Bob Schaffer: “I commend the leaders of the House, our colleagues in the Senate and the president and his administration for following…”

“I commend the leaders of the House, our colleagues in the Senate and the president and his administration for following through today on a commitment made to Colorado to construct a new facility in Fort Collins, Colorado to replace the aging Center for Disease Control building there which houses the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID). The first, and most important step, in fulfilling this commitment is contained in the resolution before us now, H.R. 3338--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act conference report and its supplemental appropriations for bio-terrorism. As you know, the safety and security of the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases in Fort Collins has been of the utmost importance to me, to Colorado and to the nation. It is a high complement to the outstanding professional staff and administrators of the Fort Collins CDC facility to know that they will finally be getting a new facility commensurate with the world-class researchers who daily accomplish there important mission in the spirit of devoted public service.”