OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Zika Virus

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 8, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

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Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I recently asked Secretary Burwell to come to the Senate to brief committee chairs, ranking members, and leaders in both parties on the administration's response to the Zika virus. I appreciate her team working with us to schedule that briefing for tomorrow. Here are the two areas in which we want to get a better understanding at the briefing:

No. 1, what preparations are being made to protect Americans?

No. 2, what are the administration's funding priorities given limited Federal resources?

Concern about the Zika virus is growing in our country, and protecting constituents, especially children, from a communicable disease is a high priority for all of us. I am looking forward to hearing more tomorrow about both the administration's proposed response and its priorities for combatting this disease.

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