GOP sets mid-June goal for Zika bill

Published May 27, 2016 4:01am ET



House and Senate lawmakers are hoping to strike a compromise deal on Zika funding legislation that would be ready for a vote by mid-June, before the official start of summer and the mosquito season.

A top GOP aide told the Washington Examiner that Republicans plan to move swiftly when they return from the Memorial Day recess, and their goal is to try to clear a bill for President Obama’s desk “in the next two weeks,” after reconvening on June 7.

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