[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TAKE ACTION ON THE ZIKA CRISIS

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand the House take 
action on the Zika crisis. The Zika virus is being transmitted by 
mosquitoes right inside the United States now. Parts of Miami are under 
Zika-related travel warnings. The total number of American cases has 
climbed to almost 17,000, including 1,600 expecting mothers.
  Six months ago, the public health experts told us what they needed to 
address Zika. House Republicans have ignored those experts' pleas. Now 
the Centers for Disease Control and State public health agencies are 
running out of money for Zika response.
  The CDC Director tells us that the money to fight this disease will 
be gone by the end of September. The NIH Director has warned that 
congressional inaction is cannibalizing resources for other public 
health needs.
  Families in States like Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are in danger. 
They cannot wait any longer for this Congress to act.
  The House must give our public health experts the resources that they 
need to help keep the American people safe.

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