Congress Hopes to Pass Legislation Soon to Fight Zika Virus

Congressional leaders hope to move on legislation to increase funding to fight the Zika virus, NBC News reported.

President Obama requested $1.8 billion from Congress on Monday to speed up research on a vaccine.

House Speaker Paul Ryan told NBC News that bipartisan action is expected “because it’s a problem we want to get ahead of.” He said the emergency spending would need to be offset, which means savings would have to be found elsewhere.

The need for funding has become urgent as the first miscarriages were reported in the U.S. because of the virus.  

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