Reid: Zika negotiators are ‘doing nothing’

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans are “doing nothing” in their closed-door negotiations over how much money to allocate for fighting the Zika virus.

“It is stunning and sad that instead of funding our nation’s response to this emergency in a bipartisan way, Republicans have retreated behind closed doors and negotiate Zika funding among themselves,” Reid said from the Senate floor Wednesday morning. “There is a conference going on, but nothing’s happening.”

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