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Plum Island site debated for national bio defense lab
Gov. Sam Brownback defends NBAF at Kansas as safer, long term plan while DHS studies relocate from Plum Island. Local Rep. Bishop counters, noting 200 jobs and costs, with Kansas a Level-4 facility and Plum Island remaining at Level-3 until 2018. Talks include funding holds, environmental cleanup costs, and potential Plum Island sale impacts.
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Plum Island
Sam Brownback
Department of Homeland Security
United States
Homeland Security
Manhattan
Kan
DHS
Kansas
Bishop
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Appropriations and
Agriculture Committees
Appropriations
Mittee
Kansas Laboratory
National Academy of Science
Academy
General Services Administration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Long Island