Rep. Degette: Stopping Air Travel To Prevent Ebola Wouldn’t Be ‘Reasonable’

thank you Mr chairman ░░░░░░░░ Monday the director general ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ the ebola outbreak quote ░░░░░░░░ most severe acute health ░░░░░░░░ seen in modern teems ░░░░░░░░ warned that the epidemic ░░░░░░░░ threatens the very survival ░░░░░░░░ societies and governments in ░░░░░░░░ Africa this who assessment ░░░░░░░░ no exaggeration exaggeration CDC ░░░░░░░░ up to 1 4 ░░░░░░░░ west Africans could be ░░░░░░░░ with ebola and many ░░░░░░░░ die from treatable illnesses ░░░░░░░░ to the collapse of ░░░░░░░░ country s infrastructure this ░░░░░░░░ a humanitarian crisis and ░░░░░░░░ have a moral imperative ░░░░░░░░ help in west Africa ░░░░░░░░ ending the outbreak is ░░░░░░░░ a U S national ░░░░░░░░ imperative because doing so ░░░░░░░░ the best way to ░░░░░░░░ ebola out of the ░░░░░░░░ States i was alarmed ░░░░░░░░ all of us were ░░░░░░░░ Thomas duncan flew to ░░░░░░░░ U S harboring ebola ░░░░░░░░ more disturbed to learn ░░░░░░░░ his discharge from the ░░░░░░░░ Presbyterian er with a ░░░░░░░░ after reporting he reported ░░░░░░░░ lie beer liberia what ░░░░░░░░ worse is the two ░░░░░░░░ treating duncan contracted ebola ░░░░░░░░ know Mr chairman we ░░░░░░░░ in sending the families ░░░░░░░░ prayers these cases raise ░░░░░░░░ questions the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ yesterday that Texas Presbyterian ░░░░░░░░ had to learn on ░░░░░░░░ fly how to control ░░░░░░░░ deadly virus and the ░░░░░░░░ was quote not fully ░░░░░░░░ for ebola we need ░░░░░░░░ find out why this ░░░░░░░░ was unprepared and if ░░░░░░░░ are too we need ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ is filling these readiness ░░░░░░░░ we should be concerned ░░░░░░░░ the appearance of ebola ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ transmission to two health ░░░░░░░░ workers but we should ░░░░░░░░ panic we know how ░░░░░░░░ stop e ebola outbreaks ░░░░░░░░ tracing contracts and monitoring ░░░░░░░░ U S health care ░░░░░░░░ can prevent cases from ░░░░░░░░ broader outbreaks that s ░░░░░░░░ i m glad dr ░░░░░░░░ is here with us ░░░░░░░░ i because it would ░░░░░░░░ an understatement to say ░░░░░░░░ the response to the ░░░░░░░░ U S based party ░░░░░░░░ ebola has been mismanaged ░░░░░░░░ risk to scores of ░░░░░░░░ people i know both ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman will be ░░░░░░░░ and forthright in helping ░░░░░░░░ to understand how we ░░░░░░░░ improve our response when ░░░░░░░░ another person and will ░░░░░░░░ shows up in the ░░░░░░░░ room with the kind ░░░░░░░░ symptoms i appreciate the ░░░░░░░░ taken by CDC and ░░░░░░░░ to begin airport screenings ░░░░░░░░ steps are appropriate and ░░░░░░░░ some call for cutting ░░░░░░░░ all travel as the ░░░░░░░░ said this will not ░░░░░░░░ reasonable to be able ░░░░░░░░ stop anybody with ebola ░░░░░░░░ coming into the United ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ take steps that would ░░░░░░░░ Americans by interfering with ░░░░░░░░ to halt the outbreak ░░░░░░░░ Africa you know there ░░░░░░░░ no such thing as ░░░░░░░░ America when it comes ░░░░░░░░ infectious disease and the ░░░░░░░░ way to stop ebola ░░░░░░░░ going to be to ░░░░░░░░ this virus in Africa ░░░░░░░░ expermit experts told us ░░░░░░░░ quarantine on travel would ░░░░░░░░ the quote catastrophic impacts ░░░░░░░░ west Africa also earlier ░░░░░░░░ week the director of ░░░░░░░░ dr francis Collins said ░░░░░░░░ we adequately funded his ░░░░░░░░ for over a decade ░░░░░░░░ would already have an ░░░░░░░░ vaccine his words are ░░░░░░░░ reminder that key public ░░░░░░░░ agencies have faced stringent ░░░░░░░░ funding for several years ░░░░░░░░ our ability to respond ░░░░░░░░ the crisis Mr chairman ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago when i ░░░░░░░░ you a letter to ░░░░░░░░ for the hearing the ░░░░░░░░ of the problem in ░░░░░░░░ Africa was beginning to ░░░░░░░░ into focus now the ░░░░░░░░ is dire let s ░░░░░░░░ together to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we stop it as ░░░░░░░░ as we can with ░░░░░░░░ i yield the balance ...