[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ZIKA FUNDING

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, a little over an hour ago, we finished voting. 
Right now, most of my Republican colleagues are leaving Washington for 
the longest summer recess in 60 years. Many Americans will be surprised 
to hear this. There are so many issues we have yet to address.
  Do my Republican colleagues actually think we have earned this break?
  We are well into mosquito season and Congress has yet to provide 
meaningful emergency funding to battle the spread of Zika. In the 
United States, we already have seen 560 cases of Zika in pregnant women 
and 7 babies already born with birth defects.
  My Republican colleagues are leaving Washington without providing any 
aid to help the thousands of children suffering lead poisoning in 
Flint, Michigan. My colleagues are taking a 2-month vacation without 
lifting a finger to act on lifesaving, commonsense legislation to keep 
guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals.
  God forbid there will be another mass shooting in the next 2 months. 
The American people will have a sick feeling knowing that Congress did 
nothing to try to prevent it.
  The American people deserve better than that. We did not earn this 
recess, and I urge my Republican colleagues to cancel their vacations 
until we tackle these issues.

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