Heidi Alexander: “I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing…”

“I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing yesterday be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Ebola in West Africa: A Global Challenge and Public Health Threat We must take the dangerous, deadly threat of Ebola as seriously as we take ISIS. Let me say that again: We must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the Ebola epidemic as seriously as we take ISIS. I think I have a reputation as a senator who's not given to overstatement; I don't believe that's an overstatement. The spread of this disease deserves a more urgent response from our country and other countries around the world than it's now getting. This is one of the most explosive, deadly epidemics in modern time but we know what to do to reduce the spread. It will require a huge and immediate response. There is no known cure; there's no vaccine. Half of those who get sick die. Each sick person, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, could infect up to 20 others, including caregivers, friends and family. Samantha Power, the U.N. Ambassador, said to me earlier this week in a briefing she's trying to get other countries to view this with the same urgency that we do. This is an instance, she said, when we should be running toward the burning flames with our fireproof suits on.…”