Donovan warns Zika research jeopardized by partisan rancor
Calls for congressional passage of funding bill
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan warned that partisan warfare over federal funding for Zika research is causing a dangerous delay in the development of a vaccine to treat the virus.
Donovan, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications, blasted what he called “partisan games” in Congress for jeopardizing development of a vaccine.
In July, Senate Democrats blocked a funding bill that had been sent over by House Republicans because the GOP added provisions to the legislation that would have reduced funding for Planned Parenthood, defunded parts of the Affordable Care Act and reversed a ban on flying Confederate flags in military cemeteries.