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On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
Bioterrorism could place at risk the lives of hundreds of thousands, and cause $1 trillion in economic disruption, per event.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Larsen cites a National Security Council document on the risks of bioterrorism.

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