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Staff ReportsSeptember 23, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott, lamenting federal inaction on the Zika virus, has earmarked $25 million in state money for vaccine research. “I have traveled multiple times to Washington this year to meet with congressional leaders to tell them how urgent this need is. Yet, despite endless claims of support from those within both parties, nothing has […]

Staff ReportsMay 17, 2016

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Patrick Murphy joined Gwen Graham and more than 120 House Democrats calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on the President’s emergency appropriations request to fight the spread of Zika. Murphy is a cosponsor of H.R. 5044, legislation to provide $1.9 billion in emergency funding to respond to the Zika virus that reflects the […]

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Tag: Zika vaccine

Rick Scott launches Zika vaccine research initiative

Patrick Murphy joins call for $1.9 billion to combat Zika