Re: Ebola - Response Funding Rescinded

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> On May 10, 2018, at 9:41 PM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . .
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> Two days ago the Trump administration quietly rescinded all funding for Ebola response (see the official document in a link below). On that same day the World Health Organization declared a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. The origin of this outbreak sounds very familiar, as it might have begun months ago undetected by health officials. There are grave concerns over the potential for this outbreak to spread . . .
> https://www.statnews.com/2018/05/09/new-ebola-outbreak-congo-raises-who-concerns/
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> From the White House - May 8, 2018 . . . “This proposal would rescind $252 million in prior year balances of emergency funding appropriated in FY 2015 for the Ebola response, of which there were $470 million in emergency balances available for the Ebola response on October 1, 2017. The Congress provided these for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2015. These funds remain from the initial outbreak in 2015 and are no longer needed because the Ebola response has largely concluded. Enacting the rescission would therefore not impact the Ebola response.” . . .
> (see page 27 of 41 page .PDF document) . . .
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/POTUS-Rescission-Transmittal-Package-5.8.2018.pdf
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> Kathy