Senate Hears Case On Government's Response To Mad Cow Disease(Elsa Murano)

(L-R) Agriculture Department's Undersecretary for Food Safety Elsa Murano, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Director Dr. Julie Gerberding, Food & Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of National Institute on Allergies and Infectious Disease, attend a hearing on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as Mad Cow Disease, February 24, 2004 before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the federal response to Mad Cow Disease.

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