The White House on Wednesday wouldn't rule out a veto of any plan to address the Zika virus outbreak that allocates less than the $1.9 billion in emergency funds that the administration requested in February.
President Barack Obama’s top spokesman said the president won’t try to persuade Congress to finish a conference report on a Zika package. He will also remain on the sidelines of congressional efforts to reach agreement on a Senate measure that might make it harder for terrorists or would-be mass murderers to buy guns.
“I don’t really understand why the president should be in a position where he has to twist arms in Congress to get Republicans to do … commonsense things that would protect the country from the Zika virus,” said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
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