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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 01:50 PM Sep 2016

Zika funding bill fails in the Senate

by Greg Angel
Tuesday, September 6th 2016

... "They attached all of these political riders that are unacceptable," Senator Nelson said ...

"Display the Confederate flag, what does that have to do with Zika," said Sen. Nelson. "Defund Planned Parenthood, what does that have to do with Zika?" ...


http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/zika-funding-bill-fails-in-the-senate

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Zika funding bill fails in the Senate (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2016 OP
d-i-s-f-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l, and it is pathetic. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #1
SMH.... deathrind Sep 2016 #2
This was a clean bill KMOD Sep 2016 #3
This is why lsewpershad Sep 2016 #4
 

KMOD

(7,906 posts)
3. This was a clean bill
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 02:03 PM
Sep 2016

until it got to the House. Disgusting. There is no excuse for this.

Hey republican assclowns, stop playing games with young women's lives.

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