WEBVTT - Bloomberg's Weixel on House Bill to Combat Zika Virus (Audio)

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<v Speaker 1>This is taking Stock with Pim Box and Kathleen Hayes

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<v Speaker 1>on Bloomberg Radio. This is taking Stock, a special edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Taking Stock on the Road at the Kimpton Morrison

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<v Speaker 1>House Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia in the Washington metro area,

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg one and one oh five point seven FM h

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<v Speaker 1>D two. And you know, Kathleen, I had to learn

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<v Speaker 1>a little of the geography because particularly for our next guest,

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<v Speaker 1>who is at the Capitol right now, that's about what

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<v Speaker 1>five miles from where we are across the Potomac. Nathaniel

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<v Speaker 1>Wexel is a reporter for Bloomberg B n A and Nathaniel, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I note today that it is wet, it

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<v Speaker 1>is damp outside, and then it's going to get hot

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<v Speaker 1>in the summertime. I've I've been in Virginia in the

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<v Speaker 1>summertime in our nation's capital as well, it gets very warm.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that have anything to do with House Republicans putting

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<v Speaker 1>fourth a six d and twenty two million dollar funding

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<v Speaker 1>bill to fight the Zeka virus. Well, it is just

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<v Speaker 1>in time for mosquito season, so it can hurt. So

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<v Speaker 1>tell us about what's going on right So House Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>have just put forward, as you said, six hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two million dollars in an effort to fight the

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<v Speaker 1>Zeke of virus UH. And this bill is set to

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<v Speaker 1>be voted on either tomorrow or Thursday. And it's sort

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<v Speaker 1>of part of this ongoing effort in Congress as a

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<v Speaker 1>way to to fight this disease which is mosquito born.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we've said, it's almost mosquito season here in

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<v Speaker 1>the Mid Atlantic. And of course Blue A based in

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<v Speaker 1>Alexandria where we are now. My first visit to this

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<v Speaker 1>quaint town, red brick sidewalks and roads, etcetera. So now

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<v Speaker 1>when I talk to you on during the show, Nathaniel,

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<v Speaker 1>have a picture in mind of of how where you

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<v Speaker 1>usually are. Uh. The but your this is a big

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<v Speaker 1>deal obviously, But what are the politics here? Republicans proposing

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<v Speaker 1>one amount to fight z got, Democrats proposing another. Right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's not necessarily democrats, is the Well it is

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<v Speaker 1>the the White House wants one point nine billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>UH to fight zeke. House Republicans and now come back

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<v Speaker 1>and said, well, we'll give you six two million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>and six d two million is going to be offset,

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<v Speaker 1>and what it means is they're going to be taking

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<v Speaker 1>money that's uh unused from fighting ebola back in and

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<v Speaker 1>they're just going to reobligate it and make it so

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<v Speaker 1>that it can be available for purposes of fighting the

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<v Speaker 1>zeke of virus in the White House has wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be an emergency request, which means that it's not paid for. Alright, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>so what's the next thing we should be watching, Nathaniel.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the next big event or decision or what's the

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<v Speaker 1>next The Senate is voting on their package today uh

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<v Speaker 1>and tomorrow, and that package is going to be a compromise.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be one point one billion dollars, it's

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<v Speaker 1>what's expected. And then when the House votes on their

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<v Speaker 1>version either tomorrow or Thursday of six and two million,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to have to get together and work it out,

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<v Speaker 1>because the White House today has come out and said

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to veto the House package of six and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two million if it gets to them. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a couple of weeks before we figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what happens. But either way, the House and Center they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to work to some kind of compromise. Nathaniel Exell,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so very much for joining US reporter for

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg b n A, joining us from a Capitol hill

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<v Speaker 1>after a big vote on the zeke of virus. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so very much.