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Thursday, June 26, 2008                                 

 Contact: Andrea Wuebker/Laena Fallon (GREGG)

Barbara Riley/Liz Chamberlain (SUNUNU)

GREGG INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP SWAT THE THREAT OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES

Sununu joins Gregg in bringing forth reauthorization measure to provide prevention and control assistance to combat West Nile Virus and EEE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced legislation to help combat the rising threat of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).  The bipartisan Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Reauthorization Act of 2008 provides comprehensive federal aid to help state and local governments with their efforts to prevent, combat and control the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses.  Senators John Sununu (R-NH), David Vitter (R-LA) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) are also original cosponsors of this legislation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                          CONTACT: BARBARA RILEY

6/2/08                                                          202-224-2841

                                                                LAENA FALLON

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SUNUNU AND GREGG HOST VISIT TO NH BY TOP CDC, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO HIGHLIGHT PREVENTION AGAINST EEE,

STATE/FEDERAL EFFORTS TO FIGHT DISEASE

WASHINGTON, DC – At the invitation of Senators John Sununu and Judd Gregg (R-NH), Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today (6/2) held a press conference attended by local activists from “Moms Against EEE,” and the state Department of Health and Human Services to highlight preventive steps in combating Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and federal and state collaborative efforts to fight the mosquito-borne disease that took two lives in New Hampshire in 2005.