Anthrax threat moves Herger, Ose to satellite offices
Submitted on October 25, 2001 - 12:00am.
Jen Cooper - Fall 2001
It's business as usual for members of Congress. But “usual” on Capitol Hill has been redefined since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and last week's anthrax scares.
Yuba-Sutter Reps. Wally Herger and Doug Ose both have relocated to satellite offices in the General Accounting Office building after their office buildings were shut down for anthrax testing.
The testing came after a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle tested positive for anthrax and after anthrax was found in the mailroom of a House office building.
But the office closures haven't kept the two congressmen from getting their work done, they said.
Yuba-Sutter Reps. Wally Herger and Doug Ose both have relocated to satellite offices in the General Accounting Office building after their office buildings were shut down for anthrax testing.
The testing came after a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle tested positive for anthrax and after anthrax was found in the mailroom of a House office building.
But the office closures haven't kept the two congressmen from getting their work done, they said.
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