Budget Issues

Bush seeks antibioterror funds

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 6th, 2002

Nearly $6 billion will be spent during the new budget year to prepare for bioterrorist attacks, "a new American vulnerability laid bare," if Congress goes along with President Bush's proposals.

Barely a budget blip before September 11, bioterrorism accounts for some of the largest increases the president is proposing.

"This new investment shows the president is absolutely determined to make sure our response capabilities get to where they need to be," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said of the proposals for the budget year beginning October 1, 2002.

The president has asked Congress for some $300 million to help...

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