Congress struggles to get a deal to pay for Zika virus defense

Republicans and Democrats in Congress say they are going to the mat this week to get some kind of funding to pay for Zika preparations.

Jackeline, 26, holds her son who is 4-months old and born with microcephaly, in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2016.

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April 26, 2016, 10:13 PM EDT / Updated April 26, 2016, 10:25 PM EDT

By Maggie Fox, Maggie Fox

Republicans and Democrats in Congress say they are going to the mat this week to get some kind of funding deal to pay for Zika preparations.