[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 86 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, this week I organized a subcommittee visit 
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help our Members 
learn about efforts to support the DHS mission to prevent bioattacks. 
We were briefed on aerosolized anthrax and botulinum toxin, among other 
things, and also the horrible things that terrorists could do with 
these deadly pathogens.
  While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our 
military is focused on who may attack us. Among those who would attack 
are those held at Guantanamo Bay. These detainees are a far cry from 
the innocent millions who lost their lives at the hands of Stalin, 
Hitler, and the Khmer Rouge. These are terrorists who would put the 
botulinum toxin I saw on Monday in the food our families eat. If we had 
specific information this bioweapon was about to be used in one of our 
towns or cities, we would not hesitate to question and detain those we 
believed had information on such a plot. And that is exactly how we 
must always act because we are certain there are enemies out there that 
mean us grave harm. The American people expect us to be uncompromising 
in our mission to ensure the security of our citizens.

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