25.05.2016 - 17:46 [ Common Dreams ]

GOP Lawmakers Capitalize on Zika Threat to Pass Bill Dubbed ‚Making Pesticides Great Again‘ Act

The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Tuesday passed legislation—newly rebranded with the word „Zika“ in it—that Democrats say is in fact not at all about the addressing the threat of the virus but making it easier for pesticides to contaminate the nation‘s waterways.