1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: This is taking Stock with Pim Box and Kathleen Hayes 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: on Bloomberg Radio. This is taking Stock, a special edition 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: of Taking Stock on the Road at the Kimpton Morrison 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: House Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia in the Washington metro area, 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Bloomberg one and one oh five point seven FM h 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: D two. And you know, Kathleen, I had to learn 7 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: a little of the geography because particularly for our next guest, 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: who is at the Capitol right now, that's about what 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: five miles from where we are across the Potomac. Nathaniel 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: Wexel is a reporter for Bloomberg B n A and Nathaniel, Um, 11 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: you know, I note today that it is wet, it 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: is damp outside, and then it's going to get hot 13 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: in the summertime. I've I've been in Virginia in the 14 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: summertime in our nation's capital as well, it gets very warm. 15 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: Does that have anything to do with House Republicans putting 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: fourth a six d and twenty two million dollar funding 17 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: bill to fight the Zeka virus. Well, it is just 18 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: in time for mosquito season, so it can hurt. So 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: tell us about what's going on right So House Republicans 20 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: have just put forward, as you said, six hundred and 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: twenty two million dollars in an effort to fight the 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Zeke of virus UH. And this bill is set to 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: be voted on either tomorrow or Thursday. And it's sort 24 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: of part of this ongoing effort in Congress as a 25 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: way to to fight this disease which is mosquito born. 26 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: And as we've said, it's almost mosquito season here in 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: the Mid Atlantic. And of course Blue A based in 28 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: Alexandria where we are now. My first visit to this 29 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: quaint town, red brick sidewalks and roads, etcetera. So now 30 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: when I talk to you on during the show, Nathaniel, 31 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: have a picture in mind of of how where you 32 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: usually are. Uh. The but your this is a big 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: deal obviously, But what are the politics here? Republicans proposing 34 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: one amount to fight z got, Democrats proposing another. Right, Well, 35 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: it's it's not necessarily democrats, is the Well it is 36 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: the the White House wants one point nine billion dollars 37 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 1: UH to fight zeke. House Republicans and now come back 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: and said, well, we'll give you six two million dollars 39 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: and six d two million is going to be offset, 40 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: and what it means is they're going to be taking 41 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: money that's uh unused from fighting ebola back in and 42 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: they're just going to reobligate it and make it so 43 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: that it can be available for purposes of fighting the 44 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: zeke of virus in the White House has wanted to 45 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 1: be an emergency request, which means that it's not paid for. Alright, Well, 46 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: so what's the next thing we should be watching, Nathaniel. 47 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: What's the next big event or decision or what's the 48 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: next The Senate is voting on their package today uh 49 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: and tomorrow, and that package is going to be a compromise. 50 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: It's going to be one point one billion dollars, it's 51 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 1: what's expected. And then when the House votes on their 52 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: version either tomorrow or Thursday of six and two million, 53 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: they're going to have to get together and work it out, 54 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: because the White House today has come out and said 55 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: they're going to veto the House package of six and 56 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: twenty two million if it gets to them. So it's 57 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: gonna be a couple of weeks before we figure out 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: what happens. But either way, the House and Center they're 59 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to work to some kind of compromise. Nathaniel Exell, 60 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: thank you so very much for joining US reporter for 61 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: Bloomberg b n A, joining us from a Capitol hill 62 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: after a big vote on the zeke of virus. Thank 63 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: you so very much.