Steny Hoyer: “This funding will not be the entire solution to the problem. The CDC, however, will play a major role in this effort…”

“This funding will not be the entire solution to the problem. The CDC, however, will play a major role in this effort, specifically in the public health arena. Of course, as my friend, the gentleman from Maryland has just pointed out, the impact now is not just on fish, although billions, I repeat, billions with a 'B,' of fish have been killed in North Carolina and now hundreds of thousands in Maryland. This funding will be critical in determining the impact that has on human health, as the gentleman from Maryland so correctly pointed out. Mr. Chairman, Pfiesteria is responsible for killing more than a billion fish. People and Newsweek magazine have called it the cell from hell. This is a critical moment in the fight against Pfiesteria. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.”