WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for state and local governments to spray pesticides to kill mosquitoes and stop the spread of the Zika virus.
"Even though the pesticides used to spray mosquitoes are already federally and state approved, ridiculous EPA regulations make it harder for local governments to get the permits they need to kill mosquitoes near sources of water where they breed," House GOP Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, said in a statement after the votes.
The measure, dubbed the "Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015," passed with mostly Republican votes, 258-156.
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