Clinton calls for special session to pass Zika funds

Published August 9, 2016 7:38pm ET



Hillary Clinton called on Republicans to convene a special session of Congress to pass new funding for the Zika virus as more cases crop up in Miami.

The Democratic nominee for president Tuesday afternoon toured a health center in the Florida neighborhood that is fighting Zika. She called on Republicans to adopt a funding package of $1.1 billion that didn’t include riders that caused Democratic objections.

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