Rep. Michael Burgess urged American athletes Friday to skip the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Brazil because of concerns over the Zika virus.
βLet me be politically incorrect,β Burgess, R-Lewisville, said during a taping of Lone Star Politics on KXAS-TV (NBC5). βI was around in 1980 when Jimmy Carter canceled the Olympics for our athletes. It was a devastating consequence, but I donβt see how you ignore this public health threat with our young athletes going to that area.β
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