Florida Sen. Bill Nelson said he sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday asking him to unanimously pass a Zika funding bill that is stalled in the Senate.

“I sent one to McConnell today saying that he doesn’t have to reconvene the Senate. They have nine more pro forma sessions and the Senate rules allow by unanimous consent that you can bring up the …[Senate bill], pass it by unanimous consent and send it down to the House, putting the pressure of the House for that,” Nelson told a reporter at the State Dinner for Singapore Tuesday evening.

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