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House passes Zika bill, but funding level is far below Obama’s request

The bill would provide $622 million to fight the virus — less than a third of what President Barack Obama asked for three months ago.

An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is seen in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia, Feb. 2, 2016. (Photo by Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters)
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is seen in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia, Feb. 2, 2016.REUTERS

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