Reid: Senate Dems will block Zika funding again

Published July 11, 2016 9:33pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid warned Monday that lawmakers in his party would not vote for a $1.1 billion funding measure to combat Zika, guaranteeing the measure will stall ahead of a seven-week congressional recess.

“What the Republicans are asking for has very little support over here …,” Reid said.

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