White House Said to Seek New Funds to Prevent Ebola Spread
US President Barack Obama pauses while making a statement for the press after a meeting at Andrews Air Force Base October 14, 2014 in Maryland. Obama and Gen. Martin Dempsey, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with foreign military leaders from 21 countries to discus solutions for dealing with the Islamic State militant threat.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for additional funds to combat Ebola, a move that could shift some political pressure from the White House to lawmakers in the last two weeks before midterm elections.
While the move is unlikely to end criticism of Obama for a faltering response to the first U.S. cases, it could give him and his fellow Democrats a new talking point: that Republicans aren’t willing to pay to fight Ebola.