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  1. . : I intend to support this Continuing Resolution.

  2. . : During lame duck, Congress must enact robust funding to respond to emergencies in Flint and Louisiana.

  3. . : I object to inclusion of $400m in rescissions - emergency spending should not be offset.

  4. . : CR includes strong full-year veterans funding approps bill and extends $ through 12/9/16, sufficient time to enact an Omnibus

  5. . : 7 months after requested funding, CR provides $1.1B. Allows $ for Title X providers & contraceptive services.

  6. . will testify in the Rules Committee on the FY2017 Continuing Resolution at 5:00PM

  7. . acknowledges on Zika funding: "Members of my own party have been slow on this."

  8. On , it's this simple: no federal funding means no fixing the problem. still refusing to act.

  9. NIH and BARDA need $500 million more to develop vaccines, cdc needs funds to help communities protect and educate citizens -

  10. Rep DeLauro on the impasse over Zika funding: My God. Who are we?..why can't we fund what the President has asked for?

  11. Rep Nita Lowey: It is simply mind-boggling we are standing here today, seven months after President Obama asked for emergency Zika funding

  12. . , , , , public health advocates call for immediate Zika funding.

  13. . offers amdt to strike provision allowing an employer to deny coverage for services if they have a 'moral objection'

  14. . offers amdt to boost Infectious Disease Rapid Response Fund and designate as emergency spending.

  15. Resuming Labor-HHS-Ed markup, offers amendment to restore funding for job job training for dislocated workers.

  16. . offers amdt to restore funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention and eliminate from ineffective abstinence-only programming.

  17. . amendment passes by voice vote.

  18. . offers amendment to study jobs effect of free trade deals.

  19. . offers amendment to expand Head Start and restore funding for other critical early learning programs.

  20. . offers amdt to restore year-round Pell grants.

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