Clinton Calls on Congress to Pass Zika Bill "Immediately"

Clinton Calls on Congress to Pass Zika Bill "Immediately"
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Hillary Clinton called on Republican leaders in Congress to interrupt their summer recess to pass funding to fight the Zika virus.

Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is adding her voice to demands from Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress who have been looking to increase pressure on Republicans to call Congress back into session and pass Zika funding.

"I am very disappointed that the Congress went on recess before actually agreeing on what they would do to put the resources into this fight," Clinton said during a Tuesday visit to a health center in Miami, where there have been a number of recent cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes.

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