We want the animals to be tested. We want to make a determination as to where the animal came from if he does test positive for mad cow disease or any other kind of disease. What we are saying is that we are going to deny funds under this amendment to those animals, such as this one here, from entering the food chain and from being consumed by my constituents or your constituents.
Discussing funding for animal testing related to mad cow disease.
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I still find it intriguing that people who are such really brilliant thinkers will sometimes reach conclusions that one might legitimately disagree with.
Anything less is demeaning to the process and to ourselves as good, decent human beings.
To try to blame that on the administration is like me trying to blame President Bush for Pluto being thrown out of the list of planets.
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