Spencer Cox: “I hope that our Nation never sees the kind of bioterror attack that we have been discussing on the floor here today. It…”

“I hope that our Nation never sees the kind of bioterror attack that we have been discussing on the floor here today. It is our job to be prepared against that eventuality. The legislative steps that we are taking today, the resources that we are providing, the intelligence infrastructure that we are building, the stockpile of vaccines and antidotes that we may requisition under Project BioShield are all intended to protect against mass casualties that would result in the event of a terrorist attack that we hope to prevent and we hope never to see in this country. After September 11, I daresay every Member of this body determined that we will win this war against these terrorists. They are not superhuman. They are individuals. They do not have infinite capabilities. They have finite resources. We can find them, we can defeat them, and we shall. And we will be prepared. That is the purpose of this legislation today. I strongly urge a vote in support.”