Kirk contends the public isn't confident that the Centers for Disease Control is ahead of the Ebola threat. The disease has killed more than 4,500 people in Africa. Three cases have been reported in the U.S.
President Obama has said he is not "philosophically opposed" to such a ban. However, a White House spokesman says such a move is not being considered.
Mike Leavitt is a former health secretary under President George W. Bush. He says he sees ``lots of problems'' with a travel ban. He says the Bush administration considered it to contain bird flu and concluded it wouldn't work.
