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Alexander unsure if Zika funding can pass
Alexander unsure if Zika funding can pass
Senator slams Democrats for blocking fundingAs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn against travel to Miami over the spreading Zika virus, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander again slammed Senate Democrats for failing to pass funding to fight the mosquito-borne infection."There was one little difference of opinion about one medical center in Puerto Rico and for that the Democrats blocked $1.1 billion at the beginning of the summer," Alexander said after a discussion at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thursday."That was cynical and absolutely inexcusable."
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UT-RGV researchers test for Zika along the border amid need for federal funding
UT-RGV researchers test for Zika along the border amid need for federal funding
Researchers in the Rio Grande Valley are doing all they can with the resources they have to come up with a vaccine for the Zika virus before it arrives in the United States.(Photo: KENS)With every new case of the Zika virus comes a growing urgency to develop a vaccine.Researchers at the University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley say that they are working hard to find that vaccine despite limited federal funding.
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The Zika funding fight isn't over Planned Parenthood
The Zika funding fight isn't over Planned Parenthood
More options: Share, Mark as favoriteA spat over money for Planned Parenthood isn't what's holding up federal funding to fight the Zika virus.Nor are Republicans, for that matter, the ones now standing in the way.Democrats are filibustering the funding bill largely because Republicans have insisted that the legislation be "paid for" with cuts in other areas of spending.
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