<sigh> and of course if the bioterrorists should strike with smallpox or
whatever, the CDC will be hard-pressed to act quickly, all because the focus
is on guns and not such soft items as medical action.

Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: the fed budget


> but, nothing is in the news now about antrax, outta sight, outta mind.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: the fed budget
>
>
> Yes, VERY short-sighted of the feds, I must say.  Isn't the CDC the
> front-line defense against bio-terrorism?
>
> Kat
>
> "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
<[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > In a message dated 2/7/2002 12:50:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
>
> > well, antrax died out (pun intended) so cdc got a budget cut. what about
> > "front line anainst bio terrorism". so much for being america's heros.
> >
> > It's a blow -- sorry to you and for all of us.  We're all affected by
> > decisions like this.
> >