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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
issued
the
following
statement
after
voting
to
fund
efforts
to
combat
the
Zika
virus
and
keep
our
promises
to
our
nation’s
veterans
today:
“The
political
games
Senate
Democrats
are
playing
today,
which
are
jeopardizing
funding
for
Zika
and
our
veterans,
are
completely
unacceptable.
As
the
Zika
epidemic
continues
and
begins
to
grow
across
our
country,
it
is
absolutely
critical
for
us
to
ensure
that
health
experts
have
the
funding
necessary
to
combat
this
issue,”
Scott
said.
“Today
I
voted
on
a
measure
that
would
have
provided
$1.1
billion
in
funding,
giving
heath
care
professionals
access
to
more
resources
in
order
to
stop
the
virus
from
spreading
further.
Senate
Democrats
voted
for
this
very
same
funding
just
over
a
month
ago,
and
are
now
simply
hunting
for
excuses
to
create
gridlock.
It
is
irresponsible,
and
their
antics
are
putting
women
and
babies
at
risk
while
jeopardizing
the
health
of
our
veterans.”
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