Federal officials said Wednesday they're raiding
$500 million in money aimed at fighting Ebola to use against Zika
instead because Congress won't approve new Zika funding.
They said the risk of Zika is too serious to keep fighting to get Congress to appropriate the $1.9 billion the Obama administration has asked for. But they said they'd continue urging Congress to OK the full amount.
"Nearly two months have passed and the situation
continues to grow more critical," Shaun Donovan, director of the White
House Office of Management and Budget, told reporters on a conference
call.
"Today we reiterate our call on Congress to take
immediate action to provide the full requested amount. We must scale up
Zika prevention activity right now."
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Source: NBC News
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