Healthcare

Ryan not ruling out extra Zika funding

By Susan Ferrechio
Published April 21, 2016 4:11pm ET
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Ryan not ruling out extra Zika funding
"This is something we take extremely seriously," Ryan said. "We are going to stay on top of this." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that the House might still consider a special funding bill to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus, but he gave no promises he would agree to a $1.9 billion White House request.

“I’m not going to foreclose the appropriations options,” Ryan said.

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Budgets and Deficits Congress Minusextra Paul Ryan Susan Ferrechio Zika Virus