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On the recordJuly 12, 2016
Through the Chair, I would ask the Senator from Florida whether it is true that it has been 5 months since President Obama declared this public health emergency and asked the Congress to respond to that emergency in a timely way. He asked for emergency funding of $1.9 billion for mosquito abatement, for medical research, for expanding lab facilities, and for investing in developing a vaccine to protect Americans, if not this year, next year.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jul 12, 2016

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