Photo: Amb. James Leonard, Suzanne Spaulding, Prof. Barry Kellman, Hon. Ed Markey, Jonathan Granoff. Photo by N. Kjellberg.

WASHINGTON, DC-The Bipartisan Security Group organized a Capitol Hill panel discussion on biological weapons dangers. It was hosted by the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation on March 25. Congressmen Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Shays (R-CT) later sent letters to Administration officials including John Ashcroft, Condoleeza Rice, Tom Ridge and Tommy Thompson, calling for specific policies to strengthen the legal prohibitions related to biological weapons.

Click the following links to view the press release and letters from Congressmen Markey and Shays:

Congressman Ed Markey's Press Release

Letter to John Ashcroft, Attorney General

Letter to Condoleeza Rice, National Security Advisor

Letter to Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security

Letter to Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services