releases: http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rokita-votes-%E2%80%98no%E2%80%99-continuing-resolution
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| http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rokita-votes-%E2%80%98no%E2%80%99-continuing-resolution | ROKITA VOTES NO ON CONTINUING RESOLUTION | 2016-09-29 | 2016 | 2016-09 | Republican | House | IN | Todd Rokita | R000592 | rokita.house.gov | legacy | ROKITA VOTES ‘NO’ ON CONTINUING RESOLUTION Washington, D.C. – Representative Todd Rokita released the following statement after the House passed legislation to fund the federal government through December. The bill passed the House by a vote of 342 to 85. “Given that our national debt is already over $19 trillion, I cannot support this bill because several of the provisions are not even paid-for, including Zika funding, and therefore add to the national debt. To solve this problem, I introduced a fully paid-for Zika bill, which was not considered. This continuing resolution also fails to pay for disaster relief funds for the flooding that has devastated parts of the South. I saw the need for these relief funds firsthand during a visit earlier this month, but without being paid-for, this bill will try to solve one problem only by enlarging another: our debt.” This funding bill passed today provides money to fund the government through December 9. Of the $1.1 billion in Zika funding research, only $400 million is paid for. On September 15, Rep. Rokita introduced a fully paid-for alternative, the Zero Impacted Kids in America (ZIKA) Act, which provided the requested level of virus research while remaining budget-neutral. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |