Obama is trying to get Congress to appropriate emergency funding to fight the Zika virus expected to be a crisis this summer. This should have been a no-brainer but Congress is refusing to go along. As summer approaches, the situation is becoming urgent and Obama's press secretary Josh Ernest is stepping up the pressure on Congress.
The story is finally getting in mainstream media, as shown HERE, but it does not capture the full nature of this needless battle. I collected clips, primarily from the White House press briefings, which shows how the story developed, HERE.
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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
- Pregnant woman worried about Zika after Puerto Rico trip
- Climate change could increase the spread of Zika virus
- Zika Virus Outbreak and the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games
- Zika Virus Forces Female Athletes to Consider Sitting Out Olympics
- Zika virus in Brazil and Rio Olympics dangers precautions fears
- Political turmoil (Brazil)
- New Rule – Bloodsucker Proxy
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