[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               ZIKA VIRUS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, just this morning, local health 
departments confirmed two cases of the Zika virus in two States 
bordering Kentucky--Indiana and Ohio.
  Americans want a better understanding of the administration's efforts 
to fight this virus and its spread. Americans want to know what the 
administration's funding priorities are for combatting Zika in a time 
of limited Federal resources. We appreciate Secretary Burwell coming 
today to help explain all of this. She and her team will provide a 
briefing to Senate leaders, committee chairs, and ranking members about 
a virus Americans are rightly concerned about. Keeping Americans safe 
and healthy is a top priority for all of us. I am looking forward to 
hearing what she has to say.

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