Congressional Republicans reject robust response to Zika threat - Maddow Blog - Steve Benen

[Bill USA]

.. Same old, same old: Republicans showing what irresponsible jackasses they are.


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/congressional-republicans-reject-robust-response-zika-threat

The more serious the public health threat posed by the Zika virus, the less serious congressional Republicans are about addressing it.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-backed bill Wednesday night to combat the Zika virus that the White House has already threatened to veto as inadequate.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, would provide $622 million to fight the virus – less than a third of what President Barack Obama asked for three months ago.

A Senate bill, which is already inadequate, plans to invest $1.1 billion, well short of the $1.9 billion the administration and public-health experts believe is necessary.

Because the House and Senate passed a very different bill, there will now be a conference committee to work out the differences. By some accounts, it may be “well into the summer, or even longer” before Congress approves a final bill.
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I’m sure the virus will do us all a favor and wait while Republicans try to get their act together.

[AgerolanAmerican]

1. zika = fear porn

when one has seen enough of these scares come to naught it becomes difficult to take the next one seriously

those "public health experts" are probably pharma reps - if they had cred they'd have actual people's names attached and not just an anonymous call to authority

[Bill USA]

2. hey, nothin' get's by you. LOL!

[AgerolanAmerican]

3. the best thing about being extremely cynical is that I'm so often correct

and the worst thing about being extremely cynical is also that I'm so often correct