[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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          CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO ITS JOB NOW AND FULLY FUND ZIKA

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Congress needs to stop playing 
around with people's lives and fully fund the fight against Zika now.
  For my home State, Florida, at stake is the future of our newborns, 
our tourism jobs, and the hopes and dreams of folks like Andrew and 
Christina Rosebrough. For the past 9 years, they have battled the ups 
and downs of infertility, seen numerous doctors, spending thousands of 
dollars on treatments and drugs. After years of heartache and 
disappointment, they actually gave up; and then their own miracle, 
Christina became pregnant.
  They were elated. They were excited. But now their joy is tempered by 
anxiety and trepidation. Christina has to stay confined to her home, 
scared of that poisonous mosquito that would devastate her baby's 
brain.
  Mr. Speaker, Congress needs to do its job now and fully fund Zika.

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