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Budget Director Shaun Donovan listens as President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media after receiving a briefing on the ongoing response to the Zika virus from members of his public health team in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Friday, May 20, 2016. The Senate appears ready to pass a $1.1 billion bipartisan bill that falls short of the $1.9 billion in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus requested by the Obama Administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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