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Steve Buyer: “Today, I have introduced the Medical Education for National Defense Act in the 21st Century, H.R. 3254. This legislation…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2001
Today, I have introduced the Medical Education for National Defense Act in the 21st Century, H.R. 3254. This legislation would authorize funds to establish partnership between the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the VA, and the Department of Defense, we call DOD, to develop education and training programs on medical responses to the consequences of terrorist activities. We are fighting a war on terror on two fronts, domestically and overseas. Unfortunately, as a Nation, we are not prepared for the new face of terror that we have been exposed to in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. What has become all too clear is that our health care providers are not armed with the proper tools to diagnose and treat casualties in the face of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. The events of September 11 have forced the American people to reexamine many facets as to how we live our lives.
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Steve Buyer
Indiana
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Introducing the Medical Education for National Defense Act in response to the September 11 attacks.

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