My name is carl Kline. I am here representing Western Maryland 
Clergy and Laity Concerned. Clergy and Laity concerned is a national 
religious organization concerned about issues of peace and social 
Justice. The Western Maryland chapter is centered in Frederick, 
Maryland. Frederick's renown began with the lyrics of Francis 
Scott Key and the courage of Barbara Frltchie, took a more infamous 
turn as the biological warfare center of the country, and now waits 
with hope and dread the new national center for recombinant DNA 
research. Decisions made as a result of this hearing may well 
affect Frederick more seriously than any other locality. And that 
brings me to the first reason for this testimony, as a citizen of 
the Frederick area. 
The nature of this hearing and the decision-making process of 
the National Institutes of Health betray an incredibly serious bias 
against the democratic process. It has been clear since Frederick 
was announced as the future location of the new facility that the 
decision had been made by a federal governmental-scientific elite, 
that any community concern or questioning could eventually be met 
by patience, pay-rolls and good P.R. It has been one more example 
of government pursuing its own Interest, to the exclusion of the 
larger public it was designed to serve. I am here to suggest today 
that the prior question still remains. Should recombinant DMA 
research be conducted in Frederick, Maryland at all? Through what 
process has the public given its authorization or pledge of support? 
The National institutes of Health has a responsibility, especially 
An matters of complexity and controversy, to be an educative organ; 
to encourage debate; to support the airing of diverse opinions; to 
initiate public discussion and resolution; to help raise with the 
average citizen the far-reaching value questions involved. Cumber- 
