Nuclear attacks. Good morning, everybody. If we can please go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Morning, everybody. If we can please go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Good morning. I want to welcome all of you to todays event entitled budgeting for bio defense are we prepared . For those new to bbc our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both Political Parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. We drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. Yesterday, former senators tom daschle and judd gregg released a bbc report outlining options for policymakers to optimize funding that supports the present curement of medical countermeasures needed in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear event. Today well hear about the findings from this report and hear from experts from congress, the executive branch,