I totally agree Dweller!
BioShield gets OK for chem attack prep
05/19/04
The discovery of sarin gas in Iraq and the use of anthrax and ricin against Congress spurred the Senate Wednesday to approve $5.6 billion to help prepare for possible germ or chemical attacks on American soil.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/19/bioshield.ap/index.html
Last line from your CNN link:
"Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, D-Massachusetts did not vote."