Zika Virus Fight: White House Shifts Ebola Cash, Blames Congress

Federal officials say they're taking $500 million aimed at fighting Ebola to use against Zika instead because Congress won't approve new funding.
They said the risk of Zika is too serious to wait for Congress to appropriate the $1.9 billion the Obama administration has asked for, so they are moving $589 from other projects for immediate Zika use. But they said they'd continue urging Congress to OK the full amount.
" Months have passed and the situation continues to grow more critical," Shaun Donovan, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told reporters on a conference call.

"Today we reiterate our call on Congress to take immediate action to provide the full requested amount. We must scale up Zika prevention activity right now."
The White House didn't detail how the $589 million would be spent. It said $510 million of the money would come from funds that had been allocated to fight Ebola, which is still spreading at very low rates in West Africa.