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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
We should seriously consider whether the technology Congress envisioned is capable of being produced. It seems that the answer is--not yet.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson questions the feasibility of the technology behind the BioWatch program.

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