Zika funding splits House, Senate GOP

Published May 18, 2016 4:01am ET



Now that the Senate has advanced a $1.1 billion emergency spending bill to fight the Zika virus, Republican senators are faced with the tough task of striking a deal with their Republican colleagues in the House, where opposition to new government funding is significant.

“What I anticipate is we are going to have a conference to discuss the differences,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday.

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