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Jim Langevin: “The proper implementation of Project BioShield requires a reliable and comprehensive threat assessment from the…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2003
The proper implementation of Project BioShield requires a reliable and comprehensive threat assessment from the information analysis team, a team that should include bioterror experts working closely with their peers at agencies like CDC and NIH to identify the most pressing dangers and develop a plan to combat them. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and hope that DHS will do its part to make Project BioShield as effective as possible.
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Jim Langevin
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Discussing the implementation of Project BioShield and the need for a comprehensive threat assessment.

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