Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it has been 3 months since the administration sent Congress the emergency funding request for Zika, and Congress hasn't acted on it. But today we have an opportunity to do so, and I hope we do. We will have pending before the Congress three different options on how to fund this public health emergency, but we must realize it is an emergency, and we need to have a sense of urgency to protect the American people and to help those south of the border to be able to cope with it. What are we waiting for? The mosquitoes are here. The mosquitoes have not only come, they have already come. I have said in the past that we can't build a wall to keep them out-- the mosquitoes will not pay for it--but it is no laughing matter. The President has said we need $1.9 billion to fight Zika to stop it from doing any more harm. That is what I am fighting for. We know we need to get the job done. It is not just Senator Barb talking. The World Health Organization has declared Zika a public health emergency. The President declared it as such. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through Dr. Freiden, has said this is a national and international emergency. And Dr. Fauci, head of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Neurology at NIH, whom we have turned to on so many occasions, has also said it. So every public health entity has validated that this is a serious public health crisis. We can prevent its dire consequences.…”