Interesting! Week July 29

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Meanwhile, in Florida..

News of the first homegrown cases comes during the seven-week summer vacation by Congress, which gaveled out of session before lawmakers could agree on a Zika funding package. It’s now been five months since President Obama requested $1.9 billion in funds to fight the virus, but partisan bickering over how to finance the spending package have quashed all hope of bill’s passing.

On Friday, Democratic lawmakers called for Congress to cut its recess short to pass the contested bill.
Gov. Scott, a Republican, has pushed Congress to pass the long-debated Zika bill for months, and wrote a letter to President Obama in June expressing his discontent.

U.S. Mosquitoes Are Now Spreading Zika, And Congress Still Doesn't Have A Plan To Stop It | ThinkProgress