14-07-2016 20:24 via krqe.com

Lawmakers to go on recess without addressing Zika

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is about to leave for a seven-week vacation without giving the Obama administration any of the $1.9 billion it’s seeking to battle the Zika virus, and a Senate effort to revive the nuts-and-bolts process of passing agency budgets was dealt a significant setback at the hands of Democrats.
Meanwhile, House Republicans passed a $32 billion spending bill for the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency as lawmakers exit Washington for a seven
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