Dems don’t let the Zika crisis go to waste

By Washington Examiner

Published July 13, 2016 4:01am ET

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Dems don’t let the Zika crisis go to waste — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is threatening to shut down the government's efforts against the mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted virus, which can cause horrible birth defects in utero and has already become a major problem in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced on Monday that his caucus in the Senate will continue its silent filibuster against a $1.1 billion bill intended to combat the Zika virus and develop a vaccine against it.

The Democrats’ determination to stop what Reid calls “one of the worst pieces of legislation I’ve ever seen in this body” threatens to leave no emergency funding to stop the virus for the next seven weeks.

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