Florida has home-grown cases and has started aerial spraying. Meanwhile, a $1.1 billion aid package sits on ice. House Speaker Paul Ryan put the blame squarely on the shoulders of Democrats.
In an USA Today op-ed, Ryan said his side compromised plenty to move the bill forward. The Senate passed a bill that called for $1.1 billion, all in "new" money, that is, not pulled from existing funds. The House wanted much less. When the two sides got together to resolve the differences, the House came up to the $1.1 billion mark and paid for it with a mix of new and existing money.
"Unfortunately, when this plan went to the Senate for a vote, Democrats derailed it," Ryan wrote....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/04/paul-ryan/ryan-blames-dems-zika-stalemate-omits-key-detail/
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