This is the act of a government that is just looking for things to spend money on.
This is a duplication off efforts begun by the CDC decades ago. The fear during the cold war was that the Soviet Union or China would attack using biological weapons and the government would not be fast enough to respond. The objective was to identify a threat using death certificates.
I feel physically ill when I hear 0bama speak. Tweet, and repeat. Perhaps they’ll declare him an environmental hazard.
I'm actually feeling much better....
/johnny
This is not the EPA's role, and is a duplication of effort, competing with the CDC.
I think I know why.
The CDC has been somewhat careful to be confined to hard sciences (witness the Obama-ordered firearms study that did not render the results the administration wanted), whereas the EPA is a willing whore to communism and fascism.
The CDC is likely to be de-emphasized by this administration -- they are not compliant enough -- in favor of the EPA taking over their roles.
... because nothing says "Disease Control" like "Environmental Protection".
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Bet we can have a lot of fun if every FReeper starts tweeting about a bubonic plague outbreak in Saginaw, Michigan.
Last night about the time some bozo was making a speech, a big boil popped up on my left buttocks.