[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 83 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION FROM COALITION PARTNERS

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, as much of America continues to focus sadly 
on 9-11, I rise to urge my colleagues and the administration to focus 
on ``five eleven,'' five dead Americans, eleven infected with the 
anthrax virus, dozens of offices affected here on Capitol Hill, 
including mine, that was closed for 4 months during decontamination.
  As I learned earlier this week, despite media accounts, Mr. Speaker, 
the FBI investigation is ongoing and employing hundreds of 
investigators and dozens of laboratories. Our domestic investigation is 
moving forward; but it seems, Mr. Speaker, that our investigation of an 
international connection is being hampered by a lack of cooperation by 
the supposed partners in our coalition.
  There are some nations who profess to stand with us who are not, Mr. 
Speaker, cooperating with this anthrax investigation. I call on the 
administration to bring all diplomatic pressure available to bear to 
insist on the assistance of all of our coalition partners to fully 
cooperate in the anthrax investigation. It is totally unacceptable to 
profess a partnership in the war on terrorism and not provide the 
information necessary to investigate and protect our citizenry.

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