Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Republican majority to act immediately on the administration's request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus epidemic. It is shameful that we have waited 7 months to act while the threat from Zika grows more and more apparent. This majority is failing the most basic function of government, to protect its people. In the United States and territories, as many as 14,000 locally acquired cases have already been reported, and at least 1,600 pregnant women have been infected, putting their babies at risk for microcephaly and other devastating birth defects. Every week we fail to act, more children and families will suffer the consequences. Let's heed the call of public health experts to launch an aggressive campaign against the Zika virus and pass a funding bill immediately. ____________________”