Posted on 06/23/2003 10:33:17 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:04:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
President Bush yesterday urged Congress to pass Project BioShield, a $6 billion plan to battle anthrax, smallpox and other bioterrorism agents by speeding the development of vaccines and treatments.
"Project BioShield will give our scientific leaders greater authority and more flexibility in decisions that may affect our national security," Mr. Bush said at a meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Association.
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