I think we should challenge them by staying in and continuing to work on the bill, to really decide whether they -- they're so much against the repeal of 'don't ask don't tell' after the Pentagon study made it clear it will not compromise military effectiveness at all.
Lieberman emphasizes the importance of continuing work on the defense bill and the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
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The Department of Agriculture I gather is in the final stages and close to issuing a rule on reportable animal disease.
Perhaps you saw over the weekend in the Washington Post there was an article about the evidence that the North Koreans, Kim Jong-un has an active pathogen development program.
If Congress were to formally authorize something that exists now, the National Veterinary Stockpile, that would send a strong message that this is a necessary national asset.
That is just--you cannot do that because they have got to report early, and that is the way to stop it and really secure the agricultural sector of our economy.
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