In the wake of the terrorist attacks against American based luxury hotels in Indonesia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton observed that the “threat of terrorism remains very real.” The U.N. Security Council joined in the condemnation of the bomb blasts that killed 8 people in two hotels in Jakarta on Friday. Suspicion has fallen on the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, which has been blamed for previous attacks in Indonesia.

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Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) has sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to explain why the Department of Health and Human Services has not yet implemented the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences concerning the stockpiling and distribution of KI.

The letter, the first of its kind sent to a member of the Obama Administration, requests among other things specific information about the size of the national stockpile, whether the amount is sufficient to meet the demands of the current law, and how much would need to be procured to meet the recommendations of the report of the National Academy of Sciences?

Rep. Young is serving his 20th term in Congress. Representing the 10th District in Florida, Mr. Young is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, and is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Defense. In addition to his expertise in the military national security, the Congressman has been a leading advocate for increased biomedical research.

Click here to read Congressman Young’s letter.

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