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What we are seeing here is, when we have, as in New York, unified authority which sets priorities, we have good use of dollars.

We ought to do for other biological agents what we have done for smallpox and, to some extent, for anthrax; and then continue to support FDA.

A rapid, effective response to a bio-attack can reduce casualty figures from hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands, to thousands or perhaps hundreds.

I would just suggest I think success means protecting the American homeland, the territorial integrity of allies, the economy, from attacks.