Therefore, if the Federal government is to keep using chimpanzees to advance human health research goals, long-term care of the animals is a pre-requisite. This legislation will help ensure that the Federal government fulfills that responsibility in a more cost-effective and humane way than is currently done. I thank Senator Smith for the opportunity to work together to enact this fiscally sound legislation that will better serve the taxpayers as well as the animals.
Dick Durbin: “Therefore, if the Federal government is to keep using chimpanzees to advance human health research goals, long-term care…”
On the recordDecember 6, 2000
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Discussing legislation for the humane treatment of chimpanzees used in health research.
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