MSNBC: GOP to Blame for Dems Blocking Zika Funding

Kyle Drennen | August 9, 2016
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

Appearing during MSNBC’s 10 a.m. ET hour on Tuesday, correspondent Kristen Welker touted Hillary Clinton politicizing the Zika virus to bash Republicans: “Secretary Clinton’s going to be touring a health center in Miami that is treating a number of Zika patients, and her message there is going to be to Congress to pass legislation that would go toward funding research....to focus on Republicans in Congress and urge them to call back a session and to vote on legislation that has been pending. That's just been sitting there.”

She briefly noted the GOP response: “Republicans are already pushing back and saying that, ‘Look, it's Democrats who wouldn't sign off on this legislation.’” However, armed with Clinton campaign talking points, she proclaimed: “Well, the reason for that...is because it includes controversial cuts to Planned Parenthood funding that Democrats say they’re not going to sign off on, that they want to pass a piece of legislation that only deals with Zika funding.” Anchor Thomas Roberts replied: “Yeah, getting a clean funding bill would be interesting to see that achieved.”

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