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Obama steps up pressure on Congress for Zika funding
Obama steps up pressure on Congress for Zika funding
President Obama is intensifying pressure on Congress to fully fund efforts fighting the spread of the Zika virus, urging legislators to "make this their first order of business" when they return from a seven-week recess after Labor Day."In February -- more than six months ago -- I asked Congress for the emergency resources that public health experts say we need to combat Zika," the president said in a video released Saturday, where he noted that the nearly $2 billion in funds were slated for efforts on "mosquito control, tracking the spread of the virus, accelerating new diagnostic tests and vaccines and monitoring women and babies with the virus."The president sounded off on Republicans in Congress, who rejected the full funding request and proposed instead a $1.1 billion legislative package before their August recess.Democratic lawmakers blocked the proposal because it failed to fulfill the president's initial ask.
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Obama calls for quick Zika action from Congress after recess
Obama calls for quick Zika action from Congress after recess
President Obama is urging Republicans to make funding for fighting the Zika virus their top priority once Congress comes back into session."Every day that Republican leaders in Congress wait to do their job, every day our experts have to wait to get the resources they need — that has real-life consequences," Obama said."Weaker mosquito-control efforts.
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Obama presses Congress for Zika funding as worries grow
Obama presses Congress for Zika funding as worries grow
Obama presses Congress for Zika funding as worries growUS President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to step up funding to combat the Zika virus, warning that delay is putting more Americans at risk.Obama's latest appeal, in his weekly radio address, came the day after the US authorities expressed deepening worry about the spread of the mosquito-borne virus, urging that all donated blood be tested for Zika.The Congress has denied past administration requests for Zika funding, instead redirecting funds that had been earmarked to fight Ebola, cancer and other diseases.
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Obama presses Congress for Zika funding as worries grow
Obama presses Congress for Zika funding as worries grow
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to step up funding to combat the Zika virus, warning that delay is putting more Americans at risk.Obama's latest appeal, in his weekly radio address, came the day after the US authorities expressed deepening worry about the spread of the mosquito-borne virus, urging that all donated blood be tested for Zika.The Congress has denied past administration requests for Zika funding, instead redirecting funds that had been earmarked to fight Ebola, cancer and other diseases.
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