WASHINGTON (AP) —Hillary Clinton is calling on Congress to immediately return to Washington and pass legislation to combat Zika.
Clinton is asking Republican leaders to bring Congress back to either pass stalled bipartisan legislation or craft a new bill to provide emergency funding for testing, treatment and research on the disease.
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The Democratic presidential candidate says she's "very disappointed" that Congress left for recess without passing legislation.
She also says that Donald Trump's remarks last week that Florida has the epidemic "under control" did a "great disservice" to efforts to fight the disease.
Clinton is touring a Miami health clinic close to the Wynwood neighborhood where 21 non travel-related Zika cases have been diagnosed.
Florida is an important battleground state in the presidential race.
