Ep. 7: Zika Response, Health Law Oversight and Obama’s Lasting Legacy – Roll Call

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Ep. 7: Zika Response, Health Law Oversight and Obama’s Lasting Legacy

The Week Ahead

By CQ Staff

Posted June 3, 2016 at 4:10pm

Congress returns to face leftover debates over how much to spend to combat the Zika virus and whether aspects of Obamacare have legal standing. Also in the mix is how President Obama responds to Donald Trump. CQ Roll Call’s budget reporter Jennifer Shutt, health care reporter Erin Mershon, White House correspondent John Bennett and Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim set the stage for the week ahead.

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