2016-08-27 President Obama's Weekly Address
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| Description | President Barack Obama's Weekly Address "Taking Action Against the Zika Virus" from August 27, 2016. Original description of the speech: "This week, President Obama called on Republicans in Congress to take action and vote to fund the Administration’s response to the Zika virus. In February, the President asked Congress to fund emergency resources, including mosquito control, fast-tracking diagnostics tests and vaccines, tracking the spread of the virus, and monitoring women and babies with Zika. Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress have failed to take action on this issue. So the President continues to direct his Administration do what it can without help from Congress, with the primary focus of protecting pregnant women and families planning to have children. Today, the CDC continues to work with state public health officials and has an emergency response team on the ground in South Florida, agencies have moved to expedite the development of a vaccine, and the administration is wor |
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| Date | 2016-08-27 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | The White House |
