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Bennie Thompson: “We are fortunate to have the luxury of this hearing before something bad happens rather than examining this issue as a…”

On the recordMay 4, 2009
We are fortunate to have the luxury of this hearing before something bad happens rather than examining this issue as a knee-jerk overreaction that could lead to bad biosecurity policy.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Highlights the proactive nature of the hearing on biosecurity.

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