*Zika Virus Prevention
Tonight’s actions by the House will prevent a government shutdown, and I am pleased that Democrats and Republicans were able to reach an agreement to keep the government open before Friday’s deadline.
As Congress prepares to adjourn at the end of the week, it’s clear that the Republican-led 114th Congress has become yet another closed, unproductive, do-nothing Congress.
Governor Rick Scott’s op-ed in USA Today this morning is deeply misleading.
With just seven days until the end of the fiscal year, it is imperative that Congress pass a bill to prevent a government shutdown.
This week, I released a report that demonstrates how the American economy has performed consistently better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones.
The President asked for $1.9 billion. That's what NIH and CDC, who are responsible for addressing the Zika crisis, say is necessary.
As Congress returned this week from the August district work period, House Republicans continued to ignore critical issues that need to be addressed.
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) discussed House Republicans’ failure to address public health emergencies and their division over funding the government on NewsChannel 8, managed by ABC-affiliate WJLA in Washington, DC.
Seven months ago, President Obama requested $1.9 billion in emergency funding to combat the spread of the Zika virus in the United States. Since then, despite a growing number of cases reported in the U.S. and its territories, Republicans have refused to take action to address the Zika virus.
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after it was announced that federal funds to fight the Zika virus will run out by the end of September unless Congress passes emergency funding.