Senator: Zika funding bill coming soon

By Robert King

Published April 21, 2016 4:51pm ET

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Senator: Zika funding bill coming soon — —œWhile it has been difficult to obtain the detailed information necessary to thoroughly evaluate the administration’s request, we recognize that there is an urgency associated with the threat,—? Thad Cochran said. (AP Photo)

Senators are developing a bipartisan Zika funding proposal that could make it to the chamber’s floor soon.

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., said during an appropriations hearing Thursday that several subcommittees are working on a bipartisan Zika proposal. Congress and the White House have been battling over President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency funding request.

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