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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-calls-travel-ban-ebola-outbreak-grows | Greg Walden calls for travel ban as Ebola outbreak grows | 2014-10-16 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Greg Walden calls for travel ban as Ebola outbreak grows HOOD RIVER U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today issued the following statement on the growing Ebola outbreak: Our thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted by Ebolaespecially the two health care workers in Dallas. Make no mistake, this is a dangerous situation, and it will grow exponentially if we don't stop it in its tracks. We must do everything possible to make sure Americans are safe and to stop this outbreak here and abroad. In light of that, I call on the Obama Administration to temporarily ban travel to the United States from the countries afflicted by this outbreak. The challenge before us is too great for this not to be on the table. Additionally, Congress must examine some of the failures in our public health system to ensure this never happens again. Today, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) to begin this investigation. And Congress must continue bipartisan effortsespecially the 21st Century Cures initiativeto find cures for Ebola and the 6,500 other diseases that lack effective cures. Walden is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which helps oversee health care policy in Congress. He was in Medford yesterday meeting with health care providers, some of whom expressed alarm over the spread of the disease. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |