Nearly everyone in Washington agrees the federal government should combat the spread of the Zika virus into the United States but fiscally conservative Kansas Republicans have rebuffed President Barack Obama’s request for higher appropriations.
Last Tuesday, the Senate voted 68-29 to allocate $1.1 billion to fight the virus. The vote came on a compromise amendment from Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington. Twenty-three Republicans joined 44 Democrats and an independent senator voting in ...