McConnell, HHS Clash On Funding For ACA Outreach Instead Of Zika

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) on Friday (Aug. 19) criticized HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell's plan to fund ACA outreach, saying the funding should go toward other priorities such as fighting the spread of Zika. But an HHS spokesperson said the GOP leader has little standing to complain. “The last person who should criticize HHS for not being focused on Zika is the Senate Republican leader who has refused to compromise in order to get a clean, bipartisan funding bill...