, enemy been asked before when i was out of the room, how we make sure that those folks receive the training. they are not just running around saying, you know, i'm just complaining to be complaining. they want to be the best. they don't mind, they don't mind puttin