The Senator from Idaho makes a very valid point. Obviously, it is going to be shipped in. And it will be shipped in a container that obviously meets the Department of Defense criteria, environmental protection criteria, and the necessary criteria to ensure that the shipment is done in a safe manner and the interests of public health and safety are addressed, as has been the case in numerous other shipments, some 2,400 in the last 15 years.
Discussing the safety and criteria for shipments related to defense and public health.
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