Martin Heinrich: ““Our bill puts teeth behind that principle,””

It was not easy. It took longer than we would like, but everyone was committed to getting there.

Our whole premise as we approached this permitting bill was: How do we create a faster process, not lower the bar on standards.

I would be very concerned if this were an engineered pathogen. I don't have any unique information saying that is the case. But if it were the case, that would be cause for alarm.

And some of the secret sauce in this was just the fact that we had four people who were genuinely committed to a balanced package that both sides could support.