CWEB - Live Video of President Obama urging Congress to pass the full $1.9 billion funding requested to fight the Zika virus. Is Zika a Virus or Biological Weapon?

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CWEB - President Obama stated that "We didn't just choose $1.9 billion from the top of our heads," Obama said. "This was based on public health assessments of all the work that needs to be done and to the extent that we want to be able to feel safe and secure." "This is a pretty modest investment for us to get those assurances," he added. The CDC has been recommending for months that any woman who's pregnant who thinks she could have been exposed to the virus get tested. This includes women who have traveled to Zika-affected areas and women whose sexual partners have. The virus is transmitted mostly by mosquitoes, but it can be sexually transmitted, also.



Our Take: The less money Congress gives our doctors, scientists, and public health officials, the more people will be hurt by Zika. More babies born with heartbreaking deformities. More adults with devastating illnesses. This virus is coming, and if Congress block's from protecting the people of this country, they must accept responsibility for the devastating consequences.