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Obama To Meet US Congress Leaders To Break Deadlocks Over Spending Plans, Zika Funds
US President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Monday in an attempt to break deadlocks over government spending plans and funding the fight against the Zika virus.
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Senate Blocks Zika Funding For Third Time
US Senate Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion bill to combat the Zika virus for a third time on Tuesday after Republicans inserted provisions that would end funding for a major abortion provider.
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Administration May Shift Funds For Zika: US House Democrats' Nancy Pelosi
US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the Obama administration may announce as early as Thursday that it is shifting more money into fighting the Zika virus.
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Hillary Clinton Urges US Congress To Reconvene, Pass Zika Bill
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said at a campaign stop in Miami on Tuesday that she thinks congressional leaders should hold a special session to pass a funding bill to combat the Zika virus.
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US Health Researchers Test Zika Vaccine As Funds Run Low
US government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine while the Obama administration told lawmakers funds to fight the virus would run out in the coming weeks due to congressional inaction.
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US Senate Votes To Advance $1.1 Billion In Zika Funds
The US Senate on Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, setting the stage for a battle with House Republicans who want $622 million for the mosquito-borne disease.
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US House To Weigh $622.1 Million In New Zika Virus Funding
Republicans in the US House of Representatives will try to pass legislation this week providing $622.1 million in emergency funds to fight the spreading Zika virus.
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New Appeals For Zika Funds Amid Resistance In US Congress
US health officials Friday appealed again for emergency funding to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, after meeting resistance from Republican lawmakers who want to use money previously earmarked for Ebola.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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White House, House Republicans Spar Over Zika, Ebola Funding
The White House said on Friday that it would be "profoundly unwise" to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested.
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Barack Obama Calls For $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika
President Barack Obama on Monday asked for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to tackle the fast-spreading Zika virus in the United States and beyond.
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Obama To Meet US Congress Leaders To Break Deadlocks Over Spending Plans, Zika Funds
US President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Monday in an attempt to break deadlocks over government spending plans and funding the fight against the Zika virus.
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Senate Blocks Zika Funding For Third Time
US Senate Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion bill to combat the Zika virus for a third time on Tuesday after Republicans inserted provisions that would end funding for a major abortion provider.
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Administration May Shift Funds For Zika: US House Democrats' Nancy Pelosi
US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the Obama administration may announce as early as Thursday that it is shifting more money into fighting the Zika virus.
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Hillary Clinton Urges US Congress To Reconvene, Pass Zika Bill
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said at a campaign stop in Miami on Tuesday that she thinks congressional leaders should hold a special session to pass a funding bill to combat the Zika virus.
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US Health Researchers Test Zika Vaccine As Funds Run Low
US government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine while the Obama administration told lawmakers funds to fight the virus would run out in the coming weeks due to congressional inaction.
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US Senate Votes To Advance $1.1 Billion In Zika Funds
The US Senate on Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, setting the stage for a battle with House Republicans who want $622 million for the mosquito-borne disease.
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US House To Weigh $622.1 Million In New Zika Virus Funding
Republicans in the US House of Representatives will try to pass legislation this week providing $622.1 million in emergency funds to fight the spreading Zika virus.
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New Appeals For Zika Funds Amid Resistance In US Congress
US health officials Friday appealed again for emergency funding to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, after meeting resistance from Republican lawmakers who want to use money previously earmarked for Ebola.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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White House, House Republicans Spar Over Zika, Ebola Funding
The White House said on Friday that it would be "profoundly unwise" to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested.
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Barack Obama Calls For $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika
President Barack Obama on Monday asked for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to tackle the fast-spreading Zika virus in the United States and beyond.
