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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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Jacob Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Highlights the proactive nature of the hearing on biosecurity.

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