This is emblematic of the height of corruption engrained in the political process.
The people who ordered this should be forced to testify about its biological and clinical utility, and they should be grilled by scientists and doctors, not Claire McCaskill.
About 3 years ago, another company, Human Genome Sciences, was awarded over a 100 million dollars from the government to prepare an antibody against Anthrax. As far as I could determine, the company had no meaningful link to either political party. But the fear generated from 9/11 has really messed up the political process and opened a disgusting procedure for individuals to exploit the treasury.
Obama has done no better than any one else in combating this part of government. And as commander in chief, he's responsible.
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