11/06/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"BioShield was passed in 2004 to protect the United States against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats to national security."
"Well, I understand that anthrax is a threat, although I am worried about the fact that a dose was $2.26 in 1999 and we issued a contract to procure doses for $24.50 6 years later."
"The frustrating part from here is that this program was supposed to be identifying things like Ebola..."
"Wouldn't we deter more effectively if all manufacturers saw the possibility of higher fines and criminal prosecutions at the level of a NHTSA enforcement?"