Lawmakers have tried to allocate funding against the disease – but attached ‘poison pill’ measures and a seven-week recess haven’t helped mattersHalfway through a hearing on Capitol Hill,as public health officials warned of dire consequences should Congress fail to pass funding to attend combat the Zika virus, Tim Kaine uttered the words everyone in the room was probably thinking.
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Source: theguardian.com