Bipartisan pair of senators urge Rubio to release aid to African women, children at risk of Ebola

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to release $608 million in family planning funds amid an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Shaheen and Murkowski, in their request, stated the funds are needed to support women and children in the affected regions. The senators did not specify a timeline for Rubio's response.

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