Paul Ryan: This legislation we sent to the president's desk provides the resources to address the #Zika outbreak and critical flood relief.

This legislation we sent to the president's desk provides the resources to address the #Zika outbreak and critical flood relief. pic.twitter.com/ZAaPxiDCvK

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) October 2, 2016

Will the Media Fact-Check Democratic Dishonesty About Anti-Zika Bill?

Will the Media Fact-Check Democratic Dishonesty About Anti-Zika Bill? https://t.co/LzpqDySrzq @McCormackJohn

— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) September 9, 2016

3 things to know about Zika: 1. House passed Zika funding 2. Senate Dems blocked it twice 3. Pres. has been sitting on funds he already has

And yet, because this party can’t message their way out of a paper bag, the GOP is going to get blamed. https://t.co/lsabc6c4Kg

— Jordan Gehrke (@jmgehrke) August 8, 2016

3 things to know about Zika:
1. House passed Zika funding
2. Senate Dems blocked it twice
3. Pres. has been sitting on funds he already has

— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 5, 2016

Dems Kill Zika Funding After Not Getting Extra Cash for Planned Parenthood

Dems Kill Zika Funding After Not Getting Extra Cash for Planned Parenthood https://t.co/J0rwgTN0AM

— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) June 28, 2016

When it comes to preparing for the potential effects of the Zika virus, Democrats in Congress and the President have stymied efforts to protect a favored constituency.

They're insisting that abortion provider Planned Parenthood be eligible for additional, emergency appropriations for Zika preparations.

How did we get here?

The Obama administration siphoned $500 million that could have gone toward combating the Zika virus into a U.N. effort aimed at mitigating climate change.

GOP Senator Condemns Obama for Shuffling $500M From Zika to U.N. Climate Fund https://t.co/QKYaBtmUpI pic.twitter.com/BcO6OV0k1l

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) June 8, 2016

Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.) wrote in an op-ed published in the Daily Signal that the Senate last year granted Obama the authority to pay for a response to Zika, but his administration chose instead to allocate those funds toward the U.N.’s Green Climate Fund.

Lankford wrote:

Congress last December provided the Obama administration with authority to pull money from bilateral economic assistance to foreign countries. They can use those funds to combat infectious diseases, if the administration believed there is an infectious disease emergency. In the middle of the Zika epidemic, the administration did use their authority to pull money from foreign aid and spend it, but they didn’t use it for Zika. … In March, President Obama gave the United Nations $500 million out of an account under bilateral economic assistance to fund the U.N.’s Green Climate Fund. Congress refused to allocate funding for the U.N. Climate Change Fund last year, so the president used this account designated for international infectious diseases to pay for his priority.