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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton calls Congress to return to Washington, D.C. and pass a bill allocating more money to combat the Zika virus, Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
"We're beginning right now on a whole bunch of promising pathways" to develop a Zika vaccine, says President Obama, calling on Congress to end the deadlock on funding before they recess later this summer. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges members of the US Congress to approve a Ukraine aid package. "We should be standing up for freedom, standing up for the right of this country to defend itself and making sure that Putin doesn't win," he says while on a visit to Bulgaria. The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives blocked war aid for Ukraine on February 13, ignoring President Joe Biden's plea that passing the bill was vital for standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. SOUNDBITE
President Barack Obama tells the American public they need a Congress that "works as hard" as they do and urges Congress to take more action. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders and says funding to fight Zika and to keep government open are at the top of his agenda before congress adjourns. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).