[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               ZIKA VIRUS

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, a new CDC study shows a 13 percent risk that 
the Zika virus will result in microcephaly, causing incomplete fetal 
brain development.
  Already, nearly 300 pregnant women in the United States have acquired 
Zika. In light of these risks, how can this Congress continue to 
obstruct, delay, and deny the necessary funding for a response?
  On many issues, this Congress is divided. I get it. But this is our 
most basic job. This emergency will test us as Americans, and it will 
test us as an institution. Will we come together to prevent a Zika 
outbreak? Will we protect these families? Will we act in the common 
good, or will we continue to play politics, ignore the science, and 
disregard these serious risks?
  The study's author, CDC biologist Michael Johansson, said: ``We need 
to do whatever we can to help women avoid Zika virus infections during 
pregnancy.''
  Let's listen to him. Let's do our job.

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