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Ryan: Dems blocking Zika money ‘ridiculous’

By Susan Ferrechio
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Ryan: Dems blocking Zika money ‘ridiculous’

House Speaker Paul Ryan called Senate Democrats “irresponsible” on Tuesday for blocking a bicameral, $1.1 billion deal to fight the Zika virus.

But Ryan, R-Wis., didn’t say in a statement Tuesday whether the House plans to negotiate new legislation to fund Zika that can garner enough Democratic Senate votes to pass.

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Budgets and Deficits Congress Minusextra Paul Ryan Susan Ferrechio Zika Virus