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McConnell Cautious on Zika Funding Request

By Thomas McKinless and Bridget Bowman

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Capitol Hill leaders responded cautiously to President Barack Obama’s announcement Monday that he would ask Congress to provide $1.8 million in emergency funding to bolster the response to the Zika virus.

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