Fund Zika and Flint Water Emergencies

Zika Emergency Funding and the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 could be voted on as early as Monday. Tell your Senators to support these two critical pieces of legislation

Zika Emergency Funding
As of this writing , over 19,000 Americans have been diagnosed with Zika virus – over 16,000 in the territories, and more than 3,000 in the states and DC
. Most alarmingly, 671 pregnant women in the states and another 1,080 in the territories have been diagnosed with Zika and are being followed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s possible that as many or more people are infected and unaware of their status, since 80% of Zika cases cause no symptoms.

Biotechnology researchers will be forced to abandon Zika projects if the U.S. government cannot demonstrate a commitment to funding research and development . Nonprofit organizations are doing everything they can, but it is not enough. Only the federal government has the resources to step in and fund these efforts adequately.

Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (S 2848)
Assistance is provided to states with emergency public health threats associated with lead or other contaminants in a public drinking water supply system. The Department of Justice and the inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must report on the status of any ongoing investigations into the government's response to the drinking water contamination in Flint, Michigan. This bi-partisan bill provides $220 million for Flint, Michigan and other cities to begin rebuilding their water infrastructure and to provide water testing in schools and child care centers.

Additionally Sen. Sanders has filed an amendment to this bill barring the partially constructed Dakota Access pipeline from obtaining an easement over Lake Oahe until an environmental impact statement is completed.


Letter Campaign by
Andrea Miller
Ruther Glen, Virginia