On Aug. 19, the Reporter published a letter from P. Larson criticizing Congressman Dave Reichert over Zika funding. Unfortunately for P. the facts do not back up that claim.

On June 23, Congressman Reichert voted for a bill that provided $1.1 billion for Zika. It was the Democrats in the Senate who blocked that bill from becoming law twice. That bill also included billions of dollars for the military and veterans.

So, the real question is – why don’t our senators and P. Larson support funding for Zika, our military and our veterans?

I, for one, am proud we have a congressman who cuts through the political garbage to do what’s right.

– Roni Strupat