Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to create a public health emergency fund that she says would have averted the yearlong fight in Congress over funding to combat the Zika virus.
Clinton is endorsing an idea long supported by Democrats — and, more recently, by Republican leadership in Congress.
Last month, GOP leaders set aside $300 million for the nation's first emergency public health fund in one of the pending government spending bills for next year. The proposal is dubbed the “FEMA for public health,” a reference to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which helps communities hurt by disasters.
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