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)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.