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Sen. Moran Statement on MilCon-VA/Zika Appropriations Bill

Statement

Date: June 28, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) -- member of the Senate Appropriations Health Subcommittee -- issued the following statement after Senate Democrats rejected advancement of the MilCon-VA/Zika Appropriations bill:

"The threat the Zika virus poses to Kansans and Americans -- particularly pregnant women and newborn babies -- must be taken very seriously. Providing our experts with the resources they need to keep us healthy is too important to play partisan politics. Unfortunately, the Senate failed to do that today.

"This failure also jeopardizes real steps forward to support veterans and prioritize critical military construction projects like those at McConnell Air Force Base and Fort Leavenworth. Refusing to support this legislation means reduced readiness for our military, an inability to meet the critical needs of veterans and putting the health of mothers-to-be and their children at risk."


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