JONES CALLS FOR EBOLA TRAVEL BAN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling on President Obama to put in place a travel ban on non-citizens entering the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries.  In a letter to the president, Jones points out that over twenty African nations have already placed entry restrictions on travelers from West African countries stricken with Ebola.  On September 28, Thomas Duncan, a traveler to the U.S. from Liberia, entered Texas Presbyterian Hospital with Ebola symptoms.  He tested positive for Ebola on September 30.  His family and others he came in contact with are being watched closely for Ebola symptoms.

“Many Eastern North Carolinians and Americans across the country are gravely concerned about the outbreak of Ebola in the United States,” said Congressman Jones.  “Imposing a travel ban on non-citizens coming into the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries is common sense.  Over twenty African nations have already put in place a travel ban in order to curb the spread of Ebola across the continent, and it’s a rational precaution.  I urge the president to take immediate action to make sure non-citizens from Ebola-stricken countries cannot spread the virus in the U.S.”

To read Congressman Jones' letter to President Obama, click below.